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Tougher fines for employers hiring illegally

Tougher fines for employers hiring illegally

Employers are to face significantly harsher fines for each worker they hire illegally, under a government shake up of penalties imposed on rogue employers and landlords.  The proposed legislation, designed to deter unscrupulous businesses that enable illegal...
Joint employment in UK supply chains

Joint employment in UK supply chains

Brabners LLP has highlighted an interesting recent case which involved the thorny issue of “dual” or “joint” employment. In a blog post for the FCSA, the law firm reflected upon the tricky nature of joint employment in the UK. While it’s a recognised principle...
Mini Umbrella Companies = Tax Fraud

Mini Umbrella Companies = Tax Fraud

A recently published report has shed light on the alarming rise of tax fraud facilitated by so-called mini umbrella companies. The author, well-known tax reporter Dan Neidle, is clear in his conclusion that these schemes are criminal tax evasion, fraud in other words,...
Spring Budget 2023

Spring Budget 2023

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt opened his first full Budget speech by declaring that it was a ‘Budget for Growth’. He emphasised that this would be ‘long term, sustainable, healthy growth’; after all, Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated September speech at the same despatch box was...