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		<title>Unfair dismissal reforms clarified &#8211; some good news for employees!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From April 2012 the qualification period for taking a case for unfair dismissal to an Employment Tribunal will be increased from one to two years - however the Government confirmed in the week of 16th January that this change will not be retrospective]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business owners &#8211; how to attract and work well with freelancers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freelancers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small businesses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SME's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the ongoing shift towards employers using freelancers / contractors instead of employing PAYE workers and employees in the current uncertain climate, we look at how small business owners can get the best out of their relationship with freelancers, for the benefit of both parties.]]></description>
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		<title>What employment law changes are coming in 2012?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/what-employment-law-changes-are-coming-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/what-employment-law-changes-are-coming-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment tribunals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maternity pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paternity pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protected conversations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unfair dismissal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There's always new legislation flying around in the run-up to the Budget, and this year is no different. We've put together a round-up of the employment law changes we know are happening and those that are anticipated in 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Agency Workers Regulations so far &#8211; the bad</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/agency-workers-regulations-so-far-the-bad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/agency-workers-regulations-so-far-the-bad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency worker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AWD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AWR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment Status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enforcement period]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swedish Derogation Model]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[temporary worker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[umbrella company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the first twelve weeks of the AWR finishing on 23rd December 2011 – when in theory all agency workers will have ‘equal’ treatment rights to pay, holidays, hours of work etc. - we take a look at the impact of the Agency Workers Regulations so far – what’s good, bad and downright dodgy!]]></description>
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		<title>Agency Workers Regulations so far &#8211; the good</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/agency-workers-regulations-so-far-the-good/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/agency-workers-regulations-so-far-the-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency worker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AWD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment Status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enforcement period]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Limited Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swedish Derogation Model]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[temporary worker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[umbrella company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16698</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the first twelve weeks of the AWR coming to an end on 23rd December 2011 - when in theory all agency workers will have ‘equal’ treatment rights to pay, holidays, hours of work etc. - we take a look at the impact of the Agency Workers Regulations so far – what’s good, bad and downright dodgy!]]></description>
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		<title>Fit notes fail to reduce sickness absence</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/resources/fit-notes-fail-to-reduce-sickness-absence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/resources/fit-notes-fail-to-reduce-sickness-absence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[absence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIPD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doctor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[flexible working]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sickness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SSP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statutory Sick Pay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[18 months after the fit note replaced the sick note in April 2010 we look at how they're being used and if they have fulfilled their brief.]]></description>
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		<title>Overhauling Employment Legislation?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/overhauling-employment-legislation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/overhauling-employment-legislation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flexible working]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freelancers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minimum wage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whistleblowing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Government has confirmed this week their plans to ‘overhaul’ key areas of employment legislation following several months of consultation and the Red Tape project.  Will any of these make life easier for Employers by reducing red tape, or be fair to Employees?]]></description>
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		<title>What employment status do I have? Your contract may not provide the answer!</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/what-employment-status-do-i-have-your-contract-may-not-provide-the-answer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/what-employment-status-do-i-have-your-contract-may-not-provide-the-answer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Autoclenz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AWR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment Status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minimum wage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[working time regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[written statement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16625</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Freelance Advisor reported on the very important Supreme Court 2011 legal judgement on Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher and Others and how this may affect freelancers and contractors who have IR35 concerns.  As this case is so important for all employees, workers and freelancers in deciding their employment status, at Workline we thought we’d explain this in more detail.

The case highlights the importance the Courts now give to finding clarity in employment relationships, not by looking at what is written down in a contract, but what is actually happening in the working relationship.]]></description>
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		<title>Pensions auto-enrolment &#8211; some good news for small businesses!</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/pensions-auto-enrolment-some-good-news-for-small-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/pensions-auto-enrolment-some-good-news-for-small-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business pensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small businesses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SME's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers pensions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16576</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pensions auto-enrolment - some good news for small Businesses!  From October 2012 most workers will have to be auto-enrolled into a pension plan by their Employer (under the Pensions Bill that also abolished the Default Retirement Age during 2011).  At the end of November 2011 however the Government announced the welcome news that business with less than 50 workers will not have to auto-enrol their staff into such a pension scheme until May 2015.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Social Networking and Work &#8211; can they go together?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/social-networking-and-work-can-they-go-together/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/social-networking-and-work-can-they-go-together/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[application]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cv]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[getting a job]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[recruitment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time theft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tribunals]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16527</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smart phones, internet, social media sites, e-mails, tweeting, blogging - we have accepted all of these innovations as part of our working and daily lives – they help us to work more flexibly, stay in touch for longer and respond to each other more quickly.  But several surveys and employment tribunal cases this year have shown that employers need to provide clear guidance to staff regarding how they use social networking sites.]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;d like a second job &#8211; what do I need to know?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/id-like-a-second-job-what-do-i-need-to-know/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/id-like-a-second-job-what-do-i-need-to-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[can I get a second job]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[can I work somewhere else]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[income tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[second incomes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[second jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax brackets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax on second jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[working time directive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WTD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=16358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I'd like a Second Job - what do I need to know?  There has undeniably been a huge increase, across all professions, of people taking second jobs or finding an extra source of income by ‘moonlighting’.  Getting a second job can be a great (or necessary) thing to do, and while it’s not illegal to have a second job, there are several issues you need to consider, to avoid jeopardising your main source of income.  Here we describe what you need to know.]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Owners – a guide to what documents you need when employing staff!</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/go-freelance-guide/small-business-owners-%e2%80%93-a-guide-to-what-documents-you-need-when-employing-staff/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/go-freelance-guide/small-business-owners-%e2%80%93-a-guide-to-what-documents-you-need-when-employing-staff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guides]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[freelance contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelance employment status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freelancers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently highlighted how red tape is putting off small businesses taking on staff. Another area of huge concern and confusion is what paperwork you need to give your staff to ensure your working relationship is clear and unambiguous. We give you the low-down here!]]></description>
