Julia Kermode News Today

Originally, rolled-up holiday pay in the UK was deemed "unlawful" but last year the change was announced alongside a raft of other proposals as part of the Government’s plan for "smarter regulation" after leaving the European Union (EU)

The HMRC published guidance for recruitment firms engaging with umbrella companies.

The government has come under fire after publishing guidance on umbrella companies deemed inadequate by payroll experts.



Umbrella company compliance specialist, PayePass, has welcomed the news that the government will make ‘rolled-up holiday pay’ lawful for the UK’s 1.6m temporary workers – in turn, handing irregular-hour workers and part-year workers an earnings boost worth thousands. 

Irregular-hour workers in the UK will be entitled to receive holiday pay ‘rolled-up’ as part of their pay, in a move aimed at ensuring short-term staff receive their holiday pay.

British businesses could save up to £1 billion a year as the Government confirms plans to remove unnecessary and outdated bureaucracy following our exit from the EU.

The government will introduce rolled-up holiday pay for workers with irregular hours or part-year contracts.

The government lacks the drive to enforce its latest Labour Market Enforcement Strategy, employment status experts have said.

HMRC has been criticised for spending just 6.5% of its £6.8bn annual budget on preventing specific areas of tax evasion, avoidance and non-compliance in 2022/23. 

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