by Industry news | Mar 8, 2023 | Economy, Europe, Gig economy, International, legislation, Staffing News
Reports of a recession in the UK at the end of 2022 have now been refuted, with the National Institute of Economic & Social Research (Niesr) confirming that we have avoided economic downfall. Interestingly, this hasn’t significantly impacted the staffing sector....
by Industry news | Jan 27, 2023 | Europe, International, Legal, legislation, Staffing, Staffing News
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 organisations and 2021 for private sector businesses, shifting responsibility for...
by Industry news | Nov 29, 2022 | Buyers, Europe, International, legislation, Staffing News, Supplier Management, Taxes
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.” This situation has come about through a combination of bad actors, lack of transparency...
by Industry news | Nov 14, 2022 | Europe, legislation, Staffing News, Taxes
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 last few years had been lifted, along with this barrier to the engagement of flexible...
by Industry news | Oct 25, 2022 | Gig economy, legislation, Staffing, Staffing News
When the Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule several weeks ago that will make it harder to classify workers as independent contractors under federal wage and hour law, staffing firms were among the most interested in the development. After all, this...
by Industry news | Oct 10, 2022 | Economy, Europe, Gig economy, International, legislation, Recruiting, Staffing News
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 of Queen Elizabeth II took the country by surprise. It was, however, the...
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