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Oxford University Tutors Not Self-Employed
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
27 February 2024
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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
Angela Rayner, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party has reiterated their promise to strengthen worker rights and tackle bogus self-employment if they are elected later
The Criminal Finances Act 2017 make it a Corporate Criminal Offence for a business to fail to prevent tax evasion associated with it. It means
Loose Women stars Janet Street-Porter and Jane Moore go on strike after a row with ITV about their tax status. The Mail reports that the
An Upper Tribunal has concluded that an umbrella’s overarching contract was not employment, meaning that they are potentially liable for a multi-million tax bill for
An umbrella that was named on HMRC’s published list of tax avoidance schemes and promoters has lost their bid for a judicial review to challenge
Time is running out for three million people to submit their self-assessment tax return submitted to HMRC – the deadline is midnight on 31 January
The loan charge took centre stage in a recent parliamentary debate, with many MPs likening it to the Post Office scandal. Opening the debate, Sammy
HMRC’s Chief Executive Jim Harra has been accused of deliberately deceiving the Treasury Select Committee at an oral evidence session last month. In response to
A job advert for a “support officer” at HMRC states applicants do not need “any existing knowledge or experience of tax to apply”, The Telegraph
Temporary workers, umbrella workers and zero hours workers operating via PAYE should benefit from £450 a year tax cut, but many don’t realise they’re entitled
Whilst most of us have been taking a break from work and enjoying some downtime, a very positive development for temps and umbrella workers has
There has been a fair bit of chatter online about a new side hustle tax that came in from 1 January 2024, but in fact