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Addison Lee Wrongly Classed Drivers as Self-Employed, Tribunal Rules
Drivers for London-based minicab company Addison Lee could be owed wages and holiday pay after an employment tribunal test case found that some had been wrongly classed as self-employed. The tribunal in central London ruled that three drivers, who claimed they earned...
Deliveroo Drivers Being Denied Basic Human Rights, High Court is Told
Deliveroo riders have been denied their human rights to collective bargaining, the High Court has heard in the latest legal case involving the so-called "gig economy". The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) is attempting to overturn a ruling which found...
HMRC Will Publish a Second Consolation Document Regarding Private Sector Off-Payroll Working Rules
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has recently announced that it will publish a second Consolation Document regarding private sector off-payroll working rules in mid-2019. The taxation body has announced that the new consultation will focus on the operations of the IR35...
Hammond Concedes Loan Charge in Not a Tax Evasion Practice
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has acknowledged that he was wrong to say that Loan Charge amounted to a tax evasion practice. Instead, he says that it was tax avoidance. Tax evasion and avoidance are two different terms in the legal context. The...
What Contractors and Employment Agencies Should Know about GAAR
The General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) was enacted in July 2013 to address taxation arrangements that took advantage of loopholes in the tax law. The rulings are of importance to self-employed workers and entities that take part in shady employment schemes to avoid...
Private Sector Independent Contractors Advised to Prepare for IR35 Reform
Independent workers and UK private businesses alike were dismayed to hear the announcement in Budget 2018 that IR35 reform rules will be extended to the private sector in April 2020. Once the reform is implemented, medium and large private businesses in the UK will be...
Employers Need to Inform Workers of Their Annual Leave Entitlement
A decision recently made by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has implications on the UK workers right of carrying over the statutory holiday. The ECJ had ruled that workers have the right to statutory holiday pay at the end of a carryover period or when their...
HMRC Accused of Concealing Results of Public Sector IR35 Reform
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been severely criticised for its aggressive approach regarding the off-payroll working rules. The IR35 reform that has been introduced in the public sector in April 2017 has been singled out by professional contracting agencies and...
NAO Report on Investigation into the BBC’s Engagement with Personal Service Companies
The BBC has been accused of not "fully untangling" the "mess" over some presenters' tax affairs. The chair of the Public Accounts Committee, Meg Hillier MP, said some freelancers had been left in "desperate circumstances". Her comments come as the spending watchdog,...
IR35 Forum Minutes Reveal the Reason for Delay in Private Sector
The much dreaded IR35 extension in the private sector had been announced by the Government during Budget 2018. However, much to the relief of the private sector businesses and contractors the extension had been delayed by a year until April 2020. The reason for the...
Private Sector IR35 Reform Could Hurt Low Paid Workers
During the Budget 2018, the UK Government had announced extension of the controversial IR35 rules to the private sector. The said rule will be implemented in April 2020 and will be applicable to medium and large sized private businesses. Professional bodies that...
Living Wage Rate Goes Beyond the Minimum Government Wage Rate
A pay raise is expected for workers who are engaged with Living Wage employers in the UK. The increase in wages is more than the rise in inflation levels this year. The UK Living Wage has been increased to £9 per hour by the Living Wage Foundation. This represents a...