Holiday Campaign Launched #doyougetyours
IWORK and Contractor Voice have launched a campaign to raise awareness that thousands of temporary workers and umbrella contractors are missing out on their statutory right to paid holiday. Legal right to paid holiday The working time directive states that all UK workers are entitled to receive 5.6 weeks paid holiday annually. The statutory right […]
Temps and Umbrella Workers Holiday Calculations May Change
An important ruling from the Supreme Court in Harpur Trust v Brazel means that the way in which holiday entitlement is calculated for temporary and umbrella workers may change. The case concerns the method of calculating holiday for a school music teacher (Mrs Brazel) who was engaged on a zero hours contract to work during […]
FCSA’s Handling Of Holiday Allegations Questioned By MPs
MPs have questioned FCSA about their handling of holiday pay allegations against one of their members, the recent amendment to FCSA’s code for umbrella members, and their previous refusal to answer questions on the subject. The letter, from the All Party Parliamentary Loan Charge & Taxpayer Fairness Group, asks the following: Why has no report […]
FCSA’s New Holiday Pay Standard Changed Last Minute
The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association has had to change their planned holiday pay requirement for umbrella members, according to reports by ContractorUK. It looks like an FCSA member has thrown their toys out of the pram about the proposed FCSA code (code = standard required for membership) amendment which would prevent members withholding holiday […]
Holiday Pay Campaign For Redress Gathers Pace
Our friends over at Contractor Voice have stepped up their campaign against holiday pay being unfairly retained from temporary and contract workers by their agency or umbrella company. They are in talks with specialist lawyers to seek financial redress for affected workers, and formal legal action seems inevitable. The legal experts have confirmed that the […]
Umbrellas & Holiday Pay: Professional Passport Responds to MPs
In an interesting turn of events, Professional Passport has submitted a response to the Loan Charge & Taxpayer Fairness APPG answering the questions that they put to FCSA last month. The influential group of MPs has raised concerns due to umbrellas potentially withholding holiday pay from their contractors, particularly in the light of the recent […]
Kermode Breaks Silence Regarding Bullying Behemoth, Workwell
Regular readers of IWORK will know that an article was recently published, along with accompanying evidence, regarding Workwell (previously JSA) refusing to pay a contractor accrued but unpaid holiday pay. Today, as readers can see from the communications provided, IWORK founder Julia Kermode reveals she has been subject to a campaign of bullying by the […]
Latest Umbrella Holiday Pay Rip Off: Evidence Published
Our friends over at Contractor Voice have published a body of evidence which confirms that one of the UK’s largest umbrella companies, Workwell (previously JSA Group), has deliberately withheld holiday pay from one of their umbrella contractors. In this instance, the contractor has had £2865.50 withheld and has written to JSA several times seeking for […]
FCSA Quizzed By MPs Again
An All Party Parliamentary Group of MPs has again written to FCSA seeking assurances regarding the recent cyber-attacks that have hit some FCSA members. The Loan Charge & Taxpayer Fairness APPG tweeted to explain their letter: “We are concerned about the implications for contractors & freelance workers in the light of cyber-attacks on #umbrellacompanies & […]