Tax

Prior to the government’s Halloween announcement that the furlough scheme would be extended, employers were preparing for its replacement, the...

The speed at which the furlough scheme and other economic support packages were drawn up has left them open to...

As England’s three-tier restrictions come into force and the government faces increasing pressure to ‘circuit break’ the rising number of...

Lawyers are pursuing group legal action against umbrella companies that have unlawfully deducted national insurance and other contributions from contractors’...

More than half of the public (54%) would support the introduction of a ‘maximum wage’ in order to tackle excessive...

There should be no further delay in addressing the long-standing ‘unfairness’ of contractors paying less tax than employees in situations...

Controversial plans to get workers to pay income tax on coronavirus testing kits purchased by their employer have been scrapped...

The changes to off-payroll working rules in the private sector, known as IR35, will go ahead in April 2021 after...

Employers that think they have abused the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will have a 30-day window in which to admit their mistakes.

Drawing narrow comparisons between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ types of work does nothing to help precarious workers, according to a panel...

The High Court today hears a case brought by drivers and the IWGB over Treasury's failure to protect precarious workers during the Covid-19 crisis.

Rishi Sunak should cut employers’ national insurance contributions for all staff if he announces an emergency Budget next month.

A proposed delay to the extension of IR35 rules to the private sector has failed to gain support in parliament....

Almost 800 people have reported their employers to HM Revenue and Customs alleging they are fraudulently claiming money from the...

A two-year public sector pay freeze, an increase in income tax and end to the triple lock on state pensions...