Archive for July 2026

PGMOL V HMRC: employment status: HMRC decide not to appeal

HMRC has confirmed it will not appeal the final ruling in the eight-year Professional Game Match Officials Limited v HMRC case, which found the referees were genuinely self-employed. The case concerns the employment status of football referees who are engaged on a match-by-match basis. HMRC considered that the referees’ relationship with the PGMOL, for the duration of any […]