by Ashley | Oct 24, 2022 | Employment Status
Claiming to be self-employed doesn’t make you self-employed in the eyes of the law. HMRC and the courts can reclassify your subcontractors as employees if there is enough evidence that the relationship is one of employer-employee. Having a contractual agreement...
by Ashley | Sep 27, 2022 | Employment Status
If you’ve ever looked into getting a subcontractor contract drawn up, you’ve probably come across the “right to substitution” clause. It’s something we’ve mentioned ourselves in previous blog posts. But what does it mean, how important is it, and are you obliged to...
by Ashley | Aug 22, 2022 | Construction Industry, Employment Status, Subcontractors
Ever thought it was strange that payroll and umbrella companies say you can’t pay subbies long-term, but then they do exactly that? Odd, isn’t it? What if we told you you don’t need a payroll or umbrella company to work with subbies long-term? You can pay them without...
by Ashley | Aug 22, 2022 | Employment Status, Uncategorized
In 2008, Castle Construction was taken to tribunal by HMRC over the employment status of their subcontractors.HMRC believed 314 of their subcontractors should be reclassified as employees. Some of the arguments put forward by HMRC included: Subcontractors were paid at...
by Ashley | Jul 5, 2022 | Construction Industry, Employment Status
Have you ever been told that IR35 means you can’t use subbies long-term? It’s bullshit, of course. Just another scare tactic to convince construction firms they have to use a payroll company. IR35 has nothing to do with how long you work with subbies. It’s about the...
by Ashley | Apr 11, 2022 | Employment Status, Payroll
If you follow us on social media or have read some of our previous blog posts, you might think we have it in for payroll companies. We don’t. Payroll companies provide a valuable service for a lot of construction businesses. And there are some bloody good ones out...