Surviving & Thriving in Times of Change
Julia Kermode, Chief Executive Freelancer & Contractor Services Association
Non-standard employment practices
DBEIS Inquiry into the Future World of Work
• Trust
Trust Ladder
Trust Ladder
Competence
Trust Ladder
Competence
Process
Trust Ladder
Competence
Process
Empathy
Trust
RecruiterClient
Empathy
Process
Competence
IR35 Changes• From April 2017• Public sector hirers will be responsible for:
• IR35 status• Payrolling contractors
• Responsibility delegated to agencies
IR35
Pensions autoenrolment
IR35
Pensions autoenrolment
Apprenticeship levy
IR35
Research & Analysis
• Apprenticeship levy
– 38% no plans how to fund
– 16% business viability at risk
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• T&S tax relief
– Only 5% now eligible(some sectors 10%)
– Compared to 100% before legislation
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• Hirer intentions IR35 changes
– 37% want intermediary for agency sourced candidates
– 23% want intermediary for directly sourced candidates
– 15% considering employing them
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Thank You• @JuliaKermode• @FCSA_org• [email protected]