You're probably not going to like this - we certainly don't

[northernladuk]

At least it gives us until next April to get well clear of the PS. They will then be blacklisted as far as my future work seeking goes.
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Not really. You want to be out of PS before Jan as there will be droves leaving between Jan and April when they finally realise. You want to be out before Oct, Dec to avoid the quite period so you should be looking to make a decision around Sept so not long at all.

[LondonManc]

Not really. You want to be out of PS before Jan as there will be droves leaving between Jan and April when they finally realise. You want to be out before Oct, Dec to avoid the quite period so you should be looking to make a decision around Sept so not long at all.

You are kidding right? 80% of contractors won't be aware of it until their accountant mentions it to them at the end of April.

[Hobosapien]

Not really. You want to be out of PS before Jan as there will be droves leaving between Jan and April when they finally realise. You want to be out before Oct, Dec to avoid the quite period so you should be looking to make a decision around Sept so not long at all.

Perfect! That fits my current situation down to a cup of tea. Lovely.

[Hobosapien]

You are kidding right? 80% of contractors won't be aware of it until their accountant mentions it to them at the end of April.

I wouldn't even be confident of the accountants being that aware.

So first time some contractors will find out may be when they submit their first invoice to the agency and wonder what the hell is going on with the payment amount.

I'm sure the level of competence in the agency world will mean all affected PS contracts will be clearly marked as such in the job spec and contract terms. So that should catch those that aren't previously clued up.

[northernladuk]

You are kidding right? 80% of contractors won't be aware of it until their accountant mentions it to them at the end of April.

Well I've added it to my risk log and escalated it as our project has slipped past April. Hopefully that will get it some visibility.

That said, bearing in mind I am having to educate my agency and pass the relevant links for them to ponder I am absolutely sure there will be a lot of very surprised people come April.

[eek]

You appeal to the cynic in me too

However, I think we meant robustly fight as in what we did on S660, changes to T&S allowance for LtdCos, Security Clearance, MAC rules tightened, AWD exclusion for LtdCos, AWR, SmallBiz Commissioner, HMRC corrupted BETs withdrawn, one/two month proposal scotched. We do our best and, as a not-for-profit, it's our core activity. The other member benefits, e.g. savings for our members of >£500k this quarter alone, are just icing on their cake.

A battle comprehensively won by the Unions - as they got exactly what they asked for....

[LondonManc]

I wouldn't even be confident of the accountants being that aware.

So first time some contractors will find out may be when they submit their first invoice to the agency and wonder what the hell is going on with the payment amount.

I'm sure the level of competence in the agency world will mean all affected PS contracts will be clearly marked as such in the job spec and contract terms. So that should catch those that aren't previously clued up.

The big problem I have is the double whammy of permie-like and T&S. If Hector is treating these gigs like permie roles, then I'm a permie of MyCo Ltd and should be allowed to claim travel expenses to ClientCo site.

[DotasScandal]

However, I think we meant robustly fight as in what we did on S660, changes to T&S allowance for LtdCos, Security Clearance, MAC rules tightened, AWD exclusion for LtdCos, AWR, SmallBiz Commissioner, HMRC corrupted BETs withdrawn, one/two month proposal scotched.

Guess all this robust fighting left no time at all for the retrotax shenanigans a great many of your members are persecuted with.

[missinggreenfields]

Guess all this robust fighting left no time at all for the retrotax shenanigans a great many of your members are persecuted with.

From what I've read here, there aren't a "great many" IPSE members affected by this.

How many IPSE members are affected?

[eek]

From what I've read here, there aren't a "great many" IPSE members affected by this.

How many IPSE members are affected?

None that were members at the time they used a scheme so IPSE don't deem it important.... If you want me to dig up the appropriate link on the IPSE forum I'll have a look