HMRC has recently updated guidelines for umbrellas, and individuals who work through an umbrella. There has also apparently been a surge in umbrella accreditation services. Does accreditation actually address the issues identified in the government’s consultation on how to regulate the umbrella company market which was announced earlier this year?
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The Home office has published a new code of practice applicable to employers establishing that an employee has a right to work in the UK. The new code is applicable from 22nd January 2024, and if steps within it are followed should result in an employer having a defence against liability should the employee not have a right to work.
Read moreFollowing two government consultations on holiday pay in 2023 draft legislation has now been published to change the rules. The current law has been in place since the advent of the Working Time Regulations in 1998 but due to Brexit and the Supreme Court decision in Harpur v Brazel, which caused considerable confusion in practical terms, there has been a need for clarification particularly on the issue for temporary workers including agency workers.
Read moreLawspeed is delighted to announce that Steve Keeler, Head of Enforcement and Sanctions, at the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate of the Department of BEIS and Liam Osborne, HMRC Status Technical Team Advisor; Individuals Policy Directorate, will be speaking at it’s all encompassing round up of the tax and regulatory issues that hirers and supply agencies […]
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