FCSA welcomes amendments to draft Finance Bill to stamp out unethical practice
FCSA has welcomed the extra measures included in last weeks 2016 Finance Bill which clarified long awaited details on restricting travel and subsistence tax relief for those contractors working through an intermediary. The latest amendments will now prevent the organised misuse of personal service companies (PSCs) to avoid the restrictions; the original draft meant that…
Chancellor offers few sweeteners for freelancers and contractors in today’s Budget
The “sugar tax” featured heavily in today’s budget, but apart from the scrapping of Class 2 NICS for the self-employed there were few sweeteners for freelancers and contractors in today’s Budget and with a commitment to clamp down on PSCs in the public sector FCSA believes that this group of workers is being penalised. Said…
Transport for London furore gives all freelancers and contractors a bad name and that’s unfair says FCSA
Media reports (Daily Mail, March 10th) suggesting that Transport for London has encouraged some staff to be paid “off the books” needs to be addressed immediately argues the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association fearing that all legitimate freelancers and contractors will be tarnished with the same brush. Julia Kermode, CEO of the FCSA believes that…
FCSA urges Osborne to get his facts right before tarnishing all contractors with the same brush ahead of Wednesday’s Budget
Media reports over the last few days suggesting that Transport for London has encouraged some staff to be paid “off the books” along with other organisations like the BBC need to be addressed immediately argues the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association fearing that all legitimate freelancers and contractors will be tarnished with the same brush….
FCSA responds to trade union inaccuracies as Wakefield Council signs Minimum Standards Charter
Whilst FCSA welcomes any move to raise standards and stamp out bad practice it is disappointing that in signing the Minimum Standards Charter Wakefield Council has been won over by UCATT, Unite and GMB Trade Unions and been persuaded that all umbrella employers are unethical, exploit workers and promote bad employment practices. For some time now,…
Research reveals UK plc confused about T&S regulations
Research out today has revealed that only 35% of UK hirers are fully conversant with the pending Travel & Subsistence (T&S) regulations with 38% of operational teams claiming to be fully up to speed compared to only 14% of HR respondents. The research, conducted over the last two months by a collaboration of trade…
FCSA hosts free seminars for recruitment industry on the effects of the new T&S legislation
The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA), the UK’s leading independent professional employment services trade association, is holding a series of free seminars up and down the country to equip recruiters with all the information they need ahead of April 6th when the new travel and subsistence legislation comes into force. From April, umbrella companies…
FCSA welcomes Julie Deane’s recommendations to support self-employed
Following its contribution to the BIS consultation process last year, FCSA is pleased that Julie Deane’s report just out has recognised that a range of measures needs to be addressed to help people working for themselves. Those measures include education to better prepare young people for the role which self-employment might play in their future,…
FCSA to hold free seminars on travel & subsistence changes to help recruiters minimise their supply chain risk
We are pleased to announce a free seminar roadshow on ‘Travel & Subsistence Changes – How to Minimise Your Risk’ to be held at venues across the UK late February and early March 2016. Seminar Dates & Venues Birmingham 25 February 2016 14:30 – 17:00 Booking Now Closed Glasgow 29 February 2016 …
FCSA sets record straight as UCATT takes another swipe at umbrella companies
A report out over the weekend suggesting that workers are forced to use ‘umbrella firms’ and are losing out on pensions and pay is completely unfounded says The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA). FCSA is responding to union criticism as UCATT continues to pedal false propaganda and paint an unfair picture of umbrella firms…