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New insurance policy - will it unblock outside IR35 PSC gigs?
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Originally posted by eek View PostRemember my previous comment about your options being incorrect....Comment
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Logic suggests
Therefore we have an insurance offering for companies where the engagement is deemed outside IR35 and CEST shows an outside determination?Comment
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Originally posted by Manic View PostLogic suggests
Therefore we have an insurance offering for companies where the engagement is deemed outside IR35 and CEST shows an outside determination?
If they (client/agent) use CEST or any other insurer approved/audited assessment tool (including those built by third parties - lots of well-known names mentioned) for the SDS and it returns an outside verdict, they will defend any claim.
If they use something else to come up with an outside verdict (unapproved tool, Bob in HR, Bob's octopus) the insurer will defend it subject to prospect of success clause.Comment
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Back in the day, it was exactly this sort of Insurance I was wondering if in reference to April 2020, would ever see the light of day and be made available.
Admittedly, it was a thought in progress and, to muddy the thinking, I used the words Opt Out as opposed to just Insurance in this thread. And, as a result, it was derided for lousy and second rate thinking.
https://www.contractoruk.com/forums/...ml#post2545141
However, IF this insurance is being mooted, and it does gain traction with clients, then it would seem to be a way through or round the issues and to offer clients this currently, much needed confidence to be able to declare contractors as Outside and to have access to the whole contractor pool.
So, I would be interested in seeing what the product is, what the wording is, and how it is being communicated and presented to end clients.Comment
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Originally posted by simes View Postit was derided for lousy and second rate thinkingComment
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Originally posted by simes View PostSo, I would be interested in seeing what the product is, what the wording is, and how it is being communicated and presented to end clients.Comment
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We use this insurance. It helps clients who would otherwise be wary of risk accept outside IR35 working. It doesn't help for those clients that either a) have inside roles and can't change b) would've taken the 'risk' anyway and c) have made a policy decision.
Most clients that have made a policy decision believe most roles are inside and can't be changed. In my experience its being done sector wide - finance, pharma, automotive - they're gambling on a lack of options for contracts plus a degree of regulatory / process rigidity that they just can't flex on.
I've been working with the 2 insurers providing it for over a year as they develop the products, it's not new in that sense (just been finally launched) and I don't expect it to have a disruptive effect, but it is a good option to have.Comment
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Originally posted by ComplianceLady View PostIn my experience its being done sector wide - finance, pharma, automotive - they're gambling on a lack of options for contracts plus a degree of regulatory / process rigidity that they just can't flex on.
Let's hope there are enough adverse contractor forces at work to ram home the sense.Comment
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Originally posted by ComplianceLady View PostWe use this insurance.
Looking at the feedback from contractors on the website mentioned previously (warning: low sample size), Hays are leading the agent pack with contractors reporting fair assessments. If we look at gigs they've posted recently, 30% are outside IR35 and are being marketed on the fact they've been independently assessed.
In this new world we may find an increasing number of agents posting gigs outside IR35, independently assessed and determiniations insured. That's got help many contractors sleep better. The question will be, obvs, what will be the size of this new market - and if it's small with high demand will it put downward pressure on rates?Comment
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