by Lynne Gowers | Dec 4, 2025 | Agencies, Liquid Friday
Every year post- Budget, the number one thing our agency partners ask us is how tax and minimum wage changes will impact umbrella assignment rates. This year, our rapidly evolving Stride technology means we have these rates faster than ever – right now in fact! ...
by Lynne Gowers | Nov 27, 2025 | Agencies, News
The most surprising thing about the latest Budget was that someone at the Office for Budget Responsibility appears to have pressed the wrong button and published its report about 40 minutes before the Chancellor stood up, rather than just after she sat down. This...
by Lynne Gowers | Nov 20, 2025 | Agencies
If you are a recruitment agency that currently pays contractors through your own payroll, or that’s something you’re considering, now might be the time to reassess. Over the coming months, the risk profile of having contractors “on the books” is set to change, and...
by Lynne Gowers | Oct 30, 2025 | Agencies
From April 2026, the UK umbrella company landscape will undergo its most significant shift in a long time. HMRC’s new Joint and Several Liability (JSL) rules will change the way liability for PAYE tax and NIC is shared across labour supply chains and with that change...
by Lynne Gowers | Oct 21, 2025 | Agencies, Liquid Friday
There’s no denying it – change is in the air for our sector. With umbrella regulation set to come into force in April 2026, the countdown has begun for a new era of compliance, transparency and trust. But as the industry evolves, so must the technology that...
