Employment Rights Bill

[SueEllen]

Interesting...

https://assets.publishing.service.go...l-overview.pdf


"Bring umbrella companies (payment intermediaries) within scope of the Employment Agencies Act 1973, allowing for their regulation and state enforcement."

[willendure]

What difference will it make?

[Chris Bryce]

What difference will it make?

Potentially, huge. If they (Department of Business and Trade) get it right, this will be very good for everyone in the supply chain except the payroll pirates.

[ladymuck]

Potentially, huge. If they (Department of Business and Trade) get it right, this will be very good for everyone in the supply chain except the payroll pirates.

So, with that in mind. What's the worst that could happen?

[Chris Bryce]

So, with that in mind. What's the worst that could happen?

Well, now you ask...

[willendure]

Potentially, huge. If they (Department of Business and Trade) get it right, this will be very good for everyone in the supply chain except the payroll pirates.

Potentially huge how? What are the actual implications for contractors?

[Protagoras]

What are the actual implications for contractors?

I suggest that there would be zero implications for actual contractors.

There may be an impact on some people who are actually employees, but who are described as contractors.