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Big developments in Off-Payroll, skimming and rolled-up holiday pay
Over the past week legal and policymaking developments impacting contractors and umbrella company workers have been announced. What do the experts think of the news?
Tax office closes down 18-month IR35 probe marking ‘turning point’…
New report says UK companies are hiring more temp workers and at higher rates
UK recruitment consultancies are reporting that clients are making more temporary hires over permanent ones amid lingering economic uncertainty, according to a new study.
Temp billings for recruiters were recorded as the fastest growing…
New crypto app claims it can cut currency exchange costs for contractors by 50%
A ban on remote work between many countries due to different currencies and transferring fiat money is a big problem for some contractors. A new app aims to solve that
"Where dollars are not banned or have limited circulation, the total…
Laid-off Amazon and Microsoft employees insulted by tech recruiter insensitivity
Reports are coming out of the US that recently laid-off Amazon and Microsoft employees are being offered contracting jobs for their previous roles but without benefits and at much lower pay. Could these insensitive recruitment tactics put…
Are you more suited to fractional consulting or contracting?
Contractors, freelancers and fractional consultants are all in demand, but how do they differ and how does IR35 come into play?
Highly skilled consultants and contractors could equally find fulfilment in helping small and mid-sized…
Is Just Eat’s switch to a contractor model a sign of the times or of their own doing?
OPINION
Food delivery business Just Eat in the UK is switching to a contractor worker model, replacing its once hybrid model in an effort to cut costs, it has been reported. Workforce status experts are concerned Just Eat couriers could…
New report highlights disappointing trends in white-collar contractor recruitment
White-collar jobs fell in February indicating the UK's economic climate continues to put pressure on the highly skilled labour market. But reports of potential mass job losses in London's financial district following the UBS take-over of…
Holiday entitlement consultation: every temp worker in the UK has a right to not be ripped off
OPINION
By Julia Kermode, IWORK
The government’s Holiday Entitlement Consultation closes today. I feel addressing this matter is the “only way” to guarantee that temporary workers receive what’s rightfully theirs in holiday…
New directive could put an end to the self-employed contractor model in Europe. Is the UK next?
Many staffing companies, AOR/EORs and platforms may need to start planning changes to their commercial models soon
Be informed, be Freelancer Informed! | Freelance Informer
By Osborne Clarke Workforce Solutions
A European Union…
Temp and agency workers: are you taking advantage of your “equal treatment” rights?
From the day you start working as a temp or agency worker, you have a handful of workers' employment rights. But did you know that once you work in the same job for 12 weeks (3 months) you have the same rights as someone employed directly?…