Accelerated Wages at a Cost: Implications for Agencies
Recent news reports agency workers and gig economy participants are being charged fees to receive their pay quickly. However, is this practice legal?
Umbrella Pay Calculator: New Tool
HMRC has launched an umbrella pay calculator, a new free online tool for workers and businesses to check umbrella take-home pay and deductions.
NICs and Wage Changes
Increases to minimum wage and National Insurance directly impact the costs of supplying agency workers. What should businesses do to prepare for these changes?
Sexual Harassment – new Employer Obligations
All employers must take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. How can you ensure compliance with these new requirements?
Zero hours threaten transfer fees
The current consultation on the application of zero hours rules to agency workers includes a specific question on transfer fees.
2024 Autumn Budget
The Association of Recruitment Consultancies, part of the Lawspeed Group services, has made comments relating to the Autumn 2024 budget announced this week.
Zero hours rules for agency workers: Consultation launched
The Government has just launched a new consultation on the application of proposed new zero hours rules in the Employment Rights Bill to agency workers.
Employment rights bill: key points for recruitment
The long-awaited Employment Rights Bill was introduced to parliament today. We have identified 3 key points of interest to recruitment businesses.
Employment Agency Standards: New Guidance
Employment Agency Standards (EAS) has issued new guidance for agency workers seeking to make complaints about a recruitment business.
Embracing the right to claim unfair dismissal from day one
The proposal for unfair dismissal claims to be a day 1 right has worried many businesses. However, this could be a positive change for the recruitment sector.
