CJRS: further updates to Government guidance
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: further updates to the Government guidance
FCSA proud to sponsor new TALiNT Partners Talent Tech Star Award
Accredited Members can now enter for the FCSA sponsored Talent Tech Star Awards Contractor Solution of the Year award with 50% discount on entries.
Bright Sky Contracting becomes an FCSA Accredited Member
Bright Sky Contracting has achieved FCSA Accreditation for its umbrella employment and CIS payroll services.
We need answers and we need them NOW, says FCSA chief executive Julia Kermode
Government continues to stall on providing absolute clarity on CJRS furlough pay calculation at the expense of 625k umbrella employees and agency workers. FCSA says, we need answers NOW.
Who is going to pay for public sector contingent workers?
There has continued to be much discussion this week regarding the interaction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and umbrella employers. However, many are forgetting that there is a more fundamental question as to whether contingent workers within the public sector are even eligible for the job retention scheme in itself. The reason for…
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: latest updates to Government guidance considered
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: considering the latest Government guidance
37% of temporary/casual employee jobs paid outside a monthly pay cycle
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has likely been designed with monthly paid workers in mind. However, 37% of temporary and casual roles are paid outside of the standard monthly pay cycle. This is important because the government’s CJRS guidance does not adequately consider how furlough pay should be calculated for workers who are not…
Husp is the latest firm to achieve FCSA Accreditation
Husp, part of the Huntswood Group, is the latest firm to achieve FCSA Accreditation for umbrella employment services.
UK’s leading professional bodies join forces to seek absolute clarity on the calculation of furlough pay and holiday accrual for agency and umbrella workers
In an unprecedented move, five of the UK’s leading professional bodies – APSCo, FCSA, Professional Passport, REC and TEAM – have joined forces to write to the government to seek urgent and absolute clarity on the calculation of pay for furloughed agency and umbrella employees under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Without answers from…
FCSA position on latest coronavirus job retention scheme guidance
We welcome the additional job retention scheme guidance published by the government on 4 April 2020, and it is very positive that umbrella is specifically mentioned – this is due to our extensive lobbying as we needed to ensure that umbrella employers would be able to access the scheme. However the guidance is contradictory as…