umbrella companies offer a crucial service to contractors, providing continuity of employer and safe and effective payroll, so that you can focus on doing your job. But with the cost of living spiralling, many of us are looking for ways to save money. And with the umbrella industry as yet unregulated, crooks are using the industry…

In November it was announced that the minimum wage would increase in 2023. We look at what this means for contractors, agencies, and end hirers — and how to prepare

Autumn Budget confirmed the planned National Insurance rise (announced in September) which is coming in April 2022. But what does it mean in real terms and how can we prepare for it?
How to hold onto staff in a worker-led landscape

We all know that we’re living (and working) in a time of great strain to the…

Remember When Working From Home Felt Like A Novelty?

The world of work is now almost unrecognisable from this time last year when we were all rolling out the Halloween decorations and festooning our desks with spiders and fake cobwebs. Many of us are now working from home, all or maybe just some of the time,…

For schools, multi-academy trusts, and recruitment agencies supplying the education sector, managing term-time and variable hours staff is a daily reality. Yet, within the routine of payroll lies a significant compliance trap that many are still falling into: the calculation of holiday pay.A landmark Supreme Court ruling has reshaped the landscape, rendering a once-common calculation method unlawful…

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