Legislation/Regulation

Government update on bad umbrellas “underwhelming”

Industry commentators have dismissed yesterday’s promise to introduce a statutory due diligence requirement later this year as “a big fat nothing burger”.

19 April 2024

LEGISLATION: Employment changes bring new rights from day one

Along with April showers, this month brings the UK a number of employment law and payment rate changes.

5 April 2024

Game-changing moment as HMRC eases up on double taxation

Experts say that changes for the IR35 legislation represent “a game-changing moment” in the history of the controversial legislation as a new policy aims to prevent double taxation.

4 April 2024

Recommendations for better integration to support refugees into work

The current integration of refugees system is “broken, expensive, inefficient and damaging” for both refugees and the UK, according to the chair of the Commission on the Integration of Refugees.

26 March 2024

IPS faces £900k penalty for failing to co-operate with HMRC

A tax avoidance promoter whose schemes were used by locum doctors and nurses faces a £900k penalty for failing to co-operate with HM Revenue & Customs, the tax authority announced today [22 March 2024].

Public sector, Healthcare/Medical 22 March 2024

Loan Charge campaigners ‘frustrated’ as HMRC ‘airbrushes’ history

The Loan Charge Action Group (LCAG) has reinforced its calls for a parliamentary inquiry as the loan charge continues to weigh heavily on Westminster.

19 March 2024

£60m funding as Sunak goes big on apprenticeships

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled a raft of reforms aimed at increasing apprenticeship numbers and doing away with red tape for small businesses.

Retail, IT/Telecoms 19 March 2024

Spring Budget: Lukewarm response from recruitment industry

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget has received a lukewarm response from recruitment bodies and others with interests in the sector.

7 March 2024

Recruiters and employers want changes to help hiring in Budget

Councils in England will be told to cut spending on consultants and diversity schemes when Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers his Spring Budget on Wednesday, the BBC reports.

5 March 2024

Amazon launches school holiday flexible contracts for full-time staff

Amazon has launched a new contract that offers parents, grandparents and guardians of school-age children the choice to work term-time only.

Retail, Transport & logistics 30 May 2023

REC urges Badenoch to consult with business over new employment legislation

The government has halted plans to ditch all remaining EU laws by the end of the year and is taking a more focused approach to reform.

16 May 2023

Government plans to reduce regulation for businesses

Business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch MP has announced an initial package of regulatory reform that she says “will reduce unnecessary regulation for businesses, cutting costs and allowing them to compete”.

11 May 2023

Resolution Foundation report highlights ‘minimum level dignity’ at work

A new report on low pay in the UK by think tank the Resolution Foundation calls for a “minimum level dignity” at work.

HR 19 April 2023

Government review aims to boost work prospects for autistic people

A new review designed to boost the employment prospects of autistic people has been launched by the government this week.

6 April 2023

Bill to change ‘one-sided flexibility’ work gets third reading

Today [23 March] the House of Commons will hold the third reading of the so-called ‘Predictable Hours’ Bill.

23 March 2023

Recruitment bodies back Benton’s Bill to prevent ‘one-sided flexibility’

The government is backing Blackpool South MP Scott Benton’s Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill, which will bring forward huge changes for tens of millions of workers across the UK.

8 February 2023

Alpha Republic joins government list of tax avoidance promoters

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has placed an additional company on its list of promoters, enablers and suppliers of tax avoidance this week.

8 February 2023

Members of Parliament demand action following another Loan Charge suicide

Over 100 MPs have signed an open letter demanding action regarding the Loan Charge, after the 10th suicide linked to the ruling.

1 February 2023

Government plans to introduce minimum service levels during strikes for public sectors

New laws introduced this week will allow employers in critical public sectors to maintain minimum levels of service during strikes.

Marketing & Sales, Public sector 11 January 2023

Flexible working the default says government

Millions of employees will be able to request flexible working from day one of their employment.

5 December 2022

IWORK advises temps to get their hands on £97m in unclaimed holiday pay

The UK’s 1.6m temporary workers have been urged to claim an estimated £97m worth of unclaimed holiday pay.

HR 29 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

Director of nursing staff recruiter disqualified after wrongful Bounce Back Loan

A director of a temporary nursing staff recruiter in Southampton has been disqualified as a director for 11 years.

Public sector, Social care 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
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