AI Is Turbo-Charging Cyber Attacks: Are You Ready?
Artificial intelligence has changed the rules of cybercrime. Attacks that once required significant skill and resource can now be executed at scale, at speed and with unsettling precision. It doesn’t matter what sector you’re in or how big your organisation is, if you hold any form of personal or sensitive data, you are a target….
Why FCSA Accreditation Matters More Than Ever in 2026
April 2026 brought three significant regulatory changes to the contractor supply chain at once. All three matter. Together, they’ve fundamentally changed what compliance means. Joint and several liability came into force on 6th April, making recruitment agencies directly liable for unpaid PAYE where their umbrella company partners fail. The Fair Work Agency launched on the…
JSL Is Live: What Agencies Must Do Now
The 6th April 2026 deadline has passed. Joint and several liability for umbrella company PAYE is no longer a coming change. It’s here. From this date, HMRC can pursue recruitment agencies directly for unpaid PAYE and National Insurance contributions when an umbrella company in their supply chain fails to account for them correctly. Approximately 30,000…
Diligence Hub Extends 360° Circle of Trust to Banking and Financial Services with New Compliance Dashboard
Diligence Hub, the compliance platform developed by FCSA, has launched a Financial Services Compliance Dashboard that gives banks, capital lenders, and financial institutions direct oversight of compliance risk across the recruitment portfolios they finance. The dashboard arrives ahead of Joint and Several Liability (JSL) legislation taking effect on 6 April 2026, which makes organisations within…
Marvel Payroll achieves FCSA Accreditation
The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has welcomed Marvel Payroll as its latest Accredited Member, following successful completion of FCSA’s rigorous independent compliance assessment. Marvel Payroll, which provides umbrella employment services to contractors and recruitment agencies across the UK, has demonstrated full compliance with the FCSA Codes of Compliance, the most comprehensive compliance standard…
MTD for Income Tax: What Umbrella Workers Need to Know
Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is expanding, and if you’re a contractor with income beyond your umbrella payslip, you need to understand what’s coming. The short version: if your total income from self-employment or property exceeds the MTD threshold, you’ll need to keep digital records and submit quarterly updates to HMRC, regardless of…
CIS Changes: Losing Gross Payment Status Just Got Harder to Fix
If you hold Gross Payment Status (GPS) under the Construction Industry Scheme, the margin for error just got smaller. Changes to CIS compliance taking effect in 2026 tighten the rules around GPS eligibility, increase HMRC’s powers to revoke it, and make reapplication harder if you lose it. For construction contractors and intermediaries who depend on…
Fair Work Agency: Compliance Means Worker Rights Too
Until now, tax compliance and worker rights operated as separate concerns, enforced by different bodies. From April 2026, the Fair Work Agency brings them together under a single enforcement framework. For recruitment agencies, this changes the conversation. Your umbrella partner doesn’t just need to get PAYE right. They need to get holiday pay, statutory sick…
Audit-ready signing and communications for today’s contractor supply chain
Across the UK contractor supply chain, compliance is an operational reality rather than a theoretical exercise. For umbrella companies, payroll providers, and recruiter partners, everyday activities such as contract signing, onboarding, and payroll communications must be carried out in a way that is consistent, traceable, and defensible. During audits or reviews, the focus is rarely…
Miss E Bibescu v Clare Jenner Limited t/a Jenner’s
Background The Claimant was employed by the Respondent from 21 November 2018 until her dismissal on 11 June 2020. The Respondent had ongoing concerns about the Claimant’s standard of work. As a result, a subcontractor was asked to carry out a “peer review” of the Claimant’s work after several mistakes were identified. The Claimant was…