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Employment status reform

Jonathan Reynolds announces employment status consultation

Jonathan Reynolds has announced a consultation on employment status and protections for the self-employed. Rebecca Seeley Harris examines the reported proposals, their relevance to her PAYE Paid and Rebuttable Presumption papers, and the Forum’s offer of support to ministers during the consultation process.

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Joint industry letter

Industry group asks Minister to rethink agency worker proposals

As Chair of the Employment Status Forum, Rebecca Seeley Harris contributed to a joint Industry Working Group letter to Kate Dearden MP, Minister for the Future of Work. The signatories asked the Government to reconsider how the Guaranteed Hours proposals would apply to temporary agency workers.

Joint representation: Signed by the Employment Status Forum alongside leading recruitment and labour supply organisations.

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Consultation response

Guaranteed Hours for agency workers

Rebecca Seeley Harris submitted a professional response to the Government consultation on Guaranteed Hours for agency workers. The response examines the employment status and labour supply chain issues raised by the proposals.

Authorship: Submitted by Rebecca Seeley Harris in her individual professional capacity.

Read the consultation response