Seb Maley explains how the impact of a long-running and undecided employment status case is already playing out.
The issue of employment status never seems far from the news. One moment it’s a high- profile freelancer contesting it and an eye-watering tax bill. The next it’s a Supreme Court case that has the potential to set a precedent for determining the employment status of millions going forward.
You may know of this particular case: HMRC v Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL). It’s a long-running dispute over the employment status of professional football referees – a case carrying much more than the £584,000 in tax liability alone.
But why, out of all of the cases we’ve seen in recent years, is this considered so important? And what are the potential wider implications of the eventual verdict?
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