Dominic provides insight on what IR35’s implementation will mean for the UK tech sector and how companies HR teams should prepare for the rollout next month.
Dominic Harvey, Director at CWJobs comments:
"Yesterday, The Chancellor confirmed that private sector firms will soon have to judge whether their contractors fall under IR35 or not. As of four weeks’ time this new regulation echoes the announcement directed at public sector companies in August 2017. With the tech industry largely reliant on contractors, IR35’s extension to private sector companies means that those not aware of this new law will be caught out; something that may further extend the current skills gap.
“It is vital both businesses and trade institutions across the industry help educate one another around the IR35 ruling and do all they can to understand the legislation. This is particularly the case as many contractors likely to be impacted by IR35 frequently opt to work remotely. Additionally, businesses need to work closely with their contractors to ensure operations continue as normal from April onwards. As we saw with the introduction of GDPR, whilst tech firms are given notice over these rulings they must now ensure they are up to speed to guarantee a smooth transition through the Treasury’s ‘light touch approach.’”
