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Over time, the role of the umbrella company has evolved, with some agencies using them as a way to outsource the administrative obligations associated with hiring and paying the short-term workers their clients require, rather than simply making use of any tax breaks associated with umbrella employment. Join John Chaplin and Rob Woodward from BDO's Employment Tax team as they update you on the current status of umbrella companies and why using one to help bridge issues around staffing may be a bigger risk than expected.

Speakers: John Chaplin, Partner, Rob Woodward, Associate Director, Employment Tax

For a large number of office workers, it used to be so simple. Pre-pandemic, you went to the office. During the pandemic, you stayed at home. Now, it's a confusing and difficult balance for employers to strike when looking to remain compliant with their employees 'working from anywhere'. Listen to our new podcast focusing on Labour Supply Chain issues, featuring John Chaplin and Mark Seaden from our Employment Tax team. Mark outlines his three key employment tax areas to consider when re-working your remote/home working policy: Review, document and communicate.

Speakers: John Chaplin, Partner and Mark Seaden, Employment Tax Director

In this this podcast we are joined by Clare Hawthorn from our Business Services & Outsourcing team. She discusses the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce (TVCC) Quarterly Economic Survey (QES), looking at the Q2 and Q3 results, and how things have developed since she joined the panel for the Q2 QES analysis webinar.

Speaker: Clare Hawthorn, Director – Business Services & Outsourcing

With real life scenarios being discussed, we get a real insight into how to overcome/tackle this issue.

Speakers: Oliver Boughton, CFO, Iris Worldwide, Karen McGrory, BDO Partner, Global Employer Services, Vinesh Bharadwa, BDO Tax Partner, Martyne Pearson, BDO VAT Director.

In this fourth podcast of our mini-series, we are joined by Lee Coccaro (Partner) and Mark Seaden (Employment Tax Director) from our Global Employer services team, who discuss domestic home working in more detail.

Speakers: Lee Coccaro, Partner, and Mark Seaden, Employment TaxDirector - Global Employer Services

Nigel Burbidge finalises the series and discusses how this year’s findings show how conversations about risk need to be discussed at C-suite level.

Nigel Burbidge, Partner and Global Chair of Risk & Advisory Services joins ex BBC journalist Jonty Bloom to discuss this year’s report, including the three top lessons he has learnt from the past year and the future global outlook of risk.  

Emanuel Van Zandvoort from our Netherlands office joins us to discuss the view from Europe and how businesses have handled the last 12 months.