Plumber wins employment rights

**SueEllen** · 10 February 2017, 10:53

Originally posted by seeourbee View Post

A story we need to watch. And so it begins ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38931211

Interesting that they took away the branded van he had hired.

**barrydidit** · 10 February 2017, 11:00

Might be better off in a separate thread.

I was listening to the head of Pimlico on R4 this morning. He was absolutely certain that the guy supplying his own tools was an indication of self employment - because HMRC had told him so. The plumbers lawyer had won on right of substitution not being present. As I understood the reporting of course.

There are more similar cases pending, I understand.

**seeourbee** · 10 February 2017, 11:05

Happy to switch this to a new thread, but I don't know how to.

I think this is hugely significant for those who get deemed inside ir35. Basically means you get your day rate for (say) 25 days a year. That's a huge bonus right there and would ease the pain of being "caught".

**SueEllen** · 10 February 2017, 11:07

Originally posted by seeourbee View Post

Happy to switch this to a new thread, but I don't know how to.

I think this is hugely significant for those who get deemed inside ir35. Basically means you get your day rate for (say) 25 days a year. That's a huge bonus right there and would ease the pain of being "caught".

Contact admin and ask them to separate the last few posts off.

**SueEllen** · 10 February 2017, 11:09

In regards to significance it really depends on your actual contract and how it works in practice.

That's why they stated with the female cyclist who was deemed an employee each case is dependent on its own merits.

**cojak** · 10 February 2017, 11:16

Plumber wins employment rights

Plumber wins workers' rights battle against Pimlico Plumbers - BBC News

He was a contractor on £80K (he could have been on £40K as an employee).

HMRC will take a very close interest in his case....

**Rabotnik** · 10 February 2017, 11:33

Was just going to post about this. Surely he's just shot himself in the foot by insisting he's INSIDE IR35 and will now pay taxes for the past 6 years?

**Mordac** · 10 February 2017, 11:34

Plumber wins workers' rights battle against Pimlico Plumbers

Plumber wins workers' rights battle against Pimlico Plumbers - BBC News

First he loses his Brexit case, now this.

Hasn't he heard, contractors are now banned.

**vetran** · 10 February 2017, 11:39

oh dear a tiger among the pigeons.

Looks like the banning of contractors in government jobs was a good move for the government then.

Plumber wins employment rights