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Publication: Issue 32 Recruitment Watch In this edition of Recruitment Watch, we introduce our new Employment Rights Act Hub and highlight the latest immigration, Companies House and workforce developments affecting recruiters and employers.
Publication: Issue 31 Recruitment Watch Welcome to the Winter edition of Recruitment Watch, where we delve into the legal and regulatory updates currently shaping the recruitment services sector.
Publication: Issue 30 Recruitment Watch Welcome to the latest edition of Recruitment Watch, where we delve into the legal and regulatory updates currently shaping the recruitment services sector.
Publication: Issue 29 Recruitment Watch Welcome to the latest edition of Recruitment Watch, where we delve into the legal and regulatory updates currently shaping the recruitment services sector.
News 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.
Publication: Issue 28 Recruitment Watch Welcome to the latest edition of Recruitment Watch, where we delve into the legal and regulatory updates currently shaping the recruitment services sector.
News 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.
News 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.