Global Challenge Umbrella Services joins ranks of FCSA Accredited Members
Global Challenge Umbrella Services has become the latest FCSA Accredited Member; accredited for their umbrella employment services.
Advice to help contractors close down their personal service companies
John Bell, a senior partner at Clarke Bell, shares his advice with professional employment service providers who will be facing talks with contractors in the coming months about closing down their PSCs.
Contractor found to be a worker despite being paid through a company
Written by Brabners LLP The recent case of Community Based Care Health Ltd v Narayan [2018] confirmed that a GP providing services to an NHS provider through a limited company was a worker under the Employment Rights Act 1996. In recent years there has been an influx of cases considering the question of whether an…
Protecting you and your clients health with Private Healthcare
With a government in prorogation, an impending no-deal Brexit, the loan charge and IR35 at our door, it’s undoubtedly an anxious time for Contractors. With the very real impact of these challenges in mind, there’s one thing you can do to protect you and your clients health in an uncertain environment. What is Private Healthcare?…
Costa franchise held liable for unlawful deduction of wages
Written by Brabners LLP You may have seen that Costa Coffee has been in the press recently for deducting pay from employees’ wages. The BBC has reported that a number of Costa Coffee employees claim to have had their wages docked upon leaving the company to cover training costs. Last year, in the case of…
Clipper Contracting secures FCSA Accreditation
Clipper Contracting secures FCSA Accreditation for the provision of umbrella employment and self-employed/CIS payroll services.
What do the Deutsche Bank job cuts mean for contractors?
Written by FCSA Business Partners, Larsen Howie Another week, another multinational bank announces job cuts. As well as the 15,000-20,000 job cuts, as reported by the Financial Times, Deutsche Bank has also announced that it will no longer be allowing employees to carry over holiday entitlement from one year to the next and will discontinue long…
An employer may be vicariously liable for an employee’s posts on social media
Written by Brabners LLP In a society where social media is more pervasive than ever and with a range of online platforms at our fingertips, the potential exposure for employers is significant if such platforms are used in the wrong way by employees. Employers risk reputational damage by being associated with offensive material, as well…
Court of Appeal case confirms that agency workers are not entitled to ‘the same contractual working hours as employees’ after 12 weeks
Written by Brabners LLP A new case Kocur v Angard Staffing Solutions Limited and another [2019] in the Court of Appeal has provided clarification on the ‘working hours’ an Agency worker is entitled to after twelve weeks of working in the same role with the same client. In recent years there have been relatively few…
Stay ahead of legislation changes
With two big industry changes in the shape of the Domestic Reverse Charge & IR35, now is the time to look at how much time and money you can save.