by bespokehr | Mar 25, 2021 | Articles, Employment law
From 6th April 2020, businesses employing freelance contractors now have to determine whether they are freelance or could be classed as full-time employees. This is driven by HMRC and is an anti-tax avoidance provision aiming to stop tax and NI avoidance by...
by bespokehr | Mar 25, 2021 | Articles, Employment law
We have rounded up some of the key HR / business deadlines and dates you need to be aware of in 2021. 1 January: New immigration system for hiring staff outside of the UK From 1 January 2021 a new points-based immigration system was introduced following the Brexit...
by bespokehr | Nov 25, 2020 | Articles, Employment law, Recruitment
From 1 January 2021 if you want to hire someone to work from you in the UK who is from outside the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland, then you may need a UK visa sponsor licence. This is because the UK is introducing a new points-based...
by bespokehr | Mar 11, 2020 | Articles, Employment law
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled various economic stimulus packages aimed to help employers’ weather the uncertainty that Coronavirus outbreak may bring to the UK. The government have yet to provide detail on when this will be implemented but in summary:...
by bespokehr | Feb 26, 2020 | Articles, Employment law
Following an independent review of working practices (The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices) in July 2017, the Good Work Plan is essentially a set of recommendations from the UK government designed to establish working guidelines or ‘the vision for the future...
by bespokehr | Jan 29, 2020 | Articles, Employment law
Did you know that the May bank holiday this year is moving from 4th May to the 8th May to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day? This is only the second time that this bank holiday has been moved (the first being in 1995 to mark the VE Day 50th anniversary). Here are...
