IR35 (Off-Payroll Working) 2025 - A Crucial Update
Central London, Venue TBC
A comprehensive guide to off-payroll working rules (IR35) for employers in 2025
Date: Thursday, 20th March '25
Time: 09:00 - 16:30
Location: Central London (Venue TBC)
Cost per attendee: £450 + VAT per attendee
Keeping you abreast of changes to IR35 Tax Offset Rules
With over a decade's worth of IR35 training under our belts nobody is better poised to update UK employers on the latest changes impacting those employing contract and temporary workers. With the proposed extensions to employment rights across the gig economy and the self-employed workforce.
74% of employers we surveyed said understanding IR35 made recruiting off-payroll staff too complex - BFI research
An intensive information-packed full day, in-person conference led by an unparalleled speaker panel addressing upcoming and potential changes, updates and timelines. Ensure you remain abreast of all the latest developments and get solid, practical advice from our experts.
Find out:
- Latest changes to laws around unfair dismissal, redundancy pay and SSP
- How self-employed workers rights will change and how to prepare
- How to avoid fines or potential liabilities
- Where the key risks are and how to avoid them
- The latest case studies and understand the resolution process
- What are the implications for international workers and how to remain compliant in challenging jurisdictions
Who should attend this IR35 in-person conference?
Delegates with some experience of IR35 policy, compliance and practice who need an intensive update. Those who have attended our previous IR35 events and are looking for a refresher. Talent acquisition professionals and experienced HR and payroll practitioners looking to update policy and practice.
DELEGATE FEEDBACK
“Excellent speakers.”
“Comprehensive and useful information presented throughout the day.”
100% of the feedback received for past IR35 events has been rated 'Excellent' or 'Good'.
Which functions will benefit from attending
- HR, RECRUITMENT AND RESOURCING, TEMPORARY & AGENCY RESOURCING, LEGAL, TRAINING, COMPLIANCE AND AUDIT, ADMINISTRATION, STRATEGY, POLICY, OPERATIONS, LINE MANAGERS AND ALL DIRECTORS AND STAFF WITH RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THIS AREA
Schedule
Registration and coffee
Chair's Welcome and Opening Remarks
Elizabeth Smith
Director of Research , Business Forums International Ltd. (BFI)
Elizabeth is director of research and a founding co-director at Business Forums International. She is responsible for all programme content and writing, and researches current areas of interest for senior HR professionals in large organisations. BFI is the UK’s leading HR risk specialist conference and training provider, delivering key and timely information to over 3,000 delegates a year both through public and in-house training courses. Before founding BFI in 1996, Elizabeth specialised in researching corporate financial programmes in Asia and the Middle East, based in Dubai. She also worked in advertising and publishing in the Middle East and London. Elizabeth was educated in the West Indies, Saudi Arabia and Belgium before reading Modern Languages at Durham University. She is currently developing an online training course for line managers to raise awareness of menopause symptoms and ways that employers can work to make their workplaces more inclusive.
Legal Update: Decoding the New Government Plans
- Determining responsibility within your organisation
- Off-payroll: navigating the minefield
- Supply chain essentials
- Limiting HMRC fine risks
Case Study: Lessons from the Public Sector
Tax Update: Rulings and Implications for 2025
- Recent NIC changes
- Mandatory payrolling of benefits from 6 April 2026 – should employers consider early adoption
Coffee break and networking
Auditing your Contractors: Recent Lessons Learned
- Best practice on determinations
- Dealing with long contractor engagements
- Where should the responsibility lie?
- Using subcontractors abroad
- Differences between SOW and Resource Augmentation
Private Sector Case Study: Preparing for an Audit
Lunch and networking
Outsourcing: Crucial Questions and Considerations
Umbrella Companies: Timelines and Checklists
- Current and future updates: timeline and checklist
- Shaping placements inside and out: key steps
- Umbrella companies update: are you compliant?
- Blanket decisions – public and private sector considerations
- Know your contracts: key questions
- Understanding SDS
- The roles and risks of umbrella companies