So, considering all of the above who thinks that there is any benefit to taking on or retaining permanent staff?
Certainly the opinions being voiced by my clients is that if they did not alreay have the staff then they would not hire them now when short term contracts are far more appealing.
No Pension, no training, no sickpay, no maternity leave...
Just a general feel for the market but I think that now would definitely be the right time to start opening temping agencies as demand for non permie workers in the light of changes seems to be gathering momentum.
What are others thoughts?
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The phrase 'better than a poke in the eye with a burned stick' springs to mind. Right direction for employment taxes but can't see total government take going down very much with the country servicing so much debt. I'd better go temping.
You're right to group all these things together as it's a bit of a revolution, all told. I can't see any shade of government reversing these changes even though it's pretty major that SSP won't be funded. Most employers * will benefit unless they have unusually large incidence of sick pay. I can't see the Independent advice line being overly sympathetic.
I reckon there will be some small adjustment to that latter policy. EG. our parish handyman - total employer saving on the £2K relief is £100. 26 weeks SSP....... forget it.
The £2000 is no major impetus for employment with auto enrollment round the corner. Wasn't our pension system the envy of Europe in the 1990s? Hmmmm, there was a good reason for tax relief on pension contributions being seen to be had on the old amended assessment.
Kind regards,
* should read 'of my payroll clients'
-- Edited by Don Tax on Friday 14th of February 2014 07:52:02 PM
