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November’s Churchill Knight MSC hearing has been vacated, an ironic prelude to Wednesday October 28th’s Budget from chancellor John Healey — the very financial secretary…
Guide IR35
Under HMRC scrutiny, the FCDO has put almost 90% of its contractors inside IR35, compared with a near even inside-outside split a year ago. Off-payroll working expert…
Guide Limited companies
Whether IR35 played a part or not, former contractors who've wound up their personal service companies are on the receiving end of form PA302 — often due to savings,…
Guide Contracts & agencies
A music mogul's dinner-table deal and a contractor's quick email exchange have more in common than you'd think — both can be binding. Evane Alexandre, technology lawyer…
Guide Limited companies
‘Going direct’ by paying company profit into a pension can leave a limited company £2,430 better off because it comes ‘off the top.’ Dolan Accountancy's Lauren Sears…
Guide Limited companies
A Speedo. Lingerie. A camel ride?! Somewhere in an accountant's filing system is proof that contractors will try to expense almost anything, and the stories are funnier…
Guide Umbrella companies
How the UK contractor sector is set to be shaken up by RTW expanding to alternative work arrangements, including checks every time you jump umbrella, agency checks not…
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Man in Attendance Required Support scaffold operations on a long-term project in Anstruther, focusing on scaffold inspection and safe use on site. You oversee scaffold standards day to day and act as a key point of…
Cosham, Portsmouth
As a Fulfilment Consultant, you’ll guide our Client through an overview of their current set up including e-commerce, order processing, warehouse design, supply chain logistics from order received through to final…
Rayleigh, Essex
Trax are looking for an Project Engineer with extensive London Underground experience. The scope at each station is the building services that supports London Underground new communications equipment rooms: * Cooling:…
Spencer Rose are looking for an experienced Senior Automation Test Engineer/Test Lead who can take end-to-end ownership of testing and help shape the overall quality and automation strategy for our Banking client…
