48% of workers in accommodation and food services have less than 2 years service
With the accommodation and food services sector facing new COVID-related trading restrictions, and with the ending of the current furloughing scheme fast approaching, new ONS data highlights the extent to which workers within this industry may be limited by employment rights protections. In the year to March 2020, an average of 48% of all those…
FCSA responds to Chancellor’s new Job Support Scheme announcement
On behalf of the FCSA and its members, I am disappointed by the Chancellor’s statement today. Without an Autumn Budget, the Government has taken away the opportunity to introduce wider fiscal stimulus at a time when our economy desperately needs a package of economic support as well as support for job retention. The contingent workforce…
11% of UK enterprises have a severe or moderate risk of insolvency
In FCSA’s September 2020 edition of Workforce Barometer, we continue to seek to provide data and insights to support recruitment agencies and end-hirers with issues relating to the current coronavirus pandemic. In this month’s report Latest data on the economic impact of the lockdown A profile of how the pandemic may have impacted the nature…
A breakdown of two judgments significantly affecting gig economy businesses
Written by Brabners LLP Cycle couriers engaged by City Sprint still workers despite contract In January 2017, the Employment Tribunal (“ET”) held in a previous case that a cycle courier engaged by CitySprint was a worker under the Employment Rights Act 1996. As a result of this in November 2017, CitySprint subsequently introduced new…
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) – Potential considerations for employers in light of COVID-19
EY has produced a useful guide setting out the basic rules for SSP and the temporary change that have been introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic. A common challenge in the sector is the increase in the volume of SSP claims from workers on assignment. This will be the case where workers are…
Congratulations to the winners of the TIARA Talent Tech Star Awards
Congratulations to Tribepade on winning the FCSA Contractor Solution of the Year Award at the 2020 Talent Tech Star Awards, and Parasol for being highly commended.
Three in ten SIESS claims made by construction workers
Data published by HMRC for the period ending 30 June highlights that three in ten Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) claim (31%) were made by construction workers. Whilst the average value of a SEISS claim was £2,900, these varied significantly by sector, ranging from £2,100 in admin and support services to £4,200 in finance and…
Further guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Bonus
Government announces further details about the Coronavirus Job Retention Bonus
The National Minimum Wage: Are you compliant?
JMW Solicitors look at a recent EAT case to explain why, in some circumstances, making deductions from wages for training costs and accommodation expenses may put you in breach of minimum wage law.
27% of UK workers are still working exclusively from home, many of them contractors
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, only 5% of UK workers predominantly operated from home. As of 8 – 12 July 2020, more than a quarter (27%) of the UK workforce were still working exclusively from home following the country’s lockdown. Amongst the top 10 occupations determined by the ONS as having the greatest potential…