In the recruitment landscape, staying well-versed in the legal intricacies that impact your agency is important. One such critical element that demands your attention...
CoComply, a leading SaaS company in IR35 worker classification and compliance, has been recognised as one of the most innovative companies in the UK...
Off Payroll taxation on personal service company (PSC) contractors has created a real headache for the recruitment sector for some time. The impact of...
The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) and APSCo OutSource have welcomed the Off Payroll working set off proposals in a response to a...
It's been well-documented that the IR35 - Off-Payroll Reform (OPR) has had a considerable impact on the UK’s contractor market. Historically, there’s been a...
The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has welcomed the recent announcement from HMRC of a consultation on a new offset mechanism, introduced into Off...
New research from Kingsbridge amongst 1,200 contractors, recruitment businesses and end clients has revealed that, one year on from the IR35 reform, a lack...
Research from digital payroll solution Cool Company, has found that twelve months on from the implementation of IR35, the UK’s contractors are still considering...
One year on, it is clear that the confusion following IR35 reform is stifling access to specialised talent. New research amongst contractors, recruiters and...
IR35, also known as “off-payroll working” rules, was introduced to help HMRC tackle tax avoidance through off-payroll working. In April 2021, the off-payroll working private sector changes ‘ripped up the rulebook’ when it came to determinining IR35 status and who faces tax liability. The changes created two entities for HMRC to target: end clients and fee payers. If you engage with PSCs (or Limited Company Contractors) this relates to you.
A key date to bear in mind: 6 April 2022 marks the end of HRMC’s ’light-touch’ approach to these new rules in the private sector, meaning that businesses working with contractors where the end client cannot demonstrate that they have taken ‘reasonable care’ in their IR35 decision-making could be facing penalties on top of any tax bill.
A London plumber recently won his appeal to secure back-dated holiday pay from Pimlico Plumbers. It is a landmark case and one that will serve to have a significant impact on the umbrella sector and how umbrellas manage holiday pay for their workers. For some time, holiday pay for umbrella workers has attracted contentious headlines as some providers have sought to profit from withholding unclaimed holiday pay
