Which policies will most affect our sector? We take a look.   Minimum Wage Rates from April Announcing that the Government has accepted the advice and recommendations of the Low Pay Commission (LPC), the Chancellor confirmed that therefore, from April; National Living Wage will increase by 50p, to £12.71 per hour The rate for 18-20 year olds will increase to £10.85 (an 8.5% increase) The rate for 16 and17 year olds will rise to £8 (a 6% increase) For our agency partners and c

With the inner workings of Umbrella companies being tested and audited ahead of Joint and Several Liability coming info force next April, we thought it would be prudent to lay bare our own workings! Want to see how a compliant Umbrella company operates? Then familiarise yourself with the below, as we work through an Umbrella PAYE payslip and how it’s calculated.   Company Receipts/Basic Pay Also known as the ‘Contract Sum’, this is the total amount received from the agency fo

With just six months to go before new legislation comes info force, we visit some key questions we’ve been asked in our discussions with...