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Publication: Pay Stream

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

IR35 compliance targets intermediaries

Offshore employment intermediaries are to become the next targets of the government's attempt to ensure greater IR35 compliance.Chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, announced that in light of new rules, the approach to offshore companies ... [Published Pay Stream - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: IR35, Danny Alexander, National Insurance Company Ltd., United Kingdom, Taxes

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

May Bank Holiday Opening Times

To ensure your pay is processed as seamlessly as possible there are 3 things you need to consider:1. Agency deadlines; Please liaise with your agency/client to ensure you meet their timesheet and payment deadlines for the bank holiday period.2. Invoice ... [Published Pay Stream - May 20 2013]

Entities: Deadline

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Umbrella company public procurement aided

It seems that the government is hearing calls from small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to help them procure public contracts.The Cabinet Office has released a series of videos offering advice to SMEs on procuring government contracts. These can be ... [Published Pay Stream - May 20 2013]

Entities: SME Small & Medium Sized Enterprises, Entrepreneur

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

IT contractor demand still rising

Limited company and umbrella contractors in the IT and engineering industries are still particularly highly sought after, new research shows.Skills shortages highlighted in the latest Hays Journal have led to high demand in certain sectors in spite of ... [Published Pay Stream - May 20 2013]

Entities: Civil Engineering, Limited Company, United Kingdom

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Office For National Statistics

Umbrella company employment fears quashed

Employment statistics may not look promising at the moment but industry officials are still optimistic for the rest of the year.Commenting on the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Recruitment and Employment Confederation ... [Published Pay Stream - May 20 2013]

Entities: Quash, Office For National Statistics, Illustrator, Entrepreneur, United Kingdom

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Mr Alexander said: "The government is clamping down on those companies that seek to avoid paying the taxes they owe, by moving their payrolls offshore. We want to create a level playing field so that UK businesses that play by the rules aren’t undercut by those who wrongly think they can get away without paying."

IR35 compliance targets intermediaries [Published Pay Stream - Jun 11 2013]

...The cabinet office says that it has helped to reduce bureaucracy and allowed "suppliers of all sizes to be able to compete for and win government business." However, it understands that competition is high because the Government is a sought after client

Umbrella company public procurement aided [Published Pay Stream - May 20 2013]

Head of policy, Katie Shoesmith said that: "recruiters are telling us that they are seeing employer confidence returning, illustrated for instance by the hiring process starting to speed up and decisions about taking people on being made more quickly."

Umbrella company employment fears quashed [Published Pay Stream - May 20 2013]

Commenting on the report, director of policy Dr Adam Marshall said: "Small and micro businesses will only be able to fulfil their full potential once measures are put inin place to help them access the finance, skills and services they need to grow."

Umbrella company growth plan welcomed [Published Pay Stream - May 20 2013]