David Gauke states his commitment to overhauling IR35
HMRC should focus on detecting genuine cases of disguised employment rather than jumping to the conclusion that all freelancers are subject to IR35 rules, according to the REC.
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REC plans pensions auto-enrolment workshop next month
As from October 2012, employers, including umbrella companies, will need to enrol their staff in a pensions scheme automatically.
The coalition’s “monster” will cause problems for employers
Employers could have problems getting to grips with the new overly complex regulations regarding employees’ tax avoidance schemes that have been detailed in the Finance Bill, according to tax advisers.
Nearly £24bn over 4 years to implement new employment laws
The next four years will see employers paying out an additional £23.87 billion due to new employment laws, according to the British Chambers of Commerce.
SMEs spend weeks trying to understand government regulations
The problem of the multitude of different government regulations is now so bad that businesses often breach them simply because they don’t know which rules apply to them, according to a new report from the National Audit Office.
IT contractors could benefit if SMEs outsource
Advice website Smarta.com has predicted that small businesses could increasingly outsource some of their workloads this year and this could benefit umbrella company contractors.
Some legislation “just isn’t needed”!
Small businesses in the UK are spending too much time complying with red tape and government bureaucracy, according to a new report by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).
Warning that regulation change will target all
More confusion exists over the Agency Workers Directive, this time for limited company contractors. Some people believed that the Regulations exclude limited company contractors but this may not be the case.
Path to implementation of Agency Workers Directive still unclear
There appears to be more confusion over the timing of the implementation of the Agency Workers Directive. The government had pledged to refrain from implementing it until October 2011 and yet it now seems that they would actually be keen to have it in place before the dissolution of parliament.