Last year the Government proposed amendments to the Finance Bill, including extending the IR35 tax rules to ‘office holders’, a move which could have a major impact within the recruitment industry. As the legal partner to the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC), Lawspeed researched the basis for this proposed change. It quickly became apparent that […]
A leaked memo from the head of HR at internet giant Yahoo! has drawn gasps of surprise and a deluge of criticism from entrepreneurs and business leaders from all over the globe. The cause of all the fuss and furore? Yahoo! is banning all staff from remote or teleworking from June this year. The memo […]
Adrian Marlowe, chairman of ARC, delivered a fascinating presentation at the Recruitment Agency Expo in London earlier this week. Challenges in 2013 – a brave new world? examined how 2013 could be the year that pitches big business against the ‘little guy’ and how government proposals for self-regulation of the industry could herald a defining […]
On Monday 4 March, representatives from the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) will meet for the first of their stakeholder meetings with senior government policy advisors at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in London. Adrian Marlowe, Ben Grover, ARC members and members of the ARC committee will meet with Caroline Daly, Senior […]
ARC chairman, Adrian Marlowe, will be at the Recruitment Agency Expo at Olympia, London on Tuesday 26 February and is looking forward to meeting business owners from across the recruitment industry to discuss the big issues of the moment. Adrian will be at the ARC stand – number 150 – from 11am next Tuesday and […]
Questions were asked in the House of Lords recently in order to clarify whether the Swedish derogation model can be operated by recruitment businesses based in the Channel Islands. Lord Laird raised the matter, making particular reference to companies based offshore who employ teachers working in the United Kingdom on Swedish Derogation contracts.* However before […]
More than 150 Barnet Council workers are set to receive compensation, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, after a decision by an Employment Tribunal on Tuesday (5 February). Just weeks after a much reported tribunal case on the introduction of a Swedish Derogation contract (Bray & Others v Monarch Personnel Refuelling (UK) Limited) this second […]
Lawspeed, the recruitment and employment law specialists will be offering free one-to-one legal clinics to visitors at the Recruitment Agency Expo 2013. The Expo, taking place at Olympia, London on 26 and 27 February offers recruitment professionals a great opportunity to gather information and grow their knowledge of the latest developments in their industry. The […]
London Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday 22 January 2013 Around 20 delegates braved snowfalls and icy conditions to attend an important seminar about the IR35 tax law and its implications for contractors. Adrian Marlowe, MD, and Ben Grover, Senior Legal Consultant with recruitment law experts Lawspeed, outlined the history, significance and impact of this tricky piece […]
Flexible Working for all – blessing or curse? Employers may see a considerable increase in requests for flexible working when changes to the law take place in 2014. Currently the right to request flexible working exists in law only for parents or carers. However, in 2010 the Coalition Government promised to extend the right for […]
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