Umbrella Companies

A strategy to stamp out worker exploitation has been published by the government but IR35 and contractor industry experts don’t hold out much hope that the government will implement recommendations Experts have responded to the…

A Supreme Court case in the UK highlights how members of the Northern Ireland police force have been short-changed holiday pay for decades. Now police staff they could be getting it all back. Umbrella company workers should take notes, say…

After reading this article, umbrella company contractors should have a clearer idea of what is required of any umbrella company, their recruitment agency and whether they may have been swindled A survey that included 520 freelancers and…

Dave Chaplin, CEO of Contractor Calculator, shares his concerns about HMRC not using the data it has at its disposal to shut down tax avoidance schemes. Plus he answers Freelance Informer reader questions about the pending regulation of…

OPINION HMRC spent 6.5% of its £6.8bn annual budget fighting tax avoidance, according to its 2022/23 expenditure report. For some people, this isn't enough. They feel the tax authority should be spending more of its budget on…

Two employment tribunals have found that two umbrella companies made unlawful deductions from their employees whilst being FCSA-accredited. In a separate case, it has been found that a KC-approved ‘mini umbrella’ has cost taxpayers £50m…

The Government has published its response to the Call for Evidence consultation into the Umbrella Market that closed over a year ago. It's also opened a new consultation into tackling non-compliance The government's stance on the…

Experts warn of Off-payroll tax avoidance loophole that leaves people exposed Industry experts are sounding warning bells about a new “Gross Payment Model” emerging in the umbrella company sector, which they claim is a tax avoidance…

We ask ex-FCSA chief executive, Julia Kermode, about her appointment as the new CEO of umbrella company compliance specialist, PayePass, and how she aims to stamp out non-compliance in the umbrella industry supply chain. Her appointment…

Over the past week legal and policymaking developments impacting contractors and umbrella company workers have been announced. What do the experts think of the news? Tax office closes down 18-month IR35 probe marking ‘turning point’…