Digital Right to Work Checks Incoming
The Digital Right to Work Checks are on their way and very soon will be in use by employers. Right to Work Checks have been in place for many years. If a business employs someone who does not have a right to work in the UK, they face hefty fines. These checks pre-covid were done […]
Liz Truss – Good for Contractors?
Well, the results are in, and the votes have been counted in favour of Liz Truss, but will she be good for contractors? Not so many votes – the win was by a lower margin than expected, with fewer votes than previous leaders of the Conservative Party. Yet that does not matter now. Liz Truss […]
Are Opportunities for Contractors Improving?
Over the past few years since Covid hit, we have seen a downturn in the world of contracting, but for the first time, opportunities for contractors are finally improving. In contrast, there have been a huge number of newspaper headlines about businesses unable to fill jobs. Many of these are short-term or zero hours contracts […]
Liz Truss Promises To Review IR35
When you are fighting in the race for Prime Minister like Liz Truss, you make many promises to all kinds of people, including a review on IR35. Well, it is interesting that this has been coming out recently. Liz Truss is already thinking about the different groups she can appeal to. Speaking to The Sun […]
Are Hidden Employees Costing HMRC £1.4 Billion?
HMRC are searching for £1.4 billion they say that companies have failed to pay by having hidden employees within. Anyone working within this sector can believe that they are talking about contractors. Yet, are contractors costing HMRC this amount? HMRC believe that self-employed workers and potentially those working through personal service companies are causing this […]
Who Will Put a Stop to The HMRC Loan Charge Debacle?
The HMRC Loan Charge is a simple enough concept with multiple issues but there is a way to stop this. It was introduced in the 2016 budget as a way to properly recoup unpaid tax from a specific kind of scheme. This involved disguised employment profits and disguised remuneration incurred from 1999-2019. It was designed […]
What Now for Contractors After Boris Johnson Resignation?
It has been a busy time in the Government this summer with the recent changes: firstly, the resignation of Boris Johnson, the fight for a new leader and as with all things, we need to wonder how this might affect contractors. After all, the Prime Minister who agreed changes to IR35 is gone.This all came […]
IPSE Report Changes in Contractor Confidence
So, the question of the changes in contractor confidence is one that has been under consideration for some time. For a while now, contractor confidence has been rather negative. In fact, this is the first positive metric that has been seen since the second quarter of 2021. This is over a year with a negative […]
Assessing IR35 Status: CEST Under the Microscope
In the last year, many organisations that employ contractors have been assessing ir35 status internally. It is unsurprising to hear that many have put their faith into the Government’s CEST tool. Made specifically to generate a response to IR35 queries, the tool asks a range of questions. It questions the way the worker will be […]
Are Public Sector Bodies Freezing Out SMEs?
The dust is beginning to settle over the news that the government itself owes millions of pounds worth of money to HMRC. This is due to unpaid tax around the recent IR35 reforms. The situation is rather farcical and shows how the IR35 reforms are affecting everyone in a less than positive way. Even the […]
