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A tightly wound 2017 Spring Budget: Chancellor creates tension for self-employed
Self-employed individuals and shareholders should brace themselves for the national insurance and tax increases announced today in Philip Hammond's first Budget.
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Whistleblowing protection for agency workers clarified
The whistleblowing legislation provides an extended definition of "worker" which was enacted to protect agency workers and workers in the health sector where the NHS's contractual arrangements mean such workers would not otherwise benefit from the protection given to whistleblowers.
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Agency workers on indefinite contracts left unprotected
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held in the case of Moran and Others v Ideal Cleaning Services Limited (1) and Celanese Acetate Limited (2) that the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 ("AWR") do
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1 October - don't forget...
As discussed on this blog, the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 will come into force on 1 October 2011. Read our articles for a practical overview of the Regulations and their impact on both agencies
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Agency Workers Regulations - only three days to go...
There has been much discussion about the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 over recent months. With only three days to go, we have been counting down to 1 October with a series of articles, examining
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Will the Agency Workers Regulations be toned down?
Reports today suggest that there may be yet further prevarication by the government in relation to the Agency Workers Regulations, due to come into force on 1 October. Apparently the Prime Minister's