Delay IR35 changes until after the Pandemic & Stock Market crash

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Contractors are facing a huge challenge preparing for IR35 in the wake of the Pandemic, Work from home and self isolation advice, with extra strain on those with a hand in the stock markets. Equally, companies are distracted from preparing themselves for IR35.

Because it's placing a huge strain on contractors who don't get the benefits that employees receive during this pandemic such as sick pay. Contractors literally cannot afford to not work.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

On 17 March 2020 the Government announced that it was postponing the reforms to the off-payroll working rules IR35 from April 2020 to 6 April 2021.

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-03-17/debates/9038AB35-B474-48EC-83EC-A1CA7347043A/IncomeTax(Charge)#contribution-4C019642-2598-4500-A5EE-2942C2DDCFB4

We have published a petition calling for the Government to revoke IR35 legislation, which you might be interested in: Revoke IR35 Legislation that is causing significant damage to UK businesses

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

Timeline

13 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
19 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Mar 2020

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