by Lynne Gowers | Jan 25, 2024 | Agencies, General News, Contractors
The controversial 2019 Contractor Loan charge has again been under the spotlight with renewed debate in the House of Commons. MPs spoke out on the ongoing concerns and implications for the thousands affected by the charge, highlighting some truly awful cases of the...
by Lynne Gowers | Dec 7, 2023 | Agencies, Contractors
As part of its package of measures announced in the Autumn Statement, the government has confirmed the revised National Living Wage (NLW) for 2024/25, as well as changes to the age threshold. It is estimated that about 2.7 million workers will benefit as a result. ...
by Lynne Gowers | Dec 4, 2023 | Contractors, Agencies
The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has been working closely with the Umbrella Companies team at HMRC and has recently received a positive update from the tax authority that they have incorporated key FCSA suggestions into their latest umbrella...
by Lynne Gowers | Nov 28, 2023 | Agencies, General News, Contractors, IR35
Buried in the small print of last week’s Autumn Statement was a reference to the IR35 Offset Mechanism, and confirmation that it is to go ahead from 6th April 2024. This is positive news for the contracting sector as until now an implementation date for this hadn’t...
by Lynne Gowers | Nov 23, 2023 | Agencies, General News, Contractors
On Wednesday 22nd November, the political spotlight was on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt as he delivered his Autumn Statement to the House of Commons. While falling short of a full Budget, the annual Autumn Statement is a significant financial update outlining the...
by Lynne Gowers | Oct 31, 2023 | Agencies
Diminishing candidate pools. Rising resourcing costs. Talent shortages. Together with increased demand for short-term staff (REC/KPMG Report on Jobs), these are the challenges recruitment businesses are up against. The current tight labour market is driving many...