21st Feb 2018

Good Work Plan

This month, the Government has published their ‘Good Work’ plan, in response to the recommendations.

The government have agreed with the following recommendations:

  • There should be more effort to align the employment status framework with the tax status framework, so there are less differences between the two;
  • There should be a clearer outline of the Employment Status tests;
  • Individuals and employers should have online access to check employment status;
  • Individuals who are not employees but who are eligible for workers rights should be called ‘Dependant Contractors’.

The government has disagreed with the following recommendations:

  • Implementing a ‘worker by default’ model for companies above a certain size. The government say that ‘clarifying status and rights along with actions to make redress easier and faster should help address the concerns underlying this recommendation.’;

Revisiting the disparity in National Insurance Contributions between the employed an self-employed.