Following changes for off payroll working in the Public Sector, many contractors may have found themselves assessed as working inside IR35. Many end clients do not want the hassle of deciding each individual case and so have placed a blanket ban on all contractors. Many of these contractors cease operating through their own limited company, and opt instead for umbrella employment as their agency and end client have suggested. For a contractor working inside IR35 this is usually the better … [Read more...]
HMRC puts its own IT contractors inside IR35
The IR35 digital tool was delayed because the very IT contractors who built it quit the tax authority amid fears it would place them inside tomorrow's new legislation.In fact, the 18 limited company IT contractors who worked on the tool – the ESS – left HMRC on Friday before it was publicly unveiled, fearing for their own IR35 status.“This is why the launch date for the tool was delayed and also why HMRC have struggled to get it working properly,” said a PSC whose colleagues were on the … [Read more...]
NHS deems its entire PSC workforce inside IR35
The dozens of PSC contractors who will quit working at a London hospital before next Thursday look like a precursor to a much bigger exodus of such workers from the health service.In fact, despite warnings that 85% of PSCs will quit if decided inside IR35 by their client from April 6th, the NHS has told its entire PSC workforce that it will be caught by the new legislation.In an email seen by ContractorUK, NHS Improvement says “all” locum and agency staff will be “subject to PAYE and on … [Read more...]
Don’t waste time worrying!
UK employees waste 20% of their time worrying about their finances This week, all of us at ePayMe, are celebrating National Payroll Week. We are spending this time to provide useful information to our workers and encourage them to look at payroll in a different way. We are aiming to provide assistance and guidance on ways in which they can save money through their payroll with ePayMe.According to a new report that researched 10,000 UK workers, 70% of the UK workforce admit to wasting a … [Read more...]
Contractors driving IT innovation deserve more Government backing
IT contractors are playing a vital role in delivering the innovation that is making London an increasingly attractive proposition for foreign investors - yet in return all they get from the Government is more red tape and reduced means of engagement.The findings from Ernst and Young’s 2016 Attractiveness Survey reveal that London is now considered the city with the second best chance of producing the next tech-giant, behind San Francisco/Silicon Valley. Overall, 23% of the investors from … [Read more...]