Has there ever been a more timely gathering than the latest BFI Recruitment for UK Employers Summit 2021? With the suffocating squeeze on staffing and skills all over the news bulletins and at the top of the risk register for most employers, this was a great time of convene leading experts and gather round to share views on potential solutions to workforce woes. Read more…
Following on from last year’s sell-out online summit, this year’s programme will take a forensic look at the existing barriers to workplace equality and hear directly what employers can and need to be doing to embed inclusion in their brand, promise and execution. Read more…
The Employment Appeal Tribunal’s decision in the case of Allay v Gehlen had a significant impact earlier this year on Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) training and employers’ duties to provide that training. When Mr Gehlen first raised the claim, Allay (UK) Ltd thought that its defence a claim of racial harassment was sufficient. Read more…
The roll-out of the Off-Payroll legislation into the private sector in April 2021 now means that the responsibility for assessing the IR35 status of a contractors moves from the contractor to the end hirer. It is therefore critical to make an accurate assessment as part of the compliance process from the outset as any errors will likely lead to liabilities. Knowing who you are working with and knowing that your supply chain is operating compliantly is not to be ignored. Read more…
Crawford Temple is CEO of Professional Passport, the UK’s largest independent assessor of payment intermediary compliance and author of a new report entitled The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Addressing the issues of non-compliance in the umbrella and payment intermediary sector. In which he outlines a number of actions that the Government should take to help build a more open, compliant and orderly marketplace without the need for more legislation and regulation. Read more…
