by Lynne Gowers | Sep 20, 2018 | Agencies
Behind the haze of the summer heatwave, the government was gathering responses to its consultation on tackling non-compliance with the off-payroll rules (IR35) in the private sector. The consultation closed on 10th August, but not before the Recruitment &...
by Lynne Gowers | Aug 15, 2018 | Agencies, Contractors
With the consultation on off-payroll working in the private sector now closed, there is much speculation that an extension of the public-sector IR35 rules to the private sector will be a government shoo-in. This is in spite of strident resistance from contractor...
by Lynne Gowers | Jul 13, 2018 | BPO, Agencies
Since last year’s changes to IR35 in the public sector, it is often the recruitment agency who takes on the mantle of “fee payer”. This means having the responsibility of operating “deemed employment payments” on engagements judged to be inside IR35 by the public...
by Lynne Gowers | Jun 28, 2018 | Contractors, Agencies
New research has shown that public sector organisations have been struggling to attract and retain talented contractors in the wake of last year’s changes to IR35. The study, carried out by the CIPD (the professional body for HR and personal development) and IPSE, was...
by Lynne Gowers | May 24, 2018 | Agencies, General News, Contractors
HMRC has launched its long-awaited consultation on plans to extend the IR35 off-payroll working rules to the private sector, which could affect 2 million contractors. The consultation paper lays out HMRC’s evaluation of how the public sector reforms have gone, and...
