by Lynne Gowers | Jan 4, 2022 | Agencies, Contractors, Liquid Friday
First of all, we’d like to wish our contractors, clients, partners and friends a very Happy New Year! We hope you had a thoroughly enjoyable and safe festive break and like us, are looking forward to getting back to a bit of normality (despite the initial shock of...
by Lynne Gowers | Dec 6, 2021 | Agencies, Contractors, Liquid Friday
As the festive season ramps up, here at Liquid Friday we are already looking ahead to 2022, with a laser focus on how we can deliver the best possible client experience to our contractor and agency clients. We could spend many hours around a boardroom table, coming up...
by Lynne Gowers | Nov 30, 2021 | Agencies, General News, Contractors
Having added our voice to the campaign for the government regulation of umbrella companies for many years, we’re really disappointed that little progress has been made. Initial steps With calls for regulation of the umbrella industry growing, initial inroads were...
by Lynne Gowers | Nov 22, 2021 | Agencies, Contractors
As consumers we have all become accustomed to using comparison websites for all sorts of products and services – including insurance, mortgages and credit cards. It’s usually a great way of helping you make an informed decision based on where you’ll get a better...
by Lynne Gowers | Nov 4, 2021 | Agencies, Contractors, News
In the last month, HMRC has put out new guidance to warn agencies about the consequences of dealing with shady umbrella companies, and critically, how to spot them. By shady, we mean umbrella companies who use tax avoidance schemes or business models to pay their...
by Lynne Gowers | Oct 27, 2021 | Agencies, General News, Contractors, News
In his second Budget of the year, Chancellor Rishi Sunak leaned heavily on his prospect of a brighter economic outlook. Mr. Sunak declared the UK economy is entering a “new age of optimism” before unveiling an overhaul of taxes on alcohol, businesses, air travel and...
