What End-Clients Get Wrong About Contractor Compliance
Most end-clients think contractor compliance is someone else’s problem. The agency handles it, or the umbrella company does, or the contractor themselves. That assumption is understandable, but it is increasingly dangerous.
Due Diligence Questions Every Agency Should Be Asking
The upcoming joint and several liability legislation (JSL) has made one thing clear: agencies can no longer outsource responsibility by outsourcing payroll. If your umbrella partner is proved to be non-compliant, the liability could transfer to you. Here are five questions every agency should be pu
JSL Is Weeks Away: How to Build Umbrella Due Diligence That Actually Holds Up
From 6 April 2026, recruitment agencies become jointly and severally liable for unpaid PAYE and National Insurance contributions where an umbrella company in their supply chain fails to pay them correctly (GOV.UK TIIN, “Tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market”). The liability applies
Skills-First Hiring Is Reshaping the UK Tech Market — Contractors Are Better Placed Than Most
Skills-First Hiring Is Reshaping the UK Tech Market — Contractors Are Better Placed Than Most
CIS Due Diligence Has Never Carried This Much Risk
From 6 April 2026, HMRC can remove Gross Payment Status (GPS) from a business with immediate effect where it determines that a payment was made or received knowing — or where the business should have known — that it was connected to fraudulent CIS activity. The Finance Bill 2026 has fundamentally al
The Fair Work Agency Is Live: What Umbrella Operators Need to Know
The Fair Work Agency (FWA) launches around 6–7 April 2026. Created under the Employment Rights Act 2025, it consolidates three previously separate enforcement bodies into a single authority with a broader remit — and more direct powers — than any of its predecessors. For umbrella companies, recruitm
Diligence Hub Extends 360° Circle of Trust to Banking and Financial Services with New Compliance Dashboard
Diligence Hub, the compliance platform developed by FCSA, has launched a Financial Services Compliance Dashboard that gives banks, capital lenders, and financial institutions direct oversight of compliance risk across the recruitment portfolios they finance. The dashboard arrives ahead of Joint and Several Liability (JSL) legislation taking effect on 6 April 2026, which makes organisations within […]