Making use of new payments regulation: how to grow with IR35
Written by former FCSA Business Partner, Modulr. Now the changes to IR35 have come into force, it’s safe to say that life has got more complicated. One clear area where we see complexity is in the handling of payments. Although it is not normally the main focus for any business, employment agencies and others that have…
Defence of unfair dismissal claims because of whistle-blowing
Brabners look at a whistleblowing dismissal case, Beatt v Croydon Health Services NHS.
Recruiters urged to choose compliant umbrella companies following exposure of £45m fraud case
The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA), the UK’s largest trade association for professional employment services, is firing a word of caution to recruiters before choosing which umbrella company to partner with. The advice comes following the news that umbrella company Quality Premier Services has been convicted of committing a £45m tax fraud. FCSA’s advice…
FCSA reacts to election result
Today, more than ever, we want to see the political parties co-operating and working together to bring economic security. Brexit has left the UK facing enough uncertainty and today’s result will have added to that insecurity. However, we know that the Government needs to be in situ by June 19th when the Queen’s speech takes…
FCSA welcomes Perkbox as latest business partner
The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA), the UK’s largest trade association for professional employment services, has formed a partnership with Perkbox, which provides over 250 free personal benefits to reward freelancers and contractors in their everyday lives. Today, Perkbox has some 300,000 members and over 25,000 business owners who are all enjoying access to…
EAT confirms that a series of deductions is broken by gaps of three months or more!
In this article, employment legal experts Brabners examine the outcome of the holiday pay legal case: ‘Bear Scotland Ltd v Fulton and another’.
What happens if a contractor can’t pay their tax?
Written by FCSA Business Partner, Clarke Bell. The majority of contractors who close their companies do so when it is solvent. Happy days! However, there are times when a contractor finds themselves with serious cashflow problems – typically due to taxes they can’t pay. The contractor will need professional help to close the limited company,…
How the apprenticeship levy affects supply teachers – FCSA sets record straight
Schools Week have recently published an article with the headline “a leading umbrella company denies it is passing on the costs of the government’s new apprenticeship levy to employees.” The article attempts to address the “concerns” of some teachers who have, we are told, seen a deduction for “apprenticeship levy” on their payslips. The article…
£2 compensation awarded for an employer’s breach of their right to be accompanied
The Employment Relations Act 1999 (ERA) confirms that an employee is entitled to be accompanied to a disciplinary hearing or grievance hearing where he “reasonably requests to be accompanied at the hearing”. Section 10 goes on to confirm that the employer must allow the employee to be accompanied by either an employed trade union official,…
FCSA urges Labour not punish genuine self-employed workers and to review its blanket ban on umbrella companies if elected
FCSA has learned that Labour will clamp down on bogus self-employment by shifting the burden of proof of worker status so that the law assumes a worker is an employee unless the employer can prove otherwise and is also planning to ban umbrella companies if it wins the General Election on June 8th. FCSA is…