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HOW TO SURVIVE RISING COSTS AND COMPLIANCE PRESSURES Stringent compliance requirements, greater employment rights for workers, increases in material costs, and now a hike in employers’ national insurance – it seems that every month there’s a threat to your profit margins. Can a contractor catch a break? If you’re concerned about the increase in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for employers from April, you’re not alone. Construction firms have received messaging from HMRC that suggests the only legitimate way to engage ‘workers’ is through PAYE. The use of self-employed subbies, particularly in construction, has been characterised as ‘disguised employment’, and has been framed as bad practice. The good news is that this is nonsense. It’s simply not true. We know as well as you do that it is perfectly acceptable – both morally and legally – to use self-employed subcontractors in your business, and we have more than two decades of unchallenged experience helping contractors prove it.
DAMP BELOW A ROOF INTERSECTION? A cavity wall external skin becomes an internal skin below the roof level. Penetrating wetness will gravitate and permeate
there, which is why Building Regulations
require dampness to be prevented in any parts of a structure that should be kept dry. Cavity Trays Ltd is the original and longest- established specialist, with trays for all styles of roof intersections – whether flat, pitched or curved – for new and existing walls. Contact Cavity Trays for information, guidance, technical manuals and 2025 year planners – available to FMB members – via email at enquiries@ cavitytrays.co.uk or on 01935 474 769.
Here’s the thing though, moving any of your employed workforce to a self-employed arrangement requires careful navigation – especially given HMRC’s heightened focus on compliance (and thousands of new staff to enforce it). Looking for a solution? At EEBS, we have more than 23 years of expertise helping contractors to protect their profit and stay compliant. Visit www.eebs.co.uk or call the EEBS team on 01245 493 832 for advice.
IRONMONGERYDIRECT ADDS BIG SELECTION OF TOOLS TO ITS RANGE
There are more than 400 products available from renowned brands such as OX Tools, Timco and Prodec, with a huge choice of woodworking, bricklaying and decorating essentials, including hand saws, clamps, trowels, screwdrivers, tool storage, PPE and more. To shop for the extensive selection of products in IronmongeryDirect’s range, visit the website at IronmongeryDirect.co.uk .
Leading specialist supplier, IronmongeryDirect, has recently introduced an extensive selection of tools and tool accessories to its range. Suitable for a
variety of projects, the new additions complement
IronmongeryDirect’s portfolio of more than 18,000 products – all of which are in stock for next-day delivery.
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