FCSA keen to meet select committee to discuss umbrella working
As MPs move ahead to investigate umbrella working as part of their review of “The Future World of Work” and following reports by the BBC last week looking at some practices within the sector and a number of worker complaints, Julia Kermode, CEO of the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA), the largest independent representative…
FCSA applauds Government Bodies for calling on Government to delay IR35
The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has welcomed an appeal by The Local Government Association (LGA), Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) calling on HMRC to delay IR35 changes in the public sector due to come into effect on April 6th. Julia Kermode, chief…
FCSA urges Government to take considered approach to any new legislation for self-employed ahead of March 8th Budget
Following a BBC story out today (Feb 14th 2017) in which Matthew Taylor suggests that self-employment ‘reduces tax take to the Exchequer’ the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association is keen to step in and urge Mr Taylor and the Government to take a considered approach to any new measures ahead of the Budget in March. …
Institute of Fiscal Studies tax report fundamentally flawed says FCSA
A report just out suggesting that the different rates of National Insurance Contributions (NICs) between self-employed workers and employees are unfair is fundamentally flawed argues the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA), the UK’s largest independent trade association for accountancy service providers and umbrella firms. The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) believes that the differential…
FCSA welcomes Modulr as new business partner
The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA), the UK’s leading trade association for professional employment services, has agreed a partnership with Modulr, which specialises in providing flexible payments technology to businesses, enabling faster, cheaper and easier payments. The partnership will see Modulr’s flexible payments technology, along with on-demand business account opening and customisable payment rules,…
Labour market figures dispel media rhetoric around precarious working
ONS labour market figures out today are positive for the economy overall despite self-employment falling slightly says the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA), the UK’s largest independent trade association whose members provide professional support services to some 120,000 freelancers and contractors. Self-employment fell by 17k in the last quarter and temporary employment fell by…
FCSA to present and exhibit at Recruitment Agency Expo 2017 London
We are pleased to announce that FCSA will be exhibiting at the Recruitment Agency Expo 2017 London. The exhibition will be held on Wednesday, 1st February and Thursday, 2nd February at the Olympia Central in London. The Recruitment Agency Expo is a leading exhibition and conference for senior decision makers working within recruitment agencies nationwide….
FCSA research on travel & subsistence confirms umbrella employment still viable option for UK’s flexible workforce
Umbrellas are still a viable engagement mechanism for freelancers and the temporary workforce in spite of the introduction of Travel & Subsistence legislation introduced in April this year, according to the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA), the UK’s largest independent trade association, whose members represent 120,000 freelancers and contractors. According to FCSA research undertaken…
FCSA members get sneak preview of HMRC’s IR35 online digital tool
‘More work to be done’ is the overall message FCSA members have sent to HMRC following a preliminary demonstration of HMRC’s new online digital tool. As Government presses ahead to implement IR35 reforms in the public sector in April 2017, HMRC has been developing a new online tool designed to provide reassurance and a “safe…
FCSA reacts to Autumn Statement
Responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement Julia Kermode, chief executive of The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association said: “As the largest representative body in our sector that is committed to setting standards and stamping out unethical practices, FCSA welcomes any measures that tackle disguised remuneration schemes. Such schemes have become more prevalent, some with particularly complex…