HMRC reveals absurd excuses for not paying National Minimum Wage

While the vast majority of employers pay their employees at least the National Minimum Wage, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today released some of the most absurd excuses used for not paying the legal minimum. Last year (2020 to 2021) HMRC helped more than 155,000 workers across the UK recover more than £16 million […]

IR35: HMRC Warns Against “Magic Bullet” Statements of Work

In their Employer Bulletin published last week, HMRC included guidance on contracted out services and statements of work.  In essence, there has been a marked increase in the number of “IR35 Solutions” purporting to be the answer in relation to off-payroll legislation purely by engaging workers via a contracted out service and/or statement of work.  HMRC […]