Umbrella Sector Regulation Still A Distant Hope?
Despite it being one of the conservative party’s election manifesto commitments, the government has confirmed that plans for a single enforcement body have been shelved. It would have been a workers watchdog, bringing together regulators into a new independent body with a remit to enforce workers rights on issues such as holiday pay. And the […]
HM Treasury Want Umbrella Workers’ Views
In November, we reported on the government’s call for evidence on the umbrella sector which forms part of their commitment to bring umbrellas into scope for labour market enforcement. From the outset they stated a wish for input from umbrella workers, and HM Treasury has now issued a survey specifically for workers to submit their […]
Opportunity to Influence Umbrella Sector Regulation
Treasury, HMRC and BEIS have just published a Call for Evidence on Umbrellas. It forms part of their commitment to bring umbrellas into scope for labour market enforcement, and they want to hear from all stakeholders. Importantly they particularly want to hear from workers who have been engaged via an umbrella, so this is your chance […]