OTS Small Company Taxation Review

[saptastic]

Watching Parliament TV

I didnt realise anyone watched this. Fair play.

[SueEllen]

I didnt realise anyone watched this. Fair play.

It's great if you have difficultly sleeping.

[mudskipper]

Watching Parliament TV and caught this Ten minute rule motion from 2 March. Illustrates the continued pressure from the opposite end of the spectrum (i.e. low-paid workers being stiffed by their "employers"). Not a great cocktail.

Interesting (worth watching), and it is a real problem both for the workers affected, and for the rest of us when any "solution" catches people it was never meant to target. He makes their case well. One of the things the new CRSE will be looking at is the characteristics of a vulnerable (self employed) worker, to assist with that distinction.

[jamesbrown]

Interesting (worth watching), and it is a real problem both for the workers affected, and for the rest of us when any "solution" catches people it was never meant to target. He makes their case well. One of the things the new CRSE will be looking at is the characteristics of a vulnerable (self employed) worker, to assist with that distinction.

Yep, it's easy to forget that from our privileged position. Relatively speaking, you'd think this problem would be easy to tackle, although I haven't thought about it carefully. For example, it should be possible to restrict self-employment (impose employment) when the contracted rate falls below a certain threshold and that income originates (largely) from a single employer. Another option would be to focus on certain industries/jobs where this is common. This is less about restricting legitimate freedoms and more about addressing unscrupulous employers. It should be possible to design something that minimizes the former (without getting into the more complex arguments of what distinguishes employment from self-employment).

[jamesbrown]

I didnt realise anyone watched this. Fair play.

More often than I'd care to admit...