Post 4: Why Using NRP Costs You Nothing and Protects and Keep Your Business Compliant.

Partnering with NRP gives you full control and manages risk, with no added cost. It allows you to keep your labour flexible while meeting HMRC and employment standards.

No cost to your business

Many construction and civil engineering firms are surprised to learn that using NRP is completely free to the end client.
There are no fees, no hidden deductions, and no management charges. The workers who operate through NRP cover a small weekly CIS margin, which also provides them with self-employed insurance cover, including employers’ liability, public liability, and professional indemnity.

This means you can move your entire workforce to a fully compliant and insured CIS structure at zero cost to your business (and in many cases reduce cost).

What we take care of

When you work with NRP, we manage:

• CIS SDC and self-employed questionnaire
• All CIS verification and monthly submissions
• PAYE and tax reporting where required
• Holiday pay and statutory record management
• Pensions auto-enrolment (where applicable)
• Insurance cover for every self-employed worker
• Employment and compliance documentation
• Weekly invoicing and payment to each worker
• Payroll and management for your internal full-time staff, ensuring consistency across your entire workforce
• Ongoing updates on HMRC and employment law changes

Everything is managed from start to finish. You do not need internal payroll staff, cover for holidays or sickness, or worry about statutory employer costs.

One invoice, full control

You receive a single weekly invoice covering all your workers and internal staff.
NRP processes all payments, deductions, and records, giving you full transparency and complete peace of mind.

The result

Your workforce remains flexible, compliant, and insured. Your business stays fully protected from HMRC or tribunal exposure. You save time, money and administration while removing unnecessary risk.

NRP is FCSA-accredited, meaning our CIS and payroll solutions meet the highest standards of compliance and worker protection in the UK.

If you currently pay self-employed sole traders directly, moving them to NRP’s CIS model is the safest and most efficient step you can take this year. It reduces risk, cost and resource, and is fully managed from start to finish.

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Post 3: Employment Law Exposure – When Self-Employed Workers Start to Look Like Employees

Many firms assume that if a worker is a self-employed sole trader, they cannot claim employment rights. That assumption has cost businesses thousands in tribunal claims.

The legal background

A well-known example is the Pimlico Plumbers Ltd v Smith [2018] UKSC 29 case.
Gary Smith worked for six years under a self-employed contract. He wore the company uniform, used a branded van, and worked fixed hours. When his engagement ended, he claimed unfair dismissal and holiday pay.

The Supreme Court ruled that he was a worker, not genuinely self-employed, because the company controlled how and when he worked.

This case confirmed that contracts alone do not define employment status. The day-to-day reality does.

What that means for your business

If your sole traders are directed, managed, or restricted in how they work, they could later claim for holiday pay, sick pay, or other worker rights. Even one successful claim can set a costly precedent.

The hidden risk

Tribunals assess working practices, not paperwork. If your managers set start times, approve time off or allocate specific jobs, it starts to look like employment.

How to protect yourself

When those same individuals are engaged through NRP’s CIS model, they remain self-employed but under a compliant structure.
NRP handles CIS verification, contracts, and payments, creating a clear separation between your company and the worker.

This protects your business from employment law claims while keeping the flexibility and cost-effectiveness of a truly self-employed workforce.

CASE STUDY – Pimlico Plumbers Scenario

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Contact Steve McDermott if you would you like to know a little more about the risk and benefit of outsourcing you contractor payroll, and have No-obligation chat:

steve.mcdermott@newredplanet.com or 07854 881 220 or 0161 713 1730

Post 2: HMRC Investigations – Why One Small Mistake Can Open Every Door

When HMRC finds an irregularity in labour payments or status checks, it rarely stops there.

How it starts

It might begin with something minor. A sole trader’s tax return doesn’t match your records, or a missing verification raises a flag. Once that happens, HMRC may request information on every individual you’ve paid.

What happens next

They may review contracts, invoices and working arrangements to decide whether those sole traders were genuinely self-employed. They can also contact workers directly to confirm how the relationship operated day to day.

If HMRC believes control or dependency exists, it can reclassify those workers as employees and issue a compliance notice.

The knock-on effect

An investigation can quickly expand to include PAYE, VAT, Pensions Auto-Enrolment or even directors’ personal tax affairs. In some cases, businesses have also lost CIS Gross Payment Status, which can damage cash flow.

How to reduce your exposure

When workers are engaged through NRP, all verification and compliance checks are handled under a CIS structure managed by NRP.
We ensure accurate submissions, provide a complete audit trail, and maintain transparent records that satisfy HMRC scrutiny.

Your workers stay self-employed, your projects continue without disruption, and your business remains fully compliant.

CASE STUDY – False Self-Employment in the construction industry

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Post 1: Misclassification Risk – When “Self-Employed” Isn’t What HMRC Thinks

Many construction and civil engineering firms use self-employed sole traders for project work. It feels simple, flexible, and familiar, but it can quickly become a problem if those workers are not genuinely self-employed in HMRC’s eyes.

What the issue is

HMRC focuses on how people actually work, not just what the contract says. If a sole trader is working under supervision, direction, and control, HMRC may decide they are really an employee.

When that happens, the company becomes responsible for unpaid PAYE, National Insurance, and penalties because those individuals should have been on PAYE rather than paid as self-employed.

What this looks like in real life

If your site team wears your PPE, follows your site manager’s instructions, uses your equipment, and works set hours, HMRC could class them as employees. That can mean several years of backdated tax, NI, and fines.

The financial impact

Even a small reclassification can snowball. Once one worker’s status is questioned, HMRC often reviews your entire labour setup. The result can be a large tax bill and a serious compliance headache.

How to protect your business

By engaging self-employed workers through NRP’s CIS model, you gain the flexibility of self-employment with the safety of full HMRC compliance.

Workers remain self-employed, but NRP verifies, insures, and manages them under CIS rules, taking care of deductions, submissions, and records.

It keeps your structure flexible, your workforce compliant and your company protected.

Case Study: CIS – Disguised Self Employment in the Construction Industry

Next up – Post 2: HMRC Investigations – Why One Mistake Can Open Every Door

Contact Steve McDermott if you would you like to know a little more about the risk and benefit of outsourcing you contractor payroll, and have No-obligation chat:

steve.mcdermott@newredplanet.com or 07854 881 220 or 0161 713 1730