EMEA Dbriefs - Off payroll workforce risk – Spring 2026 tax and legal updates

Our popular series of tax and legal update webinars focusing on off payroll workers/IR35 is back! We will cover the latest case law developments, comment on the finer detail of the now live (from 6 April 2026) statutory legislation for “umbrella company” arrangements, and share our recent practical experience of HMRC enforcement activity and good governance. You should come away from the webinar with a clear understanding of the practical actions that can be taken in view of the continued changes to rules impacting off payroll workers.  We’ll discuss:

• Whether recent judgments, such as PGMOL (Supreme Court and remitted FTT), and other lead cases such as S&L Barnes and Atholl House have changed how organisations might approach everyday status decision making and use of assessment tools
• What the final Chapter 11 ‘umbrella company’ rules say and why using umbrella company models requires greater care/governance as a PAYE alternative to self-employed individuals
• Practical experience of HMRC enforcement activity – including approach to tax technical evaluation, use of status assessment tools and settlement/tax offset outcomes
• The continued importance of whether a service is “fully outsourced” and how best to evaluate that
• Practical actions to best mitigate risk and avoid common traps

The webinar should be attended by anyone with responsibility for tax or legal compliance for self-employed individuals or IR35 and those involved the operational delivery of externally provided workers.