Latest news: Umbrella Company Reform and the Employment Rights Bill
Agencies may no longer be required to run PAYE, but they could still be on the hook for unpaid tax. The recruitment rumourmill reports that HMRC appears to be shifting its stance on the tax treatment of contractors employed via umbrella companies, despite new legislation expected to be published in July. Instead of treating recruitment […]
750,000 Umbrella Workers Set to Lose Employment Rights
The Employment Rights Bill will soon pass into law, soon followed by regulation of the umbrella sector, impacting the current umbrella model as we know it.
Umbrella regulation – a step closer
The government has now published its plans for applying proposed zero hours rules to agency workers.
Zero hours rules to apply to agency workers – but a long way to go yet
The government has now published its plans for applying proposed zero hours rules to agency workers.
Small Businesses Get Bigger – IR35
Sometimes size matters and from April this year, small businesses are simply getting bigger. This means that hiring businesses once classified as medium-sized may no longer be, at least for IR35 purposes.
How wrong can it get? IR35 and worker status – Appiah
In a recent case a first tier Employment Tribunal decided that a social worker was a worker and that the party responsible for paying the worker was the employment business supplying her to a client. The decision is surprising because the supply contract was with the worker’s personal service company (PSC), and has given rise to the claim in some quarters that it is the harbinger of employment rights for contractors working inside IR35.
Accelerated Wages at a Cost: Implications for Agencies
Recent news reports agency workers and gig economy participants are being charged fees to receive their pay quickly. However, is this practice legal?
Umbrella Pay Calculator: New Tool
HMRC has launched an umbrella pay calculator, a new free online tool for workers and businesses to check umbrella take-home pay and deductions.
NICs and Wage Changes
Increases to minimum wage and National Insurance directly impact the costs of supplying agency workers. What should businesses do to prepare for these changes?
Sexual Harassment – new Employer Obligations
All employers must take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. How can you ensure compliance with these new requirements?
