Tag: off-payroll
Half of end-clients yet to prepare for IR35 reform
A new survey of more than three thousand contractors has revealed that 52 per cent of those currently in work have yet to have...
End-clients fail to update contractors on Off-Payroll policies
A recent survey of more than 1,400 contractors has revealed that more than half of those polled have not yet received any communication from...
Clients reverse blanket bans on PSCs during Off-Payroll deferral
Major hirers of contractors who implemented blanket bans on contractors operating through limited companies due to the planned extension of IR35 reforms to the...
Half of contractors in financial hardship due to coronavirus
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a detrimental effect on the wellbeing of many British contractors as the economy shut down for weeks and a...
HMRC wins IR35 appeal at Upper Tribunal
HM Revenue & Customs has won a high-profile IR35 appeal against Talksport radio presenter Paul Hawksbee in the latest of a string of employment...
No cheer for freelancers in Finance Bill vote
Labour came under fire from the freelance sector on Wednesday night after abstaining from a crucial vote on an amendment to the Finance Bill...
IR35 reform amendment makes Finance Bill
The House of Commons voted in favour of an amendment to the Finance Bill on Thursday that makes it all but certain that the...
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...
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...