How Umbrella Companies Helped During Furlough
Blog post written in collaboration with Clipper Contracting. Up until the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the term ‘furlough’ was little known in the UK. Unlike our neighbours across the pond and other European nations, the UK didn’t have an existing ‘short-time work’ scheme and so the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (or CJRS)…
Proposed Supply Chain Levy for Road Freight Sector
On 1 June 2022, the House of Commons Transport Committee published a report on the road freight supply chain. Read on to find out what that means to the wider supply chain.
PAYROLL SPECIALIST SHIP SHAPE JOINS ROSTER OF FCSA MEMBERS FOLLOWING COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT
Employment & payroll specialist, Ship Shape Resources, has been revealed as the latest company to be accepted into the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA). Ship Shape has been awarded accreditation for its umbrella employment services having passed the FCSA’s rigorous and thorough assessments. Ship Shape Resources has been providing employment and payroll services to…
5 Tried & Tested Ways To Engage Candidates On LinkedIn
With ever-shrinking candidate pools, and the cost of talent acquisition soaring, recruitment professionals are having to get even more creative in using all the tools at their disposal.
Lucid Support Services Celebrates 20th Year in Business
Lucid Support Services, based in Milton Keynes, celebrate their 20th Anniversary in April 2022, and have established themselves as a trusted provider of technical and IT project delivery and temporary recruitment services. Lucid partners with a range of customers from scale-up to global corporates, across the UK and internationally. They offer fast, reliable, and cost-effective…
Identifying Modern Slavery in the Supply Chain
Written by Brabners LLP Umbrella companies must remain vigilant to the risk that they may be engaging contractors who are victims of modern slavery, as demonstrated by two recently reported cases. Firstly, on 29 April 2022 the UK’s Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner published a new report: Operation Cardinas and beyond: Addressing exploitation risk in the construction…
Exclusivity clause ban to be extended to low paid workers
Written by Simon Bloch, JMW Solicitors LLP On 9th May 2022, the government proposed to introduce legislation in relation to exclusivity clauses within employment contracts for low paid workers. Recap on exclusivity clauses Exclusivity clauses in employment contracts are a type of restrictive covenant which prohibit the worker from taking on…
Right to Work Checks from 6 April 2022
Written by Laura Darnley, Brabners LLP A number of important changes affecting how employers undertake right to work checks have come into force with effect from 6 April 2022. Extension of the Covid-adjusted right to work checks Initially planned to be a temporary measure to assist businesses facing the challenges of recruiting during the pandemic,…
RIDDINGTONS JOINS ROSTER OF FCSA MEMBERS FOLLOWING COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT
The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has revealed Riddingtons Payroll as its newest member, after the Kent-based accountants passed FCSA accreditation for compliant umbrella employment services. As the UK’s leading trade body for the professional employment services sector, the FCSA rigorously assessed Riddingtons’ practices against its compliance codes and models in an independent assessment….
Exposed: the mass cloning of limited companies by fraudsters – and Companies House won’t do anything about it
Cloning exposed: the Mirror Investigates.