Saturday, May 17, 2008

Agency workers bill would bypass vulnerable staff and rish jobs instead - CBI

Vulnerable workers would not benefit from complex new rules before Parliament on temporary agency work, but 250,000 jobs would be put at risk and the UK would lose a vital competitive edge, the CBI warned today.

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Saturday, May 17, 2008

False promises may put umbrella companies at risk

Providers of Umbrella companies that imply they can secure higher than normal expense dispensations, or who pay little credence to existing tax rules are not only misleading contractors, but may provoke the Treasury into introducing yet more restrictive legislation.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Agency workers equal rights Bill passes second reading in Parliament

Agency workers are well on their way to getting the same rights as their permanent colleagues as the Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Rights) Bill successfully went through its second reading today (22February 2008).

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

HMRC Dispensation

Employers bulletin - Issue 28

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Recruiters to save £ thousands on Travel & Subsistence

Specialist recruitment software solutions company Zeel Solutions have just launched a revolutionary new solution that will allow employers to make considerable cost savings in line with the HM Revenue & Customs ‘Travel & Subsistence’ scheme

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