Harpur Trust v Brazel shares furlough payment principles
As indicated in our last article on holiday pay accrual, the issue facing umbrella companies is to do with use of overarching contracts that continue employment in between assignments.
Author: Kate
Contract for Services and holiday pay
Since the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel which we reported on in our article here, umbrella companies have been concerned about holiday pay accruing during periods when their employee contractors are in between assignments. Where do the funds come from to meet the cost?
Right to work checks have changed from 30th September
It may seem confusing, trying to navigate the government website looking for updates on remote right to work checks. You would be correct in thinking that changes to ‘Right to work checks’ have been introduced, but what are they…
Government plan to reduce EU laws
The government has presented a new bill focused on scrapping all EU drive labour rules by December 2023. This is in The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill which was published last week. It will automatically repeal any retained EU law as of 31st December 2023 unless specific legislation is introduced to retain it. For the potential chopping block therefore are…
IR35 – be careful what you wish for
Press reports last weekend suggested that if Liz Truss becomes the next Prime Minister, she will order a review of the current ‘IR35’ rules. This may be welcomed by many in recruitment as a means of addressing many of the well documented legal and practical problems, but could a review lead to an additional burden being placed on recruiters and hirers?
Supreme Court Holiday Pay decision – what this means for agency workers?
In an important case regarding holiday pay, the Supreme Court has confirmed that workers employed for a full leave year are entitled to receive 5.6 weeks paid holiday, irrespective of the number of weeks that they actually work during the leave year and even if that means they are entitled to proportionately more holiday than full-time colleagues.
