Ok Ok, so I can't seem to let this one go...!
But. Every single agency website that discusses the EAA Regs, states that opting in will affect IR35 status - they are not admitting to the threat of amending the contract if you opt in, but merely state that the very act of opting in is enough to bring you inside.
Of course I always assumed this is scare tactics designed to scare less informed contractors into opting out.
Is there any truth in it though? I have seen this sort of thing written on umbrella websites, too:
The regulations are designed to protect the worker from (unscrupulous) agencies and are written from that stance. If you are a business, then to seek protection given to workers does undermine your argument with the Revenue over IR35 status.
But. Every single agency website that discusses the EAA Regs, states that opting in will affect IR35 status - they are not admitting to the threat of amending the contract if you opt in, but merely state that the very act of opting in is enough to bring you inside.
Of course I always assumed this is scare tactics designed to scare less informed contractors into opting out.
Is there any truth in it though? I have seen this sort of thing written on umbrella websites, too:
The regulations are designed to protect the worker from (unscrupulous) agencies and are written from that stance. If you are a business, then to seek protection given to workers does undermine your argument with the Revenue over IR35 status.
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