NHS boss: Tax bills could mean ‘loss of 60 doctors’
Source: BBC A major NHS trust could lose the equivalent of 60 consultants because of doctors’ refusal to work overtime, its chief executive fears. Dr David Rosser, of University Hospitals […]
10 predictions for the global economy in 2019
Source: World Economic Forum The global economy started 2018 with strong, synchronized growth. But as the year progressed, momentum faded and growth trends diverged. The US economy accelerated, thanks to […]
Contract work in the UK – a guide for non-residents
Source: Contractor Supermarket If you’re a non-UK national and want to spend some time living and working here, contract work could be the way to accomplish your goals. This is […]
Gigging can be a rough ride for some
Author: Julia Kermode, FCSA Will Shu, the chief executive and co-founder of Deliveroo has recently said that he thinks everyone, regardless of their type of work contract, should be entitled […]
CEST exposed as biased and hopelessly unreliable as ContractorCalculator re-tests evidence
Source: ContractorCalculator HMRC’s Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool has been exposed as biased and hopelessly unreliable, after a comprehensive re-testing of HMRC’s CEST test data obtained under FOI […]
Employer supported childcare schemes will close to new applicants from 5 October 2018
Source: Competex Do you currently incur child care costs? If so you should be aware that employer supported childcare schemes will close to new applicants from 5 October 2018. These include […]
Businesses to face cost hikes and skills shortages if new Off-Payroll tax hits the private sector
Source: ContractorCalculator Increasing costs, shrinking talent pools, reduced flexibility and legal challenges to status assessments are among the hurdles that firms are expected to have to navigate if the Off-Payroll […]
UK micro-businesses fear economic slump from Brexit
Source: FreeAgent The majority of freelancers and micro-businesses in the UK think that Brexit would be damaging for economy and would favour holding a second referendum, new research has revealed. […]
ContractorCalculator debunks HMRC’s claims on success of IR35 reforms
Source: Contractor Calculator Contracting expert Dave Chaplin, CEO and founder of ContractorCalculator today shot down in flames claims published by HMRC into the apparent success of the Off-Payroll Reforms which […]
So you’ve given away your personal data. Now what?
Source: World Economic Forum For those of you worried that you’ve signed up to too many websites, given out too much information or agreed to a few too many terms […]