Understanding the UK - India Social Security Convention in Practice (Aug 26)
Category: Tax | Duration: 1hr | Tag: VODUK26ADD11 | Type: Video | Course Level: Intermediate | Speaker: Tim Kelsey | Date: 25/08/2026 14:00
Course Details
Well goodness gracious me, finally after years of high level government discussions and negotiation, India has finally agreed a comprehensive trade deal with the UK. Part of the price of that deal was the concluding of a social security agreement between the two countries which goes live in July 2026. India wanted to ensure that Indians sent temporarily to the UK could be exempted from National Insurance, as there were few long term benefits accruing to Indians covered by the UK NIC scheme. The agreement takes the form of a Double Contribution Convention designed to ensure that a secondee should only be subject to one country’s social insurance premiums, with these usually being the home country contributions. The agreement includes some novel clauses not typically seen in UK reciprocal social security agreements
In this session Tim Kelsey covers the following topics:
- The broad social insurance position in India for both outbound and inbound assignees
- The terms of the agreement
- Exceptions to the general rule
- How to apply for certificates of coverage in both countries
- Shadow payroll requirements in both India and the UK
CPD Course Speaker
Kelsey’s Payroll Services Ltd
Tim Kelsey
Tim has worked in the Payroll Industry for 33 years, for many years as a Payroll Manager for large UK organisations paying up to 18,000 employees. His particular specialism is international payroll, and he has run payrolls from Kingston, Jamaica to Entebbe, Uganda, and most places in between. In 2007 he formed his own company, and now spends much of his time writing and lecturing on all aspects of global payroll. He is a regular lecturer for PayrollOrg, IPASS, CIPP and many more payroll and HR training companies covering payroll rules in countries such as the UK, China, India, France and Germany.
When not lecturing or writing, he also provides a range of specialist consultancy services to the industry, primarily focused on international payroll requirements. He has contacts within the payroll industry around the world and likes nothing more than to talk “payroll” at global gatherings!
When not lecturing or writing, he also provides a range of specialist consultancy services to the industry, primarily focused on international payroll requirements. He has contacts within the payroll industry around the world and likes nothing more than to talk “payroll” at global gatherings!