by Lynne Gowers | Oct 3, 2022 | Uncategorized, Agencies
If you have recruited staff, either temp or perm, onto your books during the last two years, you have probably benefited from more relaxed Right to Work (RTW) checks which were in place during the pandemic. As of 1st October 2022, these are being tightened up again....
by Lynne Gowers | Aug 2, 2022 | Agencies, Contractors, News, Uncategorized
Employment Status consultation – government response & guidance You would be forgiven if you had forgotten all about the consultation on Employment Status; after all we’ve gone through a change of government (nearly two!) and a global pandemic since it was...
by Lynne Gowers | May 4, 2022 | Uncategorized, Agencies, Downloads
Surely one of the biggest challenges of working in contract recruitment is the need to keep track of what’s new – especially updates and trends that could impact your business, candidates and clients. Changes in legislation and guidance can be particularly...
by Lynne Gowers | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
One of the benefits of working through an umbrella company is that you are typically covered under various types of business insurance, which gives contractors massive peace of mind without the financial outlay of big premiums. When you work through Liquid Friday,...
by MLC-Admin | Oct 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
In our industry you have to be fairly thick skinned. The sector comes under fire from tabloids and unions with Umbrella companies being maligned as everything from “pirates” making money out of contractors’ hard work (BBC Yorkshire), to simply a “con-trick” (UCATT). ...
by MLC-Admin | Mar 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you are an employee, and are married or in a civil partnership, you may be able to benefit from a government tax break known as the marriage allowance.It can save you up to £250 as a couple over the tax year yet, unbelievably, the majority of eligible couples are...