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HMRC to ‘revise’ IR35 CEST tool

The government has announced that its Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool will be “revised” from today [30 April 2025].

IT/Telecoms, Accounting/Finance 30 April 2025

APSCo briefs House of Lords on more amendments to Employment Rights Bill

Trade body APSCo has warned Peers of urgent amendments needed to the Employment Rights Bill, which must be addressed before it reaches Royal Assent.

30 April 2025

Businesses need to be patient for OPW rules to change

Small businesses will need to wait a few more years before being relinquished of their off-payroll working obligations.

14 April 2025

Californian master plan calls for new statewide collaborative to align education, training and hiring needs

In the US, the state of California is proposing to launch digital career passports for the labour market.

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media 14 April 2025

Zero-hours contracts must be ‘transparent and consistent’ says REC’s Shoesmith

Government must ensure that “transparency and consistency” exist around zero-hours contracts that workers can request.

Public sector, Social care 1 April 2025

Recruitment industry experts reacts to Chancellor’s Spring Statement

The terms of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement found no universal agreement as to potential positives in store for either the UK economy or the UK workforce.

27 March 2025

Trump 2.0 starts reshaping recruitment in the US

The new Trump administration is shaping recruitment trends that will be felt not only in the US but globally.

Legal 24 March 2025

Recruitment industry leaders speak out about amends to Employment Rights Bill

Leaders in the recruitment industry have spoken about the proposed reforms in the Employment Rights Bill.

6 March 2025

Government unveils amendments to Employment Rights Bill

The government yesterday [4 March 2025] put forward amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.

HR 5 March 2025

FCSA right to expel Orange Genie but needs to clarify its processes around sanctions

The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA) needs to clarify its procedures around sanctions against its members.

24 November 2022

REC writes to Minister of State for Immigration over digital RTW checks

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has revealed that it has written to the Minister of State for Immigration expressing concerns over the new digital right to work (RTW) checking system.

Creative/Digital/Media, HR 22 November 2022

Industry leaders call for new government approach

A day after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt sent shock waves across business and the markets, industry leaders are calling for changes in government’s approach and focus for growth interventions.

18 October 2022

New chancellor reverses repeal to IR35 reforms

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced he is reversing almost all tax measures announced in the growth plan three weeks ago that have not started parliamentary legislation.

17 October 2022

Choppy waters ahead for EU-derived employment legislation

Paul Chamberlain, head of employment at JMW Solicitors, highlights the employment legislation that will be affected by a new bill.

4 October 2022

5 immigration changes Suella and Liz need to make to help recruiters

Recruiters of overseas workers are understandably confused by some of the mixed messages coming from the government in the past few weeks. Yash Dubal explains.

4 October 2022

Are you ready for digital Right to Work identity screening?

With just days and hours left to go until the ending of temporary adjustments to Right to Work screening, time is running out for those yet to decide what to implement in its place.

29 September 2022

Mini-budget: Recruiters give nitty gritty on changes to IR35 and MSC legislation

As the dust settles from Friday’s announcement [23 September 2022] by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng that changes were imminent to the controversial IR35 legislation, industry commentators are weighing in on what actually will change.

26 September 2022

Legal ramifications of change to IR35 off-payroll regulations

The repeal of 2017 and 2021 reforms to IR35 legislation April 2023 was announced on 26 September by the UK government as part of The Growth Plan 2022 presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his ‘mini-budget’ statement to Parliament.

Public sector, Construction & property 26 September 2022

Mini-budget: Simplifying IR35 was ‘bombshell’ change for recruitment industry

The simplification of the IR35 Off-Payroll Working Rules certainly proved to be the bombshell item for much of the recruitment sector in today’s ‘mini budget’.

23 September 2022

New PM must lead on bold policy intervention in first 30 days

The new prime minister should consider “bold policy intervention” in their first 30 days in office to thwart the predicted labour market forecast, the Work Foundation think tank has urged.

18 August 2022

More suicides will be a consequence of Loan Charge, chancellor is warned

A ninth person facing action from HM Revenue & Customs over disguised remuneration schemes has committed suicide.

1 August 2022

Big business still ‘hiding employees’ from tax rules says law firm

HMRC suspects large businesses of underpaying £1.4bn in employment taxes as it cracks down on “hidden employees” or self-employed workers that HMRC believes are really employees for tax purposes, according to multinational law firm Pinsent Masons.

1 August 2022

Government ignores ‘too difficult to deal with’ employment status consultation

“Disappointing” has been the withering reaction to the government’s status quo response this week to a consultation launched in 2018 about how employment status reform could work.

27 July 2022

JobsAware pilot works with umbrella firms to help contractors report abuses

JobsAware has formally agreed a joint working pilot with two companies within the umbrella sector that will enable contractors to report abuses they suffer within the labour market.

27 July 2022

£3.3bn of unspent Apprenticeship Levy funds returned to Treasury

More than £3.3bn has returned to the Treasury in the last three years under the government’s use-it-or-lose-it Apprenticeship Levy rules, according to data collected by the London Progression Collaboration (LPC).

Apprentices/Grads/School leavers 27 July 2022