IPSE slams hidden cost of employers' national insurance changes for umbrella workers

IPSE, the self-employment association, has described the Chancellor’s changes to employer’s national insurance at today’s Budget as a “hammer blow” for contractors employed by an umbrella company.

Andy Chamberlain, Director of Policy at IPSE, said: “The Chancellor’s changes to employers’ national insurance will leave a huge dent in the finances of more than 700,000 umbrella company workers, who cover the cost of employers’ national insurance through their rate of pay.

“Not only will they be covering a higher headline rate of employers’ NI from next April, but they’ll be paying it on an extra £4,100 of their earnings. For many umbrella workers, this will cost them in excess of a thousand pounds per year.

“This is a hammer blow for umbrella company workers – many of whom have been forced into these companies due to IR35 tax rules – and is a clear breach of government’s pledge not to raise taxes on working people.”

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