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Lawspeed delighted at publication of IR35 critique

On Friday last week the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) was told that its critique of the proposed new IR35 rules was to be published by the Treasury Select Committee. “The critique was based upon advice we provided to ARC” says Ravi Murphy, client services director of Lawspeed, the specialist legal and compliance consultancy to […]

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Today isn’t just about public sector IR35

The changes to IR35 in the public sector may be hogging the headlines, but recruiters should not overlook the other important changes this month, including the Apprenticeship Levy, Gender Pay Gap (GPG) reporting, increases in the national minimum wages, changes to statutory payment rates, and the modern slavery disclosure duty all starting to kick in. […]

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Ignore modern slavery compliance at your peril

As we warned some time ago, proposed changes in the law mean that even recruitment agencies with modest turnovers could now be affected by the modern slavery legislation (click here for previous article). The modern slavery reporting obligation currently only applies to businesses with a UK turnover in excess of £36m. Any requirement involving turnover […]

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ARC meets HMRC over IR35 online tool

On 6th January, representatives of the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) attended a meeting with HMRC officials to discuss the proposed new public sector IR35 rules and to comment on the latest version of HMRC’s planned new online tool. “The meeting, which was attended by a number of large agencies and some public sector representatives, […]

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Recruiter fined for flouting Conduct Regulations

A stark reminder was handed down recently by the courts – comply with the legislation or face the consequences! The director of Whites Recruitment International pleaded guilty to eight charges contrary to the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (Conduct Regulations) for failing to supply workers with the necessary paperwork and for […]

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