CEDR blog CEDR on YouTube CEDR on LinkedIn CEDR on Twitter
  Sign in or register
CEDR - Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution
  • About
    • What We Do
    • Our People
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Track Record
    • European Activity
    • International Activity
    • CEDR Location Map
    • Corporate Membership
    • Our Members
    • Member Seminar Programme
    • CEDR Exchange
    • Events
  • People
  • Resources
    • Resources
    • Model Documents
    • CEDR Blog
    • CEDR News
    • Articles
    • EDR Law
    • Press Releases
    • Research Publications
    • Resolutions Newsletter
    • Publications
    • Video Guidance
  • Insights Archive
  • Commercial
    Disputes
  • Consumer
    Disputes
  • Mediation
    Training
  • Negotiation & Conflict Management

  • Innovation
  • Resources
  • Model Documents
  • CEDR Blog
  • CEDR News
  • Articles
  • EDR Law
  • Press Releases
  • Research Publications
  • Resolutions Newsletter
  • Publications
  • Video Guidance

News

22 Mar 2018

BBC and Personal Service Companies

On 19th March, the BBC announced three initiatives to tackle a number of recent questions surrounding people facing retrospective bills from HMRC after being paid through Personal Service Companies (PSC). 

The BBC will, as part of this, set up a fair and independent process, under the supervision of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) to formulate a right approach in instances where on-air presenters believe the BBC is partly liable for demands for Employers’ National Insurance Contributions. 

This independent process will enable some on-air presenters, facing historic demands for tax and NI payments to test the circumstances of their engagements via a PSC. Furthermore, a consultation, overseen by CEDR will first consider the criteria which people must meet before their case is accepted. 

Those who qualify will be entitled to have the circumstances around their use of a PSC reviewed. The process will consider whether it is appropriate or reasonable, given the responsibility to the licence fee payer, for the BBC to make any contribution towards the historic demands for Employers National Insurance Contributions issued by HMRC.

For all press enquiries, please contact the BBC Media and Press Office here. 

Contact us

Calendar

25 Feb 2019 CPR & CEDR Advanced Mediation Skills Training - Washington D.C

27 Feb 2019 Advanced Negotiation Skills - Module 2 - London venue TBC

6 Mar 2019 Mediator Skills Training - London

15 Mar 2019 Mediator Skills Training Hong Kong - Hong Kong

News and articles

31 Jan 2019 Commercial Mediators could hold the key to International Peace (article)

10 Jan 2019 Paul Randolph (news)

6 Dec 2018 CEDR announces Alexandra Marks CBE as its new Chair (news)

30 Nov 2018 Spotlight on Isabel Phillips (news)

Contact us | Legal & complaints procedure | Site map | Accessibility

Copyright © 2019 Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)

Registered charity number 1060369. Company registration number 2422813.