
Expanding Globally: Implementation Strategies
In the highly competitive world of business, global expansion is a crucial part of many organizations’ growth strategy. Taking your business internationally is one of the most effective ...

How Can Recruiters Retain the Ability to Conduct Digital Identity Checks?
When millions were forced to work from home because of the pandemic, it required employers to quickly assess whether their technology was fit to enable employees to work off-premises. ...

IR35 Reviews Deliver Food for Thought
As HMRC’s soft-landing ends for the new off-payroll working rules — known as IR35 — organizations should heed the potential warnings from the recent review of IR35 in the public ...

The Background Check Dilemma
Facing an unprecedented labor shortage, staffing firms and their clients are seeking to ease background check requirements in the hopes of successfully casting a wider candidate net. ...

The End of the Soft-Landing: The next IR35 milestone
The end of HMRC’s soft-landing period for the “off-payroll working rules,” also known as IR35, is nearly with us. In April, HMRC will move to enforcement of the new legislation. ...

Beware of the Potential IR35 Confidence vs. Compliance Gap
In April 2021, HMRC gave private sector businesses a year of “soft landing” for the changes to IR35, which saw responsibility for determining contractor employment status ...

Cost of Performance vs. Market Approach to Sourcing Revenue
Calculating how to source gross receipts is a key element in determining a staffing company’s state income tax liability. Staffing companies operating in multiple states should be ...

Going viral: When an engagement manager does not know how to manage an IC
It began with an engagement manager questioning why an independent contractor on his team did not attend a meeting. The IC clarified that his contract neither specifies hours nor includes ...

Employing Consultants in Multiple States – A Practical Approach to Balance Tax Compliance Costs and Risks
The IT and engineering staffing industry has historically worked with consultants from various states. Many firms operate without complying with state and local tax obligations, subjecting ...

Vaccine mandates: What do workers want?
The US Supreme Court’s rulings on two vaccine employer mandates imposed by the Biden administration are imminent; regardless of the direction the rulings take, businesses must still ...