Following recent news that Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) is finalising plans to extend off-payroll rules to the private sector – and is likely to announce these changes in October’s Budget – Tania Bowers, General Counsel at APSCo commented:
“We are extremely disappointed that HMT appear determined to discount the advice of APSCo, and
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Following the recent publication of the OFT discussion paper in which it is suggested that the Government should compel gig economy platforms such as Uber and Deliveroo, to offer to deduct tax from earnings and transfer it to HMRC, Samantha Hurley, Operations Director at APSCo commented:
“This is an interesting development as
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A period of unprecedented economic growth has caused a spike in contractor demand in Spain, according to statistics from the leading supplier of international contractor management solutions, 6CATS International.
The organisation’s most recent data shows that the country has seen a 154% year-on-year increase in contractor numbers in July 2018. Of
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Following the recent publication of the Report for the Future of Work Commission – which was initiated by Tom Watson MP and assesses the impact that automation and artificial intelligence will have on UK jobs – Tania Bowers, General Counsel at the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), comments:
“As a trade body
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Professional recruitment firms reported that overall vacancy numbers for permanent roles increased by 1% in May 2017, while demand for contractors decreased by 13% year-on-year, according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). This stability in permanent employment is reflected in the most recent figures
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Inflation has risen again, according to new data from the Office of National Statistics. In a report released recently, the ONS revealed that Consumer Price Inflation has now reached 2.9%, which is 0.9% over the Bank of England’s target.
The ONS data suggests that the driving force behind this is the rapidly increasing
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Employers must recognise the rise of the gig-economy – and implement strategic workforce planning strategies to reflect this shift. That is the advice from global talent acquisition and management specialist, Alexander Mann Solutions.
The recommendation in response to data from Mercer’s 2017 Global Talent Trends Study, which found that despite the
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Working from home is growing fast across Europe and North America, but how should employees be managed that cannot be seen at their desks from 9 to 5? Can they be trusted to work just as hard as their colleagues at the office? These are among the dilemmas facing both
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In the same week that new IR35 legislation came into effect in the public sector, contracting and contractors expert Dave Chaplin, CEO and founder of ContractorCalculator has suggested that HMRC’s IR35 status tool could be facilitating tax avoidance. This is based on the analysis of over 558 results that contractors have obtained
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At a time when the cost of commuting into London has never been higher, recruiters are increasingly shunning the City in favour of employers closer to home. That’s according to Hove based niche technology recruiter, MRL Group.
A case in point is Jack Emmingham, who recently joined MRL as a Principal
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