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Budget Watch: IR35 tax – “office holders”

Last year the Government proposed amendments to the Finance Bill, including extending the IR35 tax rules to ‘office holders’, a move which could have a major impact within the recruitment industry. As the legal partner to the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC), Lawspeed researched the basis for this proposed change. It quickly became apparent that […]

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ARC to meet BIS at round table

On Monday 4 March, representatives from the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) will meet for the first of their stakeholder meetings with senior government policy advisors at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in London. Adrian Marlowe, Ben Grover, ARC members and members of the ARC committee will meet with Caroline Daly, Senior […]

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Workers win AWR Employment Tribunal

More than 150 Barnet Council workers are set to receive compensation, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, after a decision by an Employment Tribunal on Tuesday (5 February). Just weeks after a much reported tribunal case on the introduction of a Swedish Derogation contract (Bray & Others v Monarch Personnel Refuelling (UK) Limited) this second […]

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Lawspeed to offer free legal clinics

Lawspeed, the recruitment and employment law specialists will be offering free one-to-one legal clinics to visitors at the Recruitment Agency Expo 2013. The Expo, taking place at Olympia, London on 26 and 27 February offers recruitment professionals a great opportunity to gather information and grow their knowledge of the latest developments in their industry. The […]

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Overview: Lawspeed Seminar ─ “IR35 Unplugged”

London Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday 22 January 2013 Around 20 delegates braved snowfalls and icy conditions to attend an important seminar about the IR35 tax law and its implications for contractors. Adrian Marlowe, MD, and Ben Grover, Senior Legal Consultant with recruitment law experts Lawspeed, outlined the history, significance and impact of this tricky piece […]

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Facebook – the new recruitment tool?

Facebook has demonstrated a new smart search engine (Graph Search)  which may eventually challenge LinkedIn as the dominant network used by recruiters and job hunters to establish professional connections. The social media site has long been criticised for failing to live up to its Mission Statement to “make the world more open and connected” due […]

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Consultation into Agency Conduct Regulations announced

The government has today announced a consultation into the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003, otherwise known as the ‘Conduct Regulations’ or ‘Agency Regulations’. The Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) has always lobbied government on behalf of the recruitment industry and has responded quickly to the announcement. The principle aspects under consideration […]

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Bringing up baby

Fathers are expressing a wish to spend more time with their children but many are concerned that society attaches a stigma to dads who work part-time or even take the minimum parental leave. In November Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced a new system of flexible parental leave which will come into effect in 2015. […]

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