Reply to: BBC Off Payroll select committee

[centurian]

Even stranger - they are building a new 'on air talent modus operandi' to allow 'genuine freelancers to be employed as self-employed so there will be no need for a PSC' (1h 30m 10s) Ideas? Anyone?

Well that's a good point. If the BBC (or any ClientCo for that matter) is so absolutely sure that they are not engaging disguised employee's, then why not engage them as sole traders. Seems to suggest that is exactly what they will do.

[TykeMerc]

How can a committee set up to call people to account do so without any understanding of the facts?

They're politicians, if it doesn't directly concern their self interest they won't take the time to get informed, they're only there for the brownie points of sitting on a committee that gets their mugs on the TV.

Useless corrupt tossers the lot of them.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Not sure I chucked my bottle of wine at the TV at this point hitting Steve Barclay

Nice shot

[tarbera]

Not sure

Even stranger - they are building a new 'on air talent modus operandi' to allow 'genuine freelancers to be employed as self-employed so there will be no need for a PSC' (1h 30m 10s) Ideas? Anyone?

Not sure I chucked my bottle of wine at the TV at this point hitting Steve Barclay

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Even stranger - they are building a new 'on air talent modus operandi' to allow 'genuine freelancers to be employed as self-employed so there will be no need for a PSC' (1h 30m 10s) Ideas? Anyone?

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Apparently they are also putting in Employment Tests, agreed with HMR&C, from Jan '13

[BA to the Stars]

I had an evening in the company of my MP, at a social event in the Village. I harrangued her until she agreed to bu**er off to the Australian jungle for a few weeks.

FTFY

[Doggy Styles]

Is Mark Frisk on this committee?

[doodab]

Arse clowns, arse clowns, what ya gonna do?
What ya gonna do if we vote for you?

[Old Hack]

Write to your MP, demand to speak to them about it at their next surgery (oh I hate that word).

I had an evening in the company of my MP, at a social event in the Village. I harrangued her until she agreed to speak to the treasury. I am now in touch with people at the treasury about the effects of IR35 enforcement, on off payroll Public Sector staff. One thing I have noted, is that they do actually listen to you, if you have a cohesive complaint, backed up with information, especially if you cna pout a hard cold fact to them. I received an email this morning, outlining the fact they are looking at it. The trouble is, no MP is going to be interested in IR35 until you ask them to stand up and find out about it.

[DaveB]

Still listening to this bunch - they have just stated that the BBC could be at risk of fines from HMR&C for not checking the IR35 compliance of their contract workers (1m 22s) - first I've heard - what about you lot???

Is there a contact you can write to to complain about the quality of the committee?

How about contacting the BBC? Point out that the committee set up to review them doesn't know what it's talking about?

The phrase "Woefully Uninformed" would seem appropiate.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Still listening to this bunch - they have just stated that the BBC could be at risk of fines from HMR&C for not checking the IR35 compliance of their contract workers (1m 22s) - first I've heard - what about you lot???

[tarbera]

Even more scary

That is painful - how can the Government have so little understanding of a subject that affects well over a million people in the UK

Even more scary - These are the most informed MP's they could find to join the committee, think what the other know !!!

[SupremeSpod]

Cynicism or experience SS?

A healthy mix of the two

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

It all depends what sort of conclusion you want the committee to arrive upon.

Cynicism or experience SS?