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The government have launched (Tuesday 2nd June 2026) the consultation on Ending one- sided flexibility: reforms of zero hours and similar contracts. The consultation - Zero Hours contracts - give your view The consultation explores key aspects related to new rights for eligible workers to: Guaranteed hours Reasonable notice of shifts Payment for shifts cancelled, moved, … Continue reading Zero hours! Ending one sided flexibility
As part of the December 2025 Employer Bulletin, information on Labour supply change responsibilities have been issued: From 6th April 2026, significant changes to PAYE responsibilities will come into effect for labour supply chains, that include umbrella companies. An agency or end client are responsible for making sure PAYE is operated correctly when an umbrella company employs their workers. … Continue reading New PAYE responsibilities in labour supply chains – Umbrellas
Analysis shows that umbrella companies were used to engage at least 700,000 workers in 2022 to 2023. This also shows that at least 275,000 of these workers, and likely significantly more, were engaged at some point in 2022 to 2023 by umbrella companies that failed to comply with their tax obligations. These schemes can leave … Continue reading Tackling umbrella non-compliance
As part of the July 2024 Employer Bulletin, HMRC are highlighting their spotlight 64 information on rogue umbrella organisations and the difficulties agencies and their workers may get into. HMRC is aware that some umbrella companies who are using employment and recruitment agencies to promote tax avoidance. Warning for employment agencies using umbrella companies (Spotlight … Continue reading Warning for employment agencies using umbrella companies – Spotlight 64