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Repeal of IR35 Reforms: What does it mean for your Agency?

Kwasi Kwarteng, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced the repeal of the 2017 (public sector) and 2021 (private sector) IR35 reforms. Contractors exulted after this announcement, but what does it mean for your Temporary Staffing Agency? Rhys Thomas, Managing Director at WTT Legal & Sebastien Sauca, CEO at SafeRec, answer key questions that many recruitment agencies have been asking since the news hit.

How to automate your Agency’s Umbrella compliance with AI and Expert Legal Advice?

SafeRec and WTT have launched a comprehensive service that combines technology and expert legal advice from a regulated law firm, to not only protect your business but also your entire supply chain, in real-time.

The Start-Up Recruitment Agency Debate: Does my start-up agency need a CRM?

To CRM or not to CRM, that is the question. In the interest of an honest and open relationship between us, we’re going to state straight away that we’re not trying to sell you a CRM. But we will help you know whether it’s time to invest. By now you may have already set your own agency up. You should be pleased with yourself! Under recent circumstances, some might call you brave and some might call you crazy… but you’ve made the bold move and why not. Whilst we know we have a best in class Recruitment CRM that improves our customers ‘productivity and efficiency and consultants love using, not every CRM provider is right for every business. So here we will present two sides to the recruitment CRM debate, to help you decide whether your start-up is doing the right thing by making this investment now.

Slowly Improving

While employers’ confidence in the UK economy remains at a joint record low, employers are starting to feel a little more confident about their ability to hire new staff

Jobs Recovery Tracker reveals hotspots

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has launched a new Jobs Recovery Tracker, which uses job postings data to spot signs of labour market growth by county and occupation type

Not Now

As coronavirus uncertainty impacts the jobs market, now is not the time for the government to pursue sweeping reforms to the immigration system planned to come into effect in January, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has warned.

Industry United

UK’s leading professional bodies join forces to seek absolute clarity on the calculation of furlough pay and holiday accrual for agency and umbrella workers

Workers Rights

Agency workers’ rights have been expanded as part of the government’s Good Work Plan.

Data confirms drop in employer confidence due to coronavirus.

“It’s no surprise that this global pandemic has caused the UK’s labour market to stall."

REC’s next coronavirus podcast launched.

The organisation are planning to provide updates and ideas twice a week from now on.

REC asks for changes to Right to Work checks in lockdown.

"This latest development makes it an absolute pre-requisite to enable online Right to Work checks as a pragmatic alternative to face to face checks."

Chancellor guarantees some amount of pay for employees and defers VAT.

“The Chancellor’s announcement is the big action the REC and many other business organisations has been working hard to achieve all week."