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Will set tribunal fees lead to more work for contractors?

It has been announced that fixed tribunal fees are going to be introduced in a bid to avoid unnecessary claims arising from the Agency Workers Directive. The set fees do away with uncertainty and could give employers the confidence they need to increase the size of their umbrella company contractor workforce.

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AWR implementation moves a step closer

The Agency Worker Regulations were back on everybody’s mind at the end of last week. Following publication of the draft guidelines last Thursday, a two week consultation period is under way during which time the REC will be collecting feedback from its members and submitting a response to the BIS.

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George Osborne must deliver a small business friendly Budget

As budget day looms ever closer, various organisations have been urging the government to create an environment that supports entrepreneurs, small businesses and umbrella company contractors.

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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.

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Will public sector payroll changes benefit umbrella company contractors?

Umbrella company contractors and those working through their own limited companies could be pleased to learn that Francis Maude, the Cabinet Office Minister, has abolished a two-tier arrangement that governed public sector payroll outsourcing.

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Will reduction in regulation benefit umbrella companies?

Vince Cable, the business secretary, has announced that the new ‘one in, one out’ system of regulations will come into effect as from the first of September this year, a move that has been welcomed by the FSB.

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