No, declared the Supreme Court in a decision handed down yesterday (1 April).

Many countries have taken exceptional measures to support the self-employed during the coronavirus crisis but it is hard to identify any providing as much support as the UK.

The UK government has made temporary adjustments to Right to Work checks for employers to respect social distancing measures

From 6 April a new employers’ class 1A National Insurance contribution (NIC) of 13.8% will be chargeable on any termination payments in excess of £30,000

The UK government has introduced a year-long suspension of gender pay gap reporting to ease the already increased burden of duties for organisations during the Coronavirus pandemic

IR35 implementation in the private sector will be delayed for a year given the current Coronavirus pandemic, it was confirmed last night (17 March)

HR magazine spoke to professionals in the sector to gauge the reaction to the UK’s new financial plans

Due to the UK government’s upcoming revised tax rules, 19% of contractors have said they are looking for permanent roles

Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced that Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will begin on the first day of absence rather than the fourth

A tax on health insurance that caused employers to ‘push’ thousands of private patients back onto the NHS is reportedly costing taxpayers more than £1 billion a decade in additional resources

The government has confirmed changes to off-payroll working rules (IR35) will go ahead on 6 April 2020

Downing Street is recruiting an HR chief to oversee human resources policy for ministerial special advisers