Home » CEO Blog

CEO Blog

Flattery gets you everywhere (sometimes)

10 January 2025

CEO Blog

HMRC’s New Umbrella Pay Calculator – A Step in the Right Direction

4 December 2024

International internet business tax concept. Top view flat lay.

CEO Blog

Threat of an Employer’s NICs Rise

11 October 2024

CEO Blog

Upholding Integrity: Our Approach to Investigations

15 August 2024

CEO Blog

Autumn Budget 2024: UK contractor sector’s hopes, fears and expectations

31 July 2024

CEO Blog

Contractors, here’s five things the UK’s political parties should do to win your vote on July 4th

31 May 2024

CEO Blog

Predicting the Outcome of the UK Budget 2024: What Contractors Can Expect

22 February 2024

CEO Blog

A bitty Spring Budget 2024 that won’t please everyone, let alone contractors? Inevitably

17 January 2024

CEO Blog

Navigating the Future of Freelancing

14 December 2023

CEO Blog

Chancellor Hunt’s Autumn Statement: A Perspective from FCSA’s Chief Executive

22 November 2023

CEO Blog

Building a Solid Reputation: The Key to Success

23 October 2023

CEO Blog

FCSA: How our arbitration panel terms and new whistleblower hotline help ensure compliance

23 September 2023

CEO Blog

The FCSA, in reply to those who say we don’t wish to derail the umbrella company gravy train

7 August 2023

CEO Blog

FCSA Forum 2023: Strength in Community and a brighter future

13 July 2023

Contractors’ Questions: Is Spring Budget 2023 moving to payroll benefits-in-kind helpful?

6 April 2023

CEO Blog

A Damp Squib: Why The 2023 Spring Budget Fell Short For The Self-Employed

17 March 2023

Got a tip about a non-compliant umbrella company? Then give our hotline a ring

13 January 2023

CEO Blog

Why The Government Should U-Turn On Its SEB Plan

11 January 2023

CEO Blog

Anti-Slavery Day: The Importance Of Due Diligence In Your Supply Chain

18 October 2022

CEO Blog

FCSA COMMENT ON THE CHANCELLOR’S STATEMENT

17 October 2022

CEO Blog

Why Is FCSA Accreditation So Stringent?

11 August 2022

CEO Blog

Is 90% Take Home Pay Possible?

11 July 2022

CEO Blog

Umbrella Code of Conduct, Section A10. Explained

5 July 2022

CEO Blog

Why Everyone In The Supply Chain Needs To Be Compliant

29 June 2022

Due to the Catch 22 of umbrella contractor holiday pay, the law is an ass

16 May 2022

CEO Blog

Cyber security – a Board-level risk

6 April 2022

CEO Blog

Umbrella workers’ NIC increase is almost double regular workers

9 March 2022

JOIN FCSA

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.

Necessary

Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement	1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category .
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
CookieLawInfoConsent	1 year	Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.
elementor	never	This cookie is used by our website to allow the us to implement or change the website's content in real-time.
hubspotutk	5 months 27 days	HubSpot sets this cookie to keep a record of the visitors to the website. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts.
JSESSIONID	session	The JSESSIONID cookie is used by New Relic to store a session identifier so that New Relic can monitor session counts for an application.
PHPSESSID	session	This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed.
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
_GRECAPTCHA	5 months 27 days	This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
__hssc	30 minutes	HubSpot sets this cookie to keep a record of sessions and to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie.
__hssrc	session	This cookie is set by Hubspot whenever it changes the session cookie. The __hssrc cookie set to 1 indicates that the user has restarted the browser, and if the cookie does not exist, it is assumed to be a new session.
__hstc	5 months 27 days	This is the main cookie set by Hubspot, for recording visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session).

Functional

Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.

Cookie	Duration	Description
__cf_bm	30 minutes	This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management.
__hssc	30 minutes	HubSpot sets this cookie to keep a record of sessions and to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie.

Performance

Analytics

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Cookie	Duration	Description
hubspotutk	5 months 27 days	HubSpot sets this cookie to keep a record of the visitors to the website. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts.
_gcl_au	3 months	Provided by Google Tag Manager to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services.
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress	30 minutes	Hotjar sets this cookie to detect the first pageview session of a user. This is a True/False flag set by the cookie.
_hjFirstSeen	30 minutes	Hotjar sets this cookie to identify a new user’s first session. It stores a true/false value, indicating whether it was the first time Hotjar saw this user.
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample	2 minutes	Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's pageview limit.
_hjIncludedInSessionSample	2 minutes	Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's daily session limit.
__hstc	5 months 27 days	This is the main cookie set by Hubspot, for recording visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session).

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.

Cookie	Duration	Description
test_cookie	15 minutes	The test_cookie is set by doubleclick.net and is used to determine if the user's browser supports cookies.

Others

Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.

Cookie	Duration	Description
baqend-speedkit-user-id	5 months 27 days	No description available.
heyzine_session	3 months	No description
_hjSessionUser_2855694	1 year	No description
_hjSession_2855694	30 minutes	No description

CEO Blog

Flattery gets you everywhere (sometimes)

HMRC’s New Umbrella Pay Calculator – A Step in the Right Direction

Threat of an Employer’s NICs Rise

Upholding Integrity: Our Approach to Investigations

Autumn Budget 2024: UK contractor sector’s hopes, fears and expectations

Contractors, here’s five things the UK’s political parties should do to win your vote on July 4th

Predicting the Outcome of the UK Budget 2024: What Contractors Can Expect

A bitty Spring Budget 2024 that won’t please everyone, let alone contractors? Inevitably

Navigating the Future of Freelancing

Chancellor Hunt’s Autumn Statement: A Perspective from FCSA’s Chief Executive

The rise of new technology

Building a Solid Reputation: The Key to Success

Is tax (too) complex?

A rising tide lifts all boats

FCSA: How our arbitration panel terms and new whistleblower hotline help ensure compliance

The Two Payment Method

The FCSA, in reply to those who say we don’t wish to derail the umbrella company gravy train

FCSA Forum 2023: Strength in Community and a brighter future

Contractors’ Questions: Is Spring Budget 2023 moving to payroll benefits-in-kind helpful?

A Damp Squib: Why The 2023 Spring Budget Fell Short For The Self-Employed

Got a tip about a non-compliant umbrella company? Then give our hotline a ring

Why The Government Should U-Turn On Its SEB Plan

Anti-Slavery Day: The Importance Of Due Diligence In Your Supply Chain

FCSA COMMENT ON THE CHANCELLOR’S STATEMENT

Why Is FCSA Accreditation So Stringent?

Is 90% Take Home Pay Possible?

Umbrella Code of Conduct, Section A10. Explained

Why Everyone In The Supply Chain Needs To Be Compliant

Due to the Catch 22 of umbrella contractor holiday pay, the law is an ass

Cyber security – a Board-level risk

Umbrella workers’ NIC increase is almost double regular workers

JOIN FCSA

CEO Blog

JOIN FCSA

Yet another cookie consent form