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The introduction of the Agency Worker Regulations on 1st October this year has had an apocalyptic effect on the recruitment industry which has already had more than its fair share of legislation to deal with over the years. This latest offering from the EU was gold-plated, thanks to Union intervention, and is backed by a [...]
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‘IR35 Friendly’ Contracts – Not So Friendly!!
On 27th July 2011 the judgement was handed down from the Supreme Court in the case of Autoclenz Ltd v. Belcher and Others and it has confirmed that a contract that is written to be inside IR35 but is not a reflection of the work the contractor will actually [...]
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If you are going to use the services of an Umbrella Company to handle your pay, why would an estimated take home pay figure be more important than the service you are likely to receive?
I personally blame the unscrupulous Umbrella Companies who suggest that they can net contractors a higher take home pay. This [...]
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There have been so many questions by new contractors about umbrella companies and the way that they work that I thought I would start a blog to try and answer the most common questions. Firstly and most importantly all umbrella companies are governed by the same rules. All will process your payments through PAYE (Pay [...]
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If you have researched umbrella companies you will probably have come across the term ‘Dispensation’ or even ‘Special Dispensation’. It is a word that, for some companies, forms the basis of advertising and marketing campaigns e.g. ‘Contractor dispensation – high take home pay’ or ‘HMR&C approved expenses dispensation’. So, will an umbrella company’s dispensation increase [...]
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