FCSA welcomes Taylor Review of Modern Employment Practices launched today

Julia Kermode, chief executive of the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association, the UK’s largest independent trade association whose members provide professional support services to some 120,000 freelancers and contractors said: “At the launch event this morning, it was pleasing to hear the Prime Minister acknowledging that ‘the flexibility and responsiveness of the UK workforce is […]

Identify and overcome the key challenges of acquiring and retaining contractors

Written by former  FCSA Business Partner, Perkbox As we know, working with freelancers and contractors can be challenging to umbrella companies. In the UK there is a surplus of qualified workers that offer a high level of expertise and skill, particularly in technical fields. With 90% of contractors citing specialisation as the key to their career […]

What do small businesses want from Making Tax Digital?

FreeAgent reveals results of research with HMRC With the rollout of the government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative set to begin in earnest in April 2018, award-winning cloud accounting software FreeAgent recently partnered with HMRC for the Making Tax Digital (MTD) public beta project. Over two months, FreeAgent’s user experience (UX) team closely monitored 47 […]