Consultation on employment status reform closes
What’s happening
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (the renamed Department for Business and Trade) proposes a presumption of worker status, less weight on 'personal service' in status tests, and new written-statement, blacklisting and health and safety protections for self-employed people.
What to do
Map your use of contractors, freelancers and outsourced providers and decide whether to respond by January 8.
Source
gov.uk. Checked October 19, 2026.