Reading in Between the Lines of the IR35 Report

At the end of last year, HMRC released its report on the short-term effects of the 2021 off-payroll working rules, also known as IR35. The rules were changed in 2017 for public sector ...

Top Tips on How to Retain Contingent Workers

Almost half (46%) of UK employers currently recruiting have vacancies that are hard to fill. There are a range of reasons for this, including employees shifting career paths and the ...

What Are the Penalties for Employing Illegal Temporary Workers?

Confirming candidates have appropriate permission to work in the UK can be tricky, but the ramifications for checks that aren’t completed correctly can be quite significant. Here’s ...

Contractor Pay Rises in Line with Growing Demand

It’s no secret that the UK is navigating its way through a perfect storm of economic turmoil at a national level, with a cost-of-living crisis and skills shortages that are impacting ...

How to Avoid Reputational Risk in Your Supply Chain

The contractor market was rocked this month by allegations that several umbrella companies are skimming from the salaries of their workers through unspecified “employment costs.” ...

The IR35 Pressure Is Back On — What Can Be Done to Reduce it?

Liz Truss’ short-lived proposal to repeal the 2017 and 2021 off-payroll working rules was met with a collective sigh of relief from the market. It felt as though the pressure of the ...

Developing a Future-Proof Recruitment Market

The events of the last month have thrown a range of new hurdles at us all. While we expected the announcement of the new Prime Minister to take center stage for September, the passing ...

What Does HS2’s Latest IR35 Fine Mean for Businesses, Agencies and Contractors?

Another high-profile public sector organization has fallen afoul of IR35. High Speed 2 (HS2), the public body responsible for developing the UK’s high-speed rail network, is anticipating ...

Demand for Contractors Surging Amidst Skills Shortages

UK labor shortages have been highly publicized this year, and it looks as though Brexit has been a key contributor to this, with a new report led by academics from Oxford university ...

What Employers Need to Know About Hiring Internationally

With three in four businesses reporting skills shortages and a record 1.3 million job vacancies in the UK, it’s clear that the ongoing war for talent is a major challenge for many ...

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