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ARTICLE · 03 FEBRUARY 2020

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As we begin 2020, the uncertainties facing businesses in the UK in the legal sense are, for most of us, unprecedented. Despite this, employment law is an area where there are some ...

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As we begin 2020, the uncertainties facing businesses in the UK in the legal sense are, for most of us, unprecedented. Despite this, employment law is an area where there are some certainties and anchor points throughout the year on which we can rely as inevitable and fixed. Forewarned is forearmed as they say, so let us take a look at some of what we can confidently prepare for this year in terms of employment and discrimination law. 

Changes in IR35 rules in the private sector 

The importance of assessing the reality of working arrangements, not just the label given to them, comes into sharp focus early this year. 

Many of our regular readers will be aware of the changes coming into force on 6 April 2020 in the UK in respect of paying contractors who provide services through a personal service company (PSC). These changes will affect medium and large companies in the private sector and bring them into line with public sector employers. The PSC route has been

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