March 2020 - IR35 Temperature Check with Simon Whitehead

**UPDATE**   As you are probably aware, IR35 has now been postponed until 2021 amid the Coronavirus pandemic.   If you're seeking advice, we hope you find this podcast insightful still - contact details for both Alison Humphries (Host) and Simon Whitehead (Guest, Employment Partner at Brabners) can be found at the bottom of these show notes.   We're back with Simon Whitehead, Employment Partner at Brabners to check in on the current status of IR35 and it's implications.   With the implementation date for IR35 looming, things are hotting up in the world of worker regulation.   Since the last podcast episode on IR35, the position on IR35 has completely changed. We've gone from many unknowns, and doubts as to whether or not IR35, to a much clearer picture on what the landscape will look like within the private sector once IR35 comes into effect.     Given this, Simon kindly agreed to provide an update on what impact the updates have had, whilst offering his professional advice & guidance within the episode and answering the FAQs commonly asked by recruitment agencies.   The agenda for this episode is:   02:02 - The regulatory future for recruitment. 04:49 - When IR35 will come into effect and impact of the public sector implementation. 10:53 - Small recruitment business owners who perhaps haven't taken any action: the current risks to you and what's absolutely essential for you to do now. 18:23 - The CEST tool. 25:17 - Advice for Recruitment Business Owners who have struggled to get their clients and their candidates to engage in any discussion about IR35 - or end-user clients who have assumed it's not a legal issue, but a recruitment issue. 28:00 - Protecting yourself with Statement of Works and CEST alternatives.   Thanks for listening, and we wish you the best of luck with implementation!   For any legal advice, please contact Simon Whitehead through the Brabners' website (https://www.brabners.com/people/simon-whitehead).   To find out more about Alison Humphries, Recruitment Leadership and the work we do, visit our website, follow our page on LinkedIn, connect with Alison Humphries on LinkedIn - or just send an email to [email protected]