What all contractors should know about the agency workers directive
Many contractors have already heard about the proposed Agency Workers Directive (AWD), but not everyone truly understands how it will affect the contracting and recruitment markets in the UK.
View ArticleContractors given temporary relief from the Agency Workers Directive
With the delay of the Agency Workers Directive (AWD) until October 2011, there is at last some relief for contractors. Make no mistake, AWD as drafted would have a big impact on contractors given that...
View ArticleWill the Agency Workers Directive contain legal loopholes?
Following the consultation period on the draft Agency Workers Directive (AWD), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on the Government to consider all potential legal loopholes when implementing...
View Article2010 – a year of change and opportunity for contractors?
Contractors may have breathed a sigh of relief following the pre-budget report having found little changed. However can any tax payer really expect to pay the same tax/NIC post general election?
View ArticleNew Year Resolutions?
It’s that time of the year when people herald in the New Year with plans to renew their gym membership, eat less and cut down on booze. These resolutions also apply to the world of contracting.
View ArticleWhy I dislike this government quite so much…
So our Beloved Leader has finally allowed us an election. Good news on several fronts. I make no secret of my desire to see the end of the current Parliament in general and our sitting PM in particular.
View ArticleTaking a closer look at the main parties’ manifestos
With just over two weeks until the general election, leading contractor accountant Kate Cottrell takes a look at the main parties’ manifestos, and in particular any promises for contractors and IR35.
View ArticlePreparing for the Agency Workers Directive
The plight of contractors, freelancers and temporary workers has once again come under the spotlight this week following the launch of the REC's Agency Workers Directive (AWD) Toolkit.
View ArticleI am Not an Employee, I’m a Freelance
Good to see the Coalition coming good on their promise of reviewing IR35. The announcement of the creation of the Office for Tax Simplification was rapidly followed by the publishing of its Terms of...
View ArticleGold-plating of EU directives is to stop immediately
Shortly before Christmas, the Business Secretary Vince Cable, promised to help British firms compete better against their continental rivals, by cutting European red tape.
View ArticleIR35 – an abomination in the eyes of the Lord?
Now the dust has settled on the OTS report, it’s been fascinating to see the various reactions to it. Most interestingly, nobody seems to have focused on the biggest potential recommendation, that IR35...
View ArticleAgency Workers Directive – what ever happened to “simplification”?
The final form of the guidance for the upcoming Agency Workers Directive has been published. This has not been the subject of any great debate so far, but it does have the capacity to really shake up...
View ArticleAWR – instead of clarity we get muddle and greyness
Regular readers – both of them – will have learned by now that if someone ever sets up an Appreciation Society for the benefit of Saint Vince of Cable I am unlikely to be in the queue for tickets.
View ArticleIs there a glimmer of hope in otherwise dismal economic times?
You cannot have failed to notice that there’s been a bit of trouble brewing in the Eurozone recently.
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