Tag: Contractors
Limited company freelancers lobby Treasury for support
Freelancers who provide their services via company structures are urging chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak to extend the government’s financial support for self-employed...
Virus crisis hits employers hard but increases demand for contingent workers
Data collected by a leading recruitment trade body illustrates how hard the coronavirus crisis has affected confidence amongst UK employers.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s...
Perfect storm leaves contract hiring ‘falling off a cliff’
Contractors who have found themselves looking for new roles due to Off-Payroll or coronavirus related terminations are finding that recruitment has virtually ground to...
Off-Payroll postponed due to COVID-19 crisis
The government has deferred the extension of the Off-Payroll IR35 rules into the private sector for twelve months until April 2021.
Newly appointed chief secretary...
Nearly a fifth of contractors looking to switch to perm
Recent research by a City-based recruitment consultancy has found that around one in five contractors are now looking for permanent roles ahead of the...
Sunak ends austerity in giveaway Budget
Newly installed chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak announced a £30 billion fiscal stimulus package in his first Budget on Wednesday in a bid...
Women could lose maternity pay due to IR35 changes
It may have been International Women’s Day last Sunday but women caught by new IR35 rules may be left with little to celebrate, as...
Non-compliance with Off-Payroll rules rife
A survey of 12,000 contractors by website ContractorCalculator.co.uk has revealed widespread non-compliance with the IR35 Off-Payroll rules by agencies and end-clients struggling to apply...
Appeal to government to assist contractors through coronavirus outbreak
A freelancer trade body has appealed to the government to support freelancers in the event of a coronavirus epidemic in the United Kingdom.
The Association...
Treasury Off-Payroll review confirms penalty amnesty for first year
HM Treasury published their long-awaited review into the implementation of IR35 reforms in the private sector this week with a commitment to the “soft...
