Transforming Payroll: Our New UI and Kintec Collective, Backed by Award-Winning Excellence
A New UI Built Around You The new Kintec UI isn’t just a fresh coat of paint. It’s a smarter, faster, and more intuitive way to manage payroll. Fully customisable in light or dark mode and tailored with your brand colours, the interface puts control back in the hands of users. We’ve re-engineered workflows to…
TUPE and agency workers – what is an “organised grouping”?
A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision in the case of Mach Recruitment Ltd v Mrs Maria Oliveira shows how employment tribunals may apply the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) to agency workers. Background Mrs Oliveira was an agency worker employed by G-Staff Ltd (G-Staff) under a contract of employment. She…
Mach Recruitment Ltd v Oliveira [2025] EAT 107 – Service Provision Changes Under TUPE: Organised Groupings of Employees in Temporary Work Agency Transfers
The Law Under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE), a service provision change will occur when, immediately prior to the change, there is an organised grouping of employees whose principal purpose is to carry out activities on behalf of the client. (regulation 3(3)(a)(i)) The Facts Mrs Oliveira was originally engaged by G-Staff…
FCSA Announces RPost as New Business Partner
The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA) is pleased to announce a new partnership with RPost, a global leader in secure and compliant email, eSignature, and digital transaction management solutions. RPost has created a suite of intelligent content security tools and advanced eSignature technology which will help supporting members in safeguarding sensitive communications and ensuring…
veriPAYE Now Free for Recruitment Agencies & Now Supporting CIS, PEO, and Umbrella Models
Team FCSA is pleased to announce that veriPAYE, our secure payslip verification tool, is now available free of charge for recruitment agencies. veriPAYE is designed to give agencies confidence when engaging with umbrella companies and other labour supply chain partners. By providing instant, encrypted verification of worker payslips, it helps agencies ensure that workers are…
New Identity Verification at Companies House: What You Need to Know
From 18 November 2025, Companies House will begin a 12-month phased rollout of mandatory identity verification for directors and people with significant control (PSCs). This change, introduced under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, is intended to improve the accuracy and integrity of the UK company register. The new rules will affect both…
The 2026 Shift: Why Waiting Is No Longer an Option
There’s a shift coming in 2026 that many are underestimating. It’s not loud. It’s not flashy. But it will change everything. At a recent fireside chat I hosted with Kevin Hart (CEO & Chair of BASDA) and Philip Johnson (CTO here at Kintec), we unpacked the regulatory changes on the horizon-and more importantly, what they mean for the businesses…
Lutz v Ryanair DAC and Anor: Court of Appeal upholds decisions of Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal concerning employment status of agency pilot
Facts: Mr Lutz, a pilot, was supplied to Ryanair by an aviation recruitment agency called MCG Aviation Limited (now known as Storm Global Ltd) (Storm Global). Storm Global had a contract with Ryanair to supply “contracted pilots”. Storm Global in turn mandated that Mr Lutz must provide his services through a service company called Dishford….
For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers: the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on gender under the Equality Act 2010
The Supreme Court’s April 2025 ruling in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers attracted widespread commentary, debate, and confusion. We are now a few months on, and the implication of the decision is no more clear. The Supreme Court have ruled that when it comes to the provisions of the Equality…
FCSA Withdraws Accreditation from a member
FCSA are aware that a member appears to be in financial difficulties, and that a limited number of affected workers may not have received holiday pay funds that they rightly expected. We have suspended the member concerned and as such their accreditation has been withdrawn and stakeholders have been informed. We are investigating this as…