Recruitment Services

Mishcon de Reya’s Employment Department recognised in the 2026 IEL Elite guide

Delivering reward in the recruitment sector - why share plans and employee ownership trusts are increasingly popular

The recruitment sector is a good barometer of change in the jobs market and can hit headwinds when employers put on the brakes when it comes to hiring. It remains to be seen just how hard the sector gets hit this year with businesses expressing some concern about the impact of the increase in employer National Insurance (NI) from 6 April 2025 and the new Employment Rights Bill changes.

Umbrella companies to be brought within the scope of the recruitment industry regulatory regime

On 4 March 2025, HM Treasury published the Government's response to the consultation on tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market, which the Government says deprives workers of employment rights, distorts competition in the labour market, and leads to significant tax loss to the Exchequer.

Increase in small company thresholds will take more contractors outside scope of off-payroll working rules

From 6 April 2025, the definition of "small company" will change, with the result that, starting from April 2027, more contractors will be outside the scope of the off-payroll working rules and the administrative burden of complying with these rules will be reduced for some staffing companies.