Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions
Change IR35 rules to require client to pay employer NI
Closed
320 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should change the IR35 rules to ensure that the employer’s National Insurance (NI) is paid by the client/employer and not by the contractor or the umbrella company.
This is unfair on contractors to be paying employer NI from their day rate. This is like double taxation as contractor also pays employee NI in addition to employer NI from his day rate.
Timeline
| 19 Apr 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Oct 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
320
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
19 Apr 2021
Closed
19 Oct 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.