Thanks to a legislative fix to the UK’s off-payroll working rules (IR35), HR can take a less risk-averse approach, and return to using freelancers.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gave his Autumn Statement yesterday (22 November), prioritising reducing national insurance, boosting apprenticeships and getting people back to work.

HMRC updated its Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool for IR35 guidance on 2 October.

Gary Lineker has won his appeal against HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) which claimed the pundit owed £4.9 million in tax.

Takeaway delivery company Just Eat has announced it will be reorganising jobs in the UK, cutting back the employment rights of its couriers.

On 15 March chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget announcement is expected to unveil a range of measures to tackle some of HR's biggest problems such as worker shortages and the cost of living...

The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in a new era for how many of us work. Full or partial remote working is now the norm for many and given late last year the government announced plans to allow millions of...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) opened a three-year investigation into a contractor’s employment status despite its own tool showing their status was outside IR35.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) reports on the impact of IR35 off-payroll reform have found that most organisations found it easy to comply.

Stamp duty has been broadly disincentivising labour mobility in the UK since the early 19th century when it was first introduced on the sale of property.

Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss this week pledged to review IR35 regulations if she becomes prime minister, but critics have said it needs complete reform.

HMRC suspects large businesses have underpaid their Employers’ National Insurance contributions to the tune of £1.4 billion, according to law firm Pinsent Masons.