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REC said contractors must seize the opportunity to present their case to the DTI and explain why they should be excluded as businesses from the protection that is offered to ordinary job seekers.
It warned the regulations are wholly inconsistent with limited company contractor status and independent businesses and that if the Employment Agencies Act is enacted as currently drafted, it could increase the difficulty for limited company contractors to meet IR35 requirements.
Toni Cocozza, Chair of the REC's IT & Communications Division, said: "It is vital that contractors are made aware of the details and potential impact of this legislation. We are calling upon all limited company contractors to make their voices heard by completing surveys sent to them by their agency or representatives, and to express their concerns directly to the DTI. Time is running out."
The DTI recently revamped its proposals regarding the existing Employment Agencies Act (1973) in the 'Draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2002' which incorporated a number of changes suggested by industry bodies during its second consultation period.
Shout99.com broke the news of the DTI proposing amended changes to the EAA last month. Editor, Andy White, called a 'Shout99' on the regulations and invited readers to make their own submissions to the Government in the Conference Hall where the full paper listing the changes to the proposed amendments can be viewed.
Shout99.com will submit all comments made by contractors to the DTI as part of the consultation process before the 1 November deadline.
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Richard Powell, © Shout99.com 2002
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