HMRC’s Bizarre Self-Assessment Helpline Saga Rumbles On
HMRC is fast becoming a laughing stock with their self-assessment phone helpline shenanigans! Not only did they close it to most of their customers during
21 March 2024
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HMRC is fast becoming a laughing stock with their self-assessment phone helpline shenanigans! Not only did they close it to most of their customers during
If elected, the Labour Party has promised a radical package of employment law changes, and to legislate for changes within 100 days. Policies on the
After several years of back and forth, a provisional agreement has finally been reached meaning that the EU Platform Workers Directive will now be going
The Chancellor’s budget was mostly a damp squib for our sector, with many of his announcements leaked in advance. However, there was one point of
According to research by the Work Foundation, 6.8 million people were in severely insecure work last year, an increase of 600k compared to 2022. This
HMRC has updated (29/02/24) their published list of named tax avoidance schemes and promoters with the addition of: Abchurch Ltd Procorre LLP React Administration services Limited
Two Oxford University tutors, Rebecca Abrams and Alice Jolly, win their claim for employee status in an Employment Tribunal, prompting calls for a re-evaluation of
Royal Mail is being sued for classifying Parcelforce (a Royal Mail subsidiary) delivery drivers as self-employed when they should in fact be workers. Marc Francis,
The much-debated and long-anticipated EU Platform Work Directive has been blocked due to member states either abstaining or refusing to support the latest version. The