Responding to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement, Tania Bowers, Global Public Policy Director at the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), comments:“The news that the National Insurance Contribution (NICs) threshold has been raised to ensure both the employed and self-employed can earn £12,570 without paying NICs from July is not what we expected or have called for. APSCo wrote to the Chancellor earlier this year calling for a delay to the NICs contribution … [Read more...]
ePayMe Renews APSCo Membership
ePayMe, the leading outsourced payroll services provider for the recruitment industry, has renewed its affiliate member of APSCo, the international trade association for the recruitment industry.The APSCo affiliate membership, this means that ePayMe has been recognised for meeting the standards required by Government departments of any company involved in supplying employees or contractors. Alongside the ‘stamp of approval’ from APSCo, ePayMe also holds Professional Passport … [Read more...]
Digital Right To Work Checks Are Here To Stay!
Many within the recruitment sector have been campaigning for digital RTW checks to remain after Covid.HMRC has published Digital identity document validation technology (IDVT) and includes DBS checks and digital identity as well.From 6 April 2022, IDVT will be introduced to support employers and landlords with right to work, right to rent and pre-employment DBS checks.We have a team of experienced onboarding staff who are able to assist with advice on RTW checks for your … [Read more...]
Crown Commercial Services for Supply Teachers Framework announcement
The following is a copy of an email sent to Recruitment Agencies that are working within the Supply Teacher Framework explaining that they are to confirm that they are not using Joint Employment models to pay their Supply Teachers.Yet more proof that the government and governing bodies are clamping down on services that they deem unsuitable for workers to be paid under.“We have recently been made aware of an emerging ‘joint employment model’ whereby the employment business and an … [Read more...]
Supermarket hiring boom
Some of Britain’s biggest supermarket chains are recruiting thousands of workers to help cover the busy Christmas period. With last year’s Christmas effectively cancelled for many, customers are expected to splash out on big celebrations this year.Asda has announced plans to recruit 15,000 temporary workers for the festive period, with roles covering checkouts, shop floor and home delivery. Around 500 roles are based in Asda’s depots and 1,500 for home delivery driver positions. Asda has … [Read more...]
Government extends Right to Work checks
The UK Government have today announced that the temporary Right to Work checks for employers has been extended until April 2022.Since the national lockdown in March 2020, employers have been able to carry out right to work checks remotely, without having to see any hard copies of documents. The initial checking process meant that job applicants or existing workers were required to send their original documents. This inevitably proved to be challenging when stay at home restrictions were in … [Read more...]
HMRC reveal bizarre excuses for not paying NMW
Following the latest HMRC press release naming and shaming employers for paying staff less than minimum wage, they have now published some of the excuses employers have used for failing to pay staff at minimum wage.HMRC recognises that the vast majority of employers ensure they pay their employees at least the NMW, but, in tax year 2020-21, it has helped over 155,000 workers in the UK to recover more than £16 million in pay they were entitled to. In addition, it has issued over £14 million … [Read more...]
Job vacancies reach the 1 million milestone
The month of July saw more than a million job openings, the first on record since the economy recovers from the pandemic.Figures published by the ONS also showed that the number of employees on payrolls rose by 182,000 last month - though this was still 201,000 below the pre-crisis levels.Arts, leisure and food service firms were among those making a big contribution to the surge in job vacancies.Ruth Gregory, senior UK economist at Capital Economics, said the jobs data should calm … [Read more...]
HMRC fails to convince Lords on legal justification for Loan Charge
In a widely anticipated follow-up session on the Loan Charge by the Lords Economic Affairs Committee, HMRC failed to convince the Committees members on the legal justification for it’s highly controversial retrospective tax that has resulted in thousands of freelancers being pushed to the brink of bankruptcy. The members also poured scorn on HMRC’s poor record of cracking down on rogue umbrella companies which are, according to the BBC, still promoting schemes.The Committee directed … [Read more...]
Employee Experience the focus of Post-Covid Business: How prepared is your business?
Many employers are making sincere changes to their businesses in order to incorporate the increasingly popular Hybrid Working Model and prioritise Employee Mental Wellbeing. The UK Government's initial response to the Covid-19 pandemic was to impose a countrywide lockdown, enforcing workers to work remotely from home where possible. Businesses as a result, had to adjust and comply with new regulations for the safety of its workers.Subsequently, the effects of lockdown has now … [Read more...]