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Barclays’s announcement that it is calling time on off-payroll contracting is a sign of the damage the changes to IR35 will do, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has warned.The statement comes after Barclays announced it is ending off-payroll working entirely...

The eagerly awaited IR35 off-payroll draft legislation was published by the UK Government in mid-July, extending the public sector IR35 changes to large and medium-sized businesses in the private sector.Despite speculation, the draft legislation unfortunately keeps the government on course for imple...

No bailout for tech freelancers. Bank moves to avoid potential liability for tax, NI contributionsUK bank Barclays is to call time on all off-payroll working and shift its entire contractor base to the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system to swerve potential financial implications of private-sector IR35 le...

One of the founders of Lendy has quit his role at wage advance company Copious Capital just one month after the collapse of the peer-to-peer (P2P) lender.The company, which trades under the name Pay Me Today, was set up in May last year, twelve months before Lendy fell into administration,...

Blakely v On-Site Recruitment Solutions Ltd & Heritage Solutions Ltd (Debarred) UKEAT/0134/17/DADate published: 26/01/2018Appeal against a finding that the Claimant was neither a worker nor an employee of the First Respondent. Appeal allowed and remitted to a fresh Tribunal.The First Respondent,...

Government urged to “act now” over self-employed pensions “time bomb”On Pensions Awareness Day (15th September), IPSE, The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed, warned that without urgent change, 3.3million solo workers could be left without a pension in the next 10 years.&...