PCG Newsletter - 27/01 - 7th September, 2001 - PCG AGM Conference

The 2001 PCG AGM Conference is being held in York on Saturday 13th October. After the success of last year's inaugural conference where Sir John Harvey-Jones gave the key-note speech, we are preparing to make this year's event bigger and better.

This year Professor Richard Scase will be the keynote speaker. Professor Scase is the author of 'Britain 2010: The Changing Business Landscape' which has not only received worldwide media attention but also has contributed to UK Government planning and strategy. He is one of the UK's leading professional facilitators and an authoritative business forecaster of scenarios for this century.

Richard was recently voted as one of the top ten most influential people in Britain on Personnel/ Human Resource management by Personnel Today.

In the evening there will be a dinner for attendees. This year the after dinner speaker will be Gyles Brandreth, previously Lord Commissioner of the Treasury under John Major and currently a writer on the Sunday Telegraph Review.

The conference will consist of a number of activities throughout the day including:

• Directors' review of the year with Q&A; session
• Dealing with Hector and Mrs Doyle (featuring talks by: Dave Smith, an employment law expert from Accountax, Anne Redston and Bond Pearce- also featuring a Q&A; session).
• Lunch
• Marketing your Business (talks by: Marketing Expert Peter Harrington on 'Selling yourself more Efficiently', ATSCo Director Ann Swain on 'Working with your Agent' and PCG Financial Director, Kevin Miller on the 'Consultant Status Audit trail').
• The Future of the PCG by Chairman Jane Akshar

The introduction of an informal exhibition will also offer affiliates a unique opportunity to raise their company�s profile and promote services among PCG members. PCG has also negotiated a rate with a local bus company for a 'hop on, hop off' bus tour of York. Please see the Conference Page for further information.

Employment Status Manuals updated with PCG JR case law

The Inland Revenue has updated its Employment Status Manuals with further information on Mutuality of Obligation and Mutual Intention. The update cites parts of the PCG�s Judicial Review of IR35. It says the JR �established that there has to be an "irreducible minimum of mutual obligation" for there to be a contract of service and hence employment.�

The update quotes the Judge where he told the court: "Of course there is in fact no contract between the client and the service contractor, and thus no obligation on either party owed to each other, but it must be significant, when applying the common law test, to consider whether, looking at the actual relationship, and a notional contract, between the client and the service contractor, any obligation would be owed by the client."

Real Life Meetings

Norwich
Tuesday 11th September
Norwegian Blue pub - very short walk from the Station at the Riverside area of Norwich.Time - 8pm

Peterborough
Wednesday 12th September, 2001
Paul Pry, Lincoln Rd, Peterborough - 8:00pm

Cambridge
Thursday 13th September
Golden Hind, Milton Road, Cambridge - 8pm

Glos/Wilts/Worcs
Wednesday 19th September, 2001
Golden Heart, Nettleton from 8.00pm

Newcastle upon Tyne
Wednesday 19th September, 2001
The next meeting will be in the Carriage pub (Archbold Terrace - 2 minutes from Jesmond Metro station) at 8pm

Susie Hughes
(Head of Executive Services)

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