PayStream becomes latest FCSA Accredited Member

Julia Kermode congratulates PayStream on achieving FCSA Accreditation for their accountancy, umbrella employment and CIS payroll/self-employed services, increasing our membership to 32.
Crest Plus Operations becomes latest FCSA Accredited Member

Crest Plus Operations becomes latest FCSA Accredited Member, accredited for their umbrella employment, accountancy and CIS/self-employed payroll services.
Self-employment claims run out of fuel – directors duties not consultancy services

Larsen Howie examines a first-tier tax tribunal case of Petrol Services Ltd v HMRC [2018] UKFTT 773 (TC), its two directors argued they were providing consultancy services not duties of their office.
ASDA Retail Staff Compare Terms to Distribution Workers for Equal Pay

Court of Appeal Confirms that ASDA’s Supermarket Retail Staff Can Compare Their Terms to more highly paid Distribution Workers in Equal Pay Case. Brabners LLP take a look at this recent employment law case.
Uber drivers confirmed as “workers” but the case could still continue

Employment Law Update from Brabners LLP: Court of Appeal Confirms that Uber Drivers are “Workers” but it isn’t over yet!
Case confirms providing a substitute does not prevent personal service and an employee relationship

Are the employment status tests outdated? Latest case reaffirms that providing a substitute does not prevent the existence of personal service and an employee relationship.
ForeTwo Group joins growing ranks of FCSA Accredited Members

ForeTwo Group Managing Director, Jeff Blakemore says he’s delighted to have secured FCSA Accreditation for their umbrella employment services so early in the company’s history.
Health & social care online job adverts up 20% year-on-year as 1 in 11 NHS posts remain vacant
Following the announcement of the Government’s 10-year Plan for the NHS in early January, many commentators expressed concern that the proposals fail to tackle workforce pressures. Commenting on the proposals, Dean Royles, president-elect of the Healthcare People Management Association, noted: “The NHS long-term plan is a step forward from the five-year forward view, which barely…
Good Work Plan boosts worker rights and abolishes Swedish Derogation

The Good Work Plan: Latest Government Reform boosts workers’ rights and confirms the end of the Swedish Derogation!
Implied term can prevent employee’s dismissal if it ends entitlement to long-term disability benefits

Latest case reveals that an implied term can prevent an employer from dismissing an employee if this would end their entitlement to long-term disability benefits