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FCSA Announces New Partnership with Jarvis

5 September 2024

Employment Law

Employer’s ‘Holiday Saving Scheme’ Inadvertently Breached National Minimum Wage Rules

3 September 2024

Employment Law

Understanding the National Minimum Wage: Key Considerations for Employers

28 August 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

Employment Law

What does the Labour Government’s ‘Plan to Make Work Pay’ mean for the umbrella and recruitment industry?

29 July 2024

Guest Blog

FCSA Welcomes IMS Decimal as New Business Partner

10 July 2024

Member News

In-Sync joins the FCSA Membership

10 July 2024

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Big Fish Group Limited Achieves Prestigious FCSA Accreditation

8 July 2024

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Labour Government: What Freelancers and Contractors Need to Know

5 July 2024

Guest Blog

National Insurance Awareness Day – the importance of insurance for recruitment and umbrella companies

28 June 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

Employment Law

‘A New Deal for Working People’: The Labour Party’s Proposals to Reform Employment Rights in the UK

29 May 2024

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Spry Pay joins FCSA Membership

17 May 2024

Employment Law

Protection for employee enquiring about parental leave who did not request it.

29 April 2024

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Why cyber insurance isn’t a substitute for cyber risk management

24 April 2024

Employment Law

Introducing Diligence Hub: Streamlining Due Diligence for Recruiters and Umbrella Companies

22 April 2024

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FCSA Attains Cyber Essentials Plus Certification

19 April 2024

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FCSA Levy Network Making Waves in Apprenticeship Support

26 March 2024

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The Ethical Dimensions of Overemployment in Contracting

25 March 2024

Employment Law

How to boost loyalty with contractors and temporary workers

26 February 2024

Employment Law

National Minimum Wage – DBT names and shames over 500 employers

26 February 2024

Employment Law

Government Publishes Updated Draft Code of Practice on ‘Fire and Rehire’

26 February 2024

CEO Blog

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

22 February 2024

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FCSA Apprenticeship Levy Network: Empowering Businesses and Nurturing Talent for Economic Growth

21 February 2024

Employment Law

Predictable hours for agency workers? Implications of the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 on the temporary labour market

6 February 2024

Employment Law

ICO Launches Consultations on Draft Guidance regarding Data Protection Practices for Employers and Recruiters

29 January 2024

Guest Blog

Trade credit insurance: the challenges for recruitment companies

29 January 2024

Guest Blog

Fraudulent Identity Documents and Modern Slavery

25 January 2024

Employment Law

Are Training Courses an Allowable Expense?

23 January 2024

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FCSA Recruiter Partners: Paving the Way to Compliance and Trust in the Recruitment Industry

18 January 2024

CEO Blog

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

17 January 2024

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Why repealing the IR35 off-payroll rules is a populist folly which a new UK government must turn down

12 January 2024

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Unveiling FCSA’s Impact: A Closer Look at Our 700-Point Codes of Compliance

8 January 2024

Employment Law

Civil penalties for employing illegal workers

20 December 2023

Employment Law

Ryanair Case: Pilot found to be worker despite limited company arrangement

20 December 2023

CEO Blog

Navigating the Future of Freelancing

14 December 2023

Advice

Umbrella vs Agency PAYE: What’s Best for You?

11 December 2023

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Audited Accounts vs. Small Company Accounts

6 December 2023

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The Genesis of Umbrella Companies

1 December 2023

Employment Law

Spent Convictions: Reduced Timescales for Criminal Record Disclosure

28 November 2023

Employment Law

Key Changes to the Law on Holiday Pay and Working Time Regulations for Part-Year and Irregular Workers Set to Come Into Force

28 November 2023

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Unlocking the Potential of the Apprenticeship Levy: FCSA Levy Network is Here!

27 November 2023

CEO Blog

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

22 November 2023

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FCSA Statement regarding Contractor Voice

16 November 2023

CEO Blog

Holiday Pay – the latest development

25 October 2023

Employment Law

The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023

25 October 2023

CEO Blog

Building a Solid Reputation: The Key to Success

23 October 2023

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Cool Company Becomes FCSA Accredited Member and Passes Umbrella Certification

16 October 2023

Advice

The Joint Employment model: why it doesn’t work

11 October 2023

Advice

Cyber Security Awareness Month: Free ransomware prevention guide available from Mitigo

9 October 2023

CEO Blog

Your Guide to Claiming Expenses as an Umbrella Company Contractor

6 October 2023

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FCSA Levy Network Surpasses £1.2 Million in Pledges Within 24 Hours of Launch!

6 October 2023

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Empowering Apprenticeships: Introducing FCSA’s New Apprenticeship Levy Network

4 October 2023

CEO Blog

FCSA Announces Partnership with iSIPP to Provide Personal Pensions to Contractors

28 September 2023

Employment Law

Worker Protection Bill Updated … Less Responsibility On Employers?

25 September 2023

Employment Law

Menopause Discrimination in the Workplace

25 September 2023

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

23 September 2023

Advice

10 Reasons Contractors Should Use an Umbrella Company

20 September 2023

Advice

What Happens if my Umbrella Company goes Bust?

14 September 2023

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Why are significantly fewer young people becoming contractors?

11 September 2023

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Payroll: A Key Part of Our Members’ Businesses

8 September 2023

Employment Law

To what extent can Artificial Intelligence be used in recruitment processes?

29 August 2023

Advice

10 Reasons Agencies Should Use Umbrella Companies

25 August 2023

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How FCSA Collaborates with Other Organisations

17 August 2023

Member News

FCSA Welcomes i4 Pay as an Accredited Member

16 August 2023

FCSA Governance

FCSA’s Non-Profit Status: Why It Matters

14 August 2023

CEO Blog

Meeting the challenge of candidate retention & redeployment

8 August 2023

Guest Blog

Addressing the skills gap in UK PLC

7 August 2023

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

7 August 2023

Advice

Agency Worker Regulations: Consequences of Non-compliance

3 August 2023

Member News

Why continuity of employment is so important

2 August 2023

Member News

Your Sprightly Achieves FCSA Accreditation

31 July 2023

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Advice

How to pay Contractors in the UK

27 July 2023

Employment Law

Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill

26 July 2023

Advice

An Essential Guide For New Contractors

25 July 2023

Employment Law

Joint employment – United Taxis Ltd v Comolly and another

25 July 2023

Employment Law

High Court quashes Government Strike Legislation

25 July 2023

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FCSA Forum 2023: Strength in Community and a brighter future

13 July 2023

Employment Law

Government Consultation on Reforms to the Working Time Regulations, Holiday Pay and TUPE

28 June 2023

Employment Law

Government Consultation on Tackling Non-Compliance in the Umbrella Company Market

28 June 2023

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Freelancer and Contractor Services Association Welcomes Freelancer Financials as Business Partner

26 May 2023

Employment Law

Employment Update: The Government’s Proposals

25 May 2023

Market Insights

FCSA Launches Contractor Payslip Review Initiative To Protect Contractors

16 May 2023

FCSA Governance

IAP’s Review following Orange Genie suspension

12 May 2023

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HMRC names even more tax-avoidance schemesters

11 May 2023

Employment Law

Brabners discuss the new offence of failure to prevent fraud which has been tabled by the Home Office.

4 May 2023

Employment Law

IR35 and deemed employment – Eamonn Holmes loses HMRC appeal

25 April 2023

Employment Law

Maintaining Positive Workplace Relations: Considerations for Employers Regarding the Importance of Social Media Policies

24 April 2023

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

6 April 2023

Employment Law

Budget 2023 – Pensions taxation reforms

28 March 2023

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