Landmark £40m Holiday Pay Case Could Have Major Implications
Supreme Court closes ‘loophole’, paving the way for temps and contractors to claim thousands in backdated holiday pay from their umbrella or recruitment agency. The case saw more than 3.700 police officers and civilian staff successfully claim backdated holiday pay from their employer, the Police Service of Norther Ireland (PSNI), which is deemed to have […]
Umbrella Worker Wins Unlawful Deductions Case
In a recent tribunal case an umbrella worker successfully claimed unlawful deductions, with the judge deciding that £29,885 was owed to the worker. The case centres around the documentation the worker received at the start of the assignment, which included: contract of employment from the umbrella company that paid the worker; email from the recruitment […]
Government Set To Tackle Tax Avoidance In Umbrellas
The government has announced a raft of proposals being considered to tackle tax avoidance in umbrella companies. This follows their November 2021 consultation on the role of umbrella companies in the labour market, amid concerns about unlawful working practices. In its response, published on 6th June 2023, the government proposed: New ways to define umbrella […]
Two More Tax Avoidance Schemes Named By HMRC
HMRC has just added two companies to their list of ‘named tax avoidance schemes’. The two new additions are: Acacia Resourcing Services Limited (company number 12302211) Marquee Ltd (company number 11477273) Please note that there are few companies in the sector with similar names, so always check their company registration number which should be listed […]
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 […]
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 […]
041 Why do recruitment agencies have lists of preferred umbrellas?
Temporary workers and contractors are often required to choose an umbrella from a preferred supplier list (PSL) operated by their recruitment agency. Some workers feel this restricts their choice, however many recruitment firms operate PSLs that are in workers’ best interests. We wanted to learn more about PSLs from the agency perspective so chatted to […]
040 Should Temps & Contractors Be Able To Choose Their Umbrella?
Temporary workers and contractors are often required to choose an umbrella from a preferred supplier list (PSL) operated by their recruitment agency. Today we’re talking to Paul Sheraton, an IT contractor who recently launched an official petition aiming to allow workers the right to choose their own umbrella rather than be restricted by preferred supplier […]
Another Holiday Pay Case & Gap Pay Too
Our friends over at Contractor Voice have unearthed another case where an umbrella has allegedly not paid holiday pay to their contractor(s). As well as implementing processes at scale in order to withhold holiday pay, the latest revelations centre around ‘gap pay’, an initiative which promises to pay contractors when they are not working. However, […]