What are zero-hour contracts?
After the introduction of the Agency Workers Regulations in 2010, many companies started to use more zero-hours contract workers than Agency temps. Here we look at what they are, but…
The Conduct of Employment Agencies Regulations 2003
(updated July 2023) Forgive the long title, but these Regulations are important for Limited Company Contractors (or Personal Service Companies) and agency temps. These regulations were introduced in April 2004…
What employment status do I have? Your contract may not provide the answer!
Recently, Freelance Advisor reported on the very important Supreme Court 2011 legal judgement on Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher and Others and how this may affect freelancers and contractors who have…
How to make your contracts IR35-proof
This is a difficult and potentially time-consuming process. Long-term freelancers will certainly wish to 'IR35-proof' their contracts in order to avoid the reduction in earnings. Contracts will need to be…