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...]
We are giving away iPad’s
It really couldn't be any easier. 1 x iPad will be won by a Consultant - If you are a consultant working with us, you will be placed in the draw for every contractor you send to us. (There are no restrictions on how many times you can be entered) 1 x iPad will be won by a Contractor - All new contractors registering with us before the end of June 2017, will also be placed in the draw to win. (You will need to be fully registered and in an assignment to qualify) The draw will … [Read more...]
The Sun Doesn’t Always Shine
IR35 Autumn Statement Public Sector (let's not forget the Private Sector) April 6th legislative change Apprenticeship Levy Not only have the above words been searched countless times on google, been on a plethora of agendas, they remain areas constantly being discussed. No longer a question of when or if the changes will be implemented or even delayed, the legislative landscape has changed – with changes implemented 6/4/17. If you’re not on the front foot now, there is still time, … [Read more...]
Booming gig economy is bad for UK public finances, says TUC
Low-paid self-employment and zero-hours contracts are costing more than £75m a week in lost taxes and national insurance contributions, new research indicates. The rapid rise in insecure work in the UK is costing the government almost £4bn a year in lost tax income and benefit payouts, according to new research into the gig economy by the Trades Union Congress. The UK’s growing legions of low-paid, self-employed workers and those on zero-hours contracts earn significantly less than regular … [Read more...]
The clock is ticking……………………. ACT NOW
AS16………….IR35……………Are you ready? April 6th, 2017 is fast approaching and with that comes all the changes relating to IR35 legislation. Whilst the Public Sector dominates the spotlight for the change, the private sector doesn’t go unnoticed. Within the Public Sector, we are seeing legislative change, like we’ve never seen before. The most significant factor seeing the end client being responsible for the compliance of their contractors. Don’t underestimate this change. The new rules will … [Read more...]
IR35 – are you missing the elephant in the room?
The new “off payroll” rules for workers in the public sector are planned to go live on 6 April. HMRC have issued some guidance with more promised in the next few weeks and the draft legislation has been published but is likely to change before it is finalised. We have an unfinished status tool that won't be ready for public consumption until the end of February. Some public sector organisations are making knee jerk decisions around the status of their contractors and expecting that … [Read more...]
75 Days to go…
As we have stated previously, 'Do you operate in the Public Sector?’, one thing is clear, the landscape of temporary workers within the Public Sector will be affected by the imminent changes to the IR35 regulations. On Wednesday this week, TfL announced that they would no longer be accepting workers who operate through their own Professional Services Company (PSC) and we expect that this will be a continuing trend. The NHS has already ordered hospitals and healthcare institutes to stop paying … [Read more...]
NHS IT agency foresees PSCs moving to brollies
Contractors who supply the NHS through limited companies will likely move to umbrella companies before April’s IR35 reform comes into force, a health service IT recruiter predicts. Contractors’ next best alternative is to leave the public sector or the NHS for the private sector instead, says Don Tomlinson, managing director of NHS IT staffing firm max20. Tomlinson sounded aware that contractors who don’t act before April will have a third option -- stay as a limited company and accept the … [Read more...]
HMRC reveals plans for new public sector IR35 legislation—industry responds
This Monday saw the release of the HMRC’s draft finance bill, detailing the reforms as to how the IR35 legislation must be operated in the public sector from April 2017. There have been strong reactions from industry bodies to the Government’s new ‘Draft provisions for Finance Bill 2017’, nearly 400 pages of new tax legislation setting out the draft provisions for technical consultation, including changes to National Insurance contributions, clampdown on salary sacrifice contracts for new car … [Read more...]
NHS boss ‘orders a stop to payments to PSCs’
Hospitals have been ordered to simply stop paying external managers through personal service companies. Jim Mackay, chief executive of health service regulator NHS Improvement, reportedly issues the order in a letter he sent to hospital leaders on Tuesday. Seen by the Times, the letter states that interims in leadership roles can be hired only if they are set clear goals and held to account for failure to achieve them. The criteria come after Mr Mackay wrote there is sometimes either … [Read more...]