This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Delay IR35 changes until after the Pandemic & Stock Market crash
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.
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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.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking 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.
We have published a petition calling for the Government to revoke IR35 legislation, which you might be interested in: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300458
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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
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