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		<title>Custom and practice, and employment contract terms</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/go-freelance-guide/custom-and-practice-and-employment-contract-terms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/go-freelance-guide/custom-and-practice-and-employment-contract-terms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[changing a contract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[changing contract terms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[changing hours of work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contract terms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[custom and practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[express terms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[implied terms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[permanent employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[written statement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We know there are a lot of employees out there, at the moment, who are having their employment terms changed, usually against their wishes.   At Workline we thought we’d look at this in more detail, specifically focusing on what ‘custom and practice’ means and how and when a ‘custom and practice’ might be come part (a term) of your contract of employment.]]></description>
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		<title>The national minimum wage &#8211; thousands of workers underpaid</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/the-national-minimum-wage-thousands-of-workers-underpaid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/money/the-national-minimum-wage-thousands-of-workers-underpaid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[care workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loopholes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minimum wage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Minimum Wage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NMW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social care workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statutory minimum wage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[underpaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[underpaid workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worker]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=15907</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you see the BBC Panorama programme last week, All Work and No Pay? As the National Minimum Wage increased to £6.08 on 1st October 2011 (for workers aged 21 and over) Panorama discovered that many British workers are still being paid much less than the law states]]></description>
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		<title>Unfair dismissal reforms &#8211; fair or unfair?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/unfair-dismissal-reforms-fair-or-unfair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/unfair-dismissal-reforms-fair-or-unfair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dismissal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dismissals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment tribunal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freelancers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redundancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[redundant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tribunal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unfair dismissal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=15810</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chancellor, George Osborne, at the Conservative Party conference last weekend confirmed that the Government would double the qualification period needed for employees to be able to claim unfair dismissal – from 1 year (which it is now) to 2 years - from April 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Who can have self-employed status in the film, television and production industries?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/who-can-have-self-employed-status-in-the-film-television-and-production-industries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/who-can-have-self-employed-status-in-the-film-television-and-production-industries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2011 guidance notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment Status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[film]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guidance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guidance notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NICs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PAYE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-employed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[status]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tv]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=15767</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With Workline’s origin in the Film and TV Industries we thought we’d return to the infamous HMRC ‘Film, Television and Production Industry Guidance Notes’, that provide advice on how to determine the correct employment status of workers in these industries.]]></description>
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		<title>AWR non-compliance to cost employers £5,000 per worker</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/awr-non-compliance-to-cost-employers-5000-per-worker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/awr-non-compliance-to-cost-employers-5000-per-worker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers directive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AWD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AWR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small companies requirements in law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[umbrella companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=15780</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In preparation for the Agency Workers Regulations passing into law (which happened this past weekend) ACAS last week advised Employers to ‘get to grips’ with the Regulations so they do not fall foul of its requirements, or they could be fined.]]></description>
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		<title>Have you heard of the Pension Auto-Enrolment Scheme?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/have-you-heard-of-the-pension-auto-enrolment-scheme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/legal-advice/have-you-heard-of-the-pension-auto-enrolment-scheme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[company pension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[occupational pension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension auto enrolment scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pension scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business pensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers pensions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=15525</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From October 2012 most workers will have to be auto-enrolled into a pension plan by their Employer (under the Pensions Bill that also abolishes the Default Retirement Age during 2011).  According to a recent quarterly survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) 53% of workers are 'totally unaware' of this.]]></description>
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		<title>Will the Agency Workers Regulations be &#8216;watered down&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/will-the-agency-workers-regulations-be-watered-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/news/will-the-agency-workers-regulations-be-watered-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers directive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency workers regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AWD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AWR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[umbrella companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Umbrella Company Workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=15481</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reports last week suggested that the Agency Workers Regulations which are due to be introduced on 1st October 2011 and that have caused so much controversy in freelancing and contracting circles - especially amongst those using Umbrella Companies - may yet be watered down by the Prime Minister, David Cameron.]]></description>
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		<title>Your client asks you to do something illegal, what should you do?</title>
		<link>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/resources/your-client-asks-you-to-do-something-illegal-what-should-you-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/resources/your-client-asks-you-to-do-something-illegal-what-should-you-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lesley Furber</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breaking the law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bribery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confidential]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraudulent behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[illegal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[illegal acts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax evasion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[whistle-blowing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whistleblowing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/?p=15352</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the News of the World phone-hacking scandal still in the headlines, we thought we’d look at the question of what you should do if your client or boss asks you to do something illegal as part of your job, or you know that your Employer / Client is breaking the law.]]></description>
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