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On April 24, 2024, the European Parliament adopted the final text of two new directives, namely: the Platform Work Directive, aimed at improving working conditions and protection of personal data for those engaged in...more
In recent years, employment status has been an evolving topic globally as various jurisdictions grapple with how to properly categorise increasingly flexible forms of working. A regulatory change in the United States by the...more
In its Growth Plan 2022 published today, the Government confirmed that the 2017 and 2021 reforms to the off-payroll working rules, also known as IR35, are due to be repealed from 6 April 2023. The Growth Plan is intended to...more
Koalitionsvertrag 2021 – 2025 zwischen der Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands (SPD), BÜNDNIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN und den Freien Demokraten (FDP) - 1. BEFRISTUNGEN Beim öffentlichen Dienst soll die Möglichkeit der sog....more
Lockdowns have fueled a surge in food-delivery businesses, so the initial public offering (“IPO”) of Deliveroo plc (“Deliveroo”) — a UK equivalent to DoorDash Inc. — on the London Stock Exchange was highly anticipated. But on...more
Following a pandemic-related delay, significant changes to the IR35 regime come into force on 6 April 2021. From then, affected businesses which engage contractors who provide services through their own limited company...more
As part of its continued response to the COVID-19 crisis, the UK government has again revised the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS). The SEISS comprises four taxable grants, available for periods of three months...more
The UK Chancellor has today announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the furlough scheme) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will be extended against “a worsening economic backdrop”....more
Ahead of England’s return to national lockdown this Thursday, the UK Prime Minister has announced the extension of support packages for both employed workers and for the self-employed. As reported by us previously the...more
As the United Kingdom winds down the furlough scheme (under which the UK government funded 80% of furloughed employees’ salaries up to a capped amount), employers are looking at next steps, including cost-cutting measures...more
As part of its “Winter Economy Plan,” the UK government announced the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) Grant Extension on 24 September 2020 to support self-employed individuals (which includes members of...more
On 12 June 2020 HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) announced an extension to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). The extension will allow eligible claimants to apply to HMRC for a second liquidity grant to partially...more
Companies and their workforces are in unprecedented circumstances, with COVID-19 changing situations and advice on a frequent basis. In this alert, we have set out below the key issues faced by employers across the UK and...more
The UK government has announced more detail of the multi-billion support packages for workers. Self-Employed to be Helped Too - The self-employed, who were not covered in the previous announcements get similar aid to...more
Earlier this evening the UK Chancellor announced an economic intervention which is “unprecedented in the history of the British state” with measures to support the United Kingdom economy in the midst of COVID-19. Below are...more
Various changes to employment law are coming into force over the next few months which should prompt employers to consider reviewing and, where necessary, updating their employment documentation and/or processes. Five...more
The UK government has recently published draft legislation that, from April 2020, will require many private sector businesses engaging self-employed contractors through intermediary service companies to consider whether...more