Less than a month after a raft of new measures were announced in the Employment Rights Bill, the government has announced significant changes to tax-related legislation in the Autumn Statement. Here is an update on (amongst other things) the new Employer’s NI rates and thresholds (from April 2025) as well as confirmation of the new measures to make agencies liable for umbrella company non-compliance (from 2026 onwards).
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Employment Rights Bill and”Make Work Pay” Initiative
The new Labour government has ambitious plans to reform existing employment rights and legislation. The changes will affect all types of employers, and agencies supplying temporary workers. Expect lots of changes in a short timescale! Here is my summary of the new Employment Rights Bill and other measures set out in the government’s “Make Work Pay” pledge.
Employment Law Update
EDIT (October 2024): the new Employment Rights Bill published in October 2024 will (once the Bill becomes an Act) repeal the The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act. Therefore the notes included in this update in relation to The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act should be ignored.
There are a number employment law-related changes in the pipeline – some affect employees and temporary workers, some only affect temporary workers. I’ve put together an update on the changes, focusing on those which are most likely to affect my clients’ businesses.
The update is here – happy reading!
Data Protection Update (UK-US privacy bridge)
This update (available here) gives details on the new UK-US “Privacy Bridge” – a major development in data protection laws around personal data transfers from the UK to the US. Also some helpful reminders about more general data protection obligations. Enjoy!
Umbrella company non-compliance
The government has opened a public consultation into how best to address and combat non-compliance within the umbrella company industry. Here’s a quick overview of some of the consultation proposals. The consultation ended on 29th August and the government is currently analysing feedback.
Click here to download the overview.
Harpur Trust v Brazel – Outcomes
This Supreme Court case has substantially changed the way holiday pay is calculated for individuals employed on a permanent contract of employment who work only part of the year or irregular hours. This update discusses the outcomes and implications on employers and recruitment agencies. Click here to download.
Right to Work checks
Today’s update covers the new right to work checks for British / Irish citizens as well as those for nationalities. Click here to download the update.
Data Protection Update
Today’s update covers data protection responsibilities and legislation now that we are at the end of the Brexit transition period. In particular, we discuss international data transfers and the new standard contractual clauses to be used when transferring personal data outside the UK. This is quite a long update, but I hope you’ll find all of it helpful! Click here to download.
Off-Payroll: where are we 3 months later?
One of my lovely clients, Intuitive Interim & Executive Search asked me to participate in the FIRST of its “Intuitive Experts” vlog series. A very proud moment for me I must say!
We’re discussing the Off-Payroll Rules 3 months on from go-live. A quick overview of the rules, the significant market reactions and answering some questions submitted by Intuitive’s clients and contractors.
The video is here – enjoy!
Tax Risk Assessments
Not an exciting topic I know, but important all the same. Since the implementation of the Criminal Finances Act in 2017, and the ever-increasing burden of tax legislation and regulation on staffing businesses generally, the obligation to regularly assess and mitigate risk is no longer a “nice to have”.
But there’s very little guidance on how to complete a tax risk assessment, so I decided to give you all some practical hints and tips. Good luck!