agency workers

Northern Ireland: Decision to implement the Agency Workers Directive

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Implementation in Northern Ireland will be almost identical to the rest of the United Kingdom. EU member states are required to implement the Agency Workers Directive by 5 December 2011.  In Great Britain (GB), the measures required by the Directive have been made by means of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 and come into force [...]

More tribunal cases lost by HMRC, guidance on agency workers, no excuses for not filing online

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Most of this week’s news focuses on HMRC, with even more cases lost at tax tribunals over what makes a “reasonable excuse” and the introduction of new issues over the standard of proof required when penalties are imposed.  Curiously, all of the recent adverse rulings have been made by one particular Tribunal judge – is [...]

Guidance on the application of the Agency Workers Regulations

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Final guidance for Temp agencies and employers published in advance of October 2011 implementation. The European Agency Worker Directive requires that agency workers have the same basic working and employment conditions as they would have if they were employed by and doing the same job for the business for which they are working. The Directive [...]

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Payroll Update 2013