Tag: Recruitment company legal advice
The IR35 off-payroll rules – what now?
On 17th March 2020, just 2 days before the Finance Bill 2020 was published and only 20 days before the IR35 Off-Payroll Rules were to be implemented in the private sector, they were deferred until 6th April 2021. Huge sighs of relief were heard throughout the recruitment industry, and there opened-up another opportunity for the... Read more »
How enforceable are restrictive covenants?
Restrictive covenants form part of an employment contract and aim to restrict an employee from certain activities once they leave their employment. These restrictions are put in place when employees hold company confidential information and/or have close relationships with clients, candidates, and other employees. Restrictive covenants provide an aspect of protection of the company’s legitimate... Read more »
Recruiters…”Supervision, Direction, or Control”…everything you needed to know but were afraid to ask!
As we all know, Supervision, Direction or Control (“SDC”) is one of the fundamental factors which determines the employment status of a contractor. Is the contractor supervised, directed, or controlled, in how they carry out their work for the client? Under the Intermediaries Legislation (aka IR35) the SDC test has already been in use to... Read more »