FCSA is pleased to respond to the government’s consultation on Tackling on Non-Compliance in the Umbrella Company Market. We recognise and appreciate the government’s position that it wishes to “support a level playing field in the umbrella company market.” We are pleased to note that government wishes to preserve and promote “the compliant majority of market participants.”
We are in full accord with the government’s intent stated in paragraph 1.28 of the consultation document,
“In putting forward these options, the government has three main objectives. First, to deliver improved outcomes for workers, by reducing the number of illegitimate operators in the umbrella company market. Secondly, to increase compliance across the market so that businesses can operate on a level playing field, supporting the government’s wider growth objectives. Thirdly, to protect the Exchequer from the significant revenue losses that currently arise from umbrella company non-compliance.”
…and we believe that FCSA’s response and our resulting recommendations will help government achieve these aims.
