Compliancy advice to recruitment firms
Non-compliant umbrella employers have been making the headlines lately and for all the wrong reasons. In September 2014, in his party conference speech, Ed Miliband pledged a crackdown on “umbrella” schemes used by construction firms to employ temporary workers. In his Autumn Statement, the Chancellor also targeted umbrella firms and more recently Channel 4’s Dispatches…
Response to HMRC’s discussion document “Employment Intermediaries: Temporary workers – relief for travel and subsistence”.
Leading a collaborative campaign with 36 of the UK’s largest umbrella firms, the Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA), today stated that the proposed changes to the temporary workers relief for travel and subsistence will have a detrimental effect on the UK’s flexible workforce and UK plc as a whole. The response comes following…
Government recognises role of responsible umbrella companies
3 February 2015 Monday’s parliamentary questions resulted in the Financial Secretary to the Treasury recognising the value of umbrella companies which operate responsibly. Responding to a written question posed by Guto Bebb, Conservative MP for Aberconwy, who asked: “what steps his Department is taking to stop agencies using umbrella companies to manage the payroll function…
Channel 4 Dispatches exposes poor practices
The Channel 4 Dispatches programme (aired Monday 19 January, 20:00) exposed some unethical practices that we have long been aware take place within our sector. As a professional body for umbrella employers and accountancy providers, the Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has long been campaigning to raise standards and stamp out such bad practice…