Tag: Contractors
Parliamentarians warn of continued Loan Charge suicide risk
Contractors affected by a “draconian” tax avoidance rule continue to be at risk of taking their own lives, a cross-party group of Parliamentarians has...
Treasury committee urges government to support freelancers
The House of Commons Treasury Select Committee has called on the government to urgently support several categories of worker who have fallen through the...
Pandemic will cause one in five freelancers to cease trading
A fifth of highly-skilled freelancers anticipate that they will have to close their business due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a recent survey of 1,400...
Contractor pay takes a hit as recruitment activity continues to dwindle
Rates of pay for contingent workers fell at the fastest month-on-month rate for eleven years in May, whilst permanent placements and temp billings both...
Self-employed support extended but owner-directors left out again
The Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is to be extended, it was announced on Friday, to enable eligible individuals to claim a second grant,...
Lords demand rethink on IR35 reform
The Lords’ economic affairs committee has heavily criticised reforms to IR35 that were due to be extended to the private sector this April but...
Lords urge government to postpone Off-Payroll implementation
The Lords’ Finance Bill Sub-Committee has urged the government to further delay the implementation of the extension of IR35 reforms known as the Off-Payroll...
Updated CJRS guidance now includes contractor-specific information
An update to official guidance to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) now includes contractor-specific scenarios and clarifies the position of umbrella company workers,...
Central government contractors to receive COVID-19 financial support
Contractors engaged on assignments for central government clients who are unable to work due to COVID-19 have been made eligible for financial support at...
Demand for staff falls for first time in over a decade
The COVID-19 outbreak has caused a sharp drop in recruitment activity across both the permanent and temporary sectors, according to the latest Report on Jobs published...
