HMRC 'delays' blamed for last-minute public sector IR35 compliance panic - agree?

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Do you really think it is fair to expect a person in HR to be an employment law expert?

Er, yep.

At least I expect that the HR dept either employs someone who is or contracts it out, and if they don't then they're the ones failing.

FWIW in my last contract, a 20-person business, one of the first things I did was find a local expert who'd help us (after a few paid-for pieces of work I engaged him on a retainer).