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HMRC issues consultation on IR35 reforms to the private sector

18 May 2018

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Latest official figures show increases in both temporary employment and part-time self-employment

15 May 2018

FCSA comments on Labour Market Enforcement Strategy

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We welcome the government’s first labour market enforcement strategy

9 May 2018

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FCSA calls on Unite to educate itself on benefits of compliant umbrella firms

8 May 2018

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Legal challenges to IR35 public sector reforms seem inevitable

1 May 2018

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We welcome Recruitready as a new business partner

24 April 2018

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HMRC is pursuing unpaid tax on incentive payments

18 April 2018

Julia Kermode stands up for umbrellas and responds to Scottish Labour Leader calls to halt exploitative working practices

21 March 2018

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Julia Kermode reacts to today’s Spring Statement

13 March 2018

FCSA responds as Unite celebrates employment status

15 February 2018

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Nasa Group passes FCSA accreditation with flying colours

13 February 2018

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Steps to FCSA Accreditation Workshops

1 February 2018

FCSA restructures membership status

24 January 2018

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We welcome My Digital Accounts as new business partner

19 December 2017

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We Contract becomes latest FCSA Accredited Member

30 November 2017

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Larsen Howie becomes latest FCSA Business Partner

14 November 2017

NumberMill flies through accreditation process

8 November 2017

Octopus Investments on board as new business partner

20 September 2017

FCSA questions Unite’s call for the NHS to ban the use of umbrellas

30 August 2017

ICS Accounting becomes fully Accredited Member

1 August 2017

FCSA research shows umbrella employees enjoy better rates of pay and longer assignments

26 July 2017

FCSA welcomes Taylor Review of Modern Employment Practices launched today

11 July 2017

Identify and overcome the key challenges of acquiring and retaining contractors

11 July 2017

FCSA welcomes new partner Carrington Capital on board

10 July 2017

Self-employed would value receiving sick pay above other benefits

29 June 2017

FCSA speaks out as umbrella firms come in for further attack

19 June 2017

Recruiters urged to choose compliant umbrella companies following exposure of £45m fraud case

13 June 2017

FCSA reacts to election result

9 June 2017

FCSA welcomes Perkbox as latest business partner

30 May 2017

How the apprenticeship levy affects supply teachers – FCSA sets record straight

26 May 2017

FCSA urges Labour not punish genuine self-employed workers and to review its blanket ban on umbrella companies if elected

12 May 2017

FCSA welcomes Cashplus as new business partner

9 May 2017

Parasol and ClearSky membership of FCSA

3 May 2017

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How does IR35 work in the public sector?

30 April 2017

FCSA outraged that HMRC continues to hamper small businesses as software fails to cope with dividend tax changes

25 April 2017

Beware tax avoidance schemes exploiting opportunity from IR35 changes

6 April 2017

Umbrellas and agencies should work together to support contractors through the IR35 changes

28 March 2017

FCSA’s chief executive joins Matthew Taylor in Coventry to discuss modern employment practices as part of the Taylor Review

23 March 2017

FCSA reaction to IR35 legislation

20 March 2017

FCSA disappointed that Chancellor continues to punish self-employed

8 March 2017

Free webinar: How can new payments tech help the professional employment services sector?

7 March 2017

FCSA keen to meet select committee to discuss umbrella working

1 March 2017

FCSA applauds Government Bodies for calling on Government to delay IR35

24 February 2017

FCSA urges Government to take considered approach to any new legislation for self-employed ahead of March 8th Budget

14 February 2017

Institute of Fiscal Studies tax report fundamentally flawed says FCSA

9 February 2017

FCSA welcomes Modulr as new business partner

1 February 2017

Labour market figures dispel media rhetoric around precarious working

18 January 2017

FCSA to present and exhibit at Recruitment Agency Expo 2017 London

19 December 2016

FCSA research on travel & subsistence confirms umbrella employment still viable option for UK’s flexible workforce

14 December 2016

FCSA members get sneak preview of HMRC’s IR35 online digital tool

25 November 2016

FCSA reacts to Autumn Statement

23 November 2016

FCSA urges agencies under attack for tax avoidance to check their due diligence

17 November 2016

14% of intermediaries fear going out of business when Apprenticeship Levy is imposed

15 November 2016

FCSA responds to Deliveroo couriers pursuing worker rights

8 November 2016

FCSA urges Government not to destabilise the flexible workforce as it launches inquiry into the future world of work

1 November 2016

FCSA comments on Uber tribunal ruling

28 October 2016

FCSA calls for Matthew Taylor to review how people are treated not how they are engaged

3 October 2016

FCSA research shows public sector contractors will not be railroaded into becoming employees

22 September 2016

FCSA refutes unions’ criticisms of umbrellas at TUC conference

13 September 2016

FCSA welcomes Minister’s call to investigate Hermes’ treatment of self-employed workers

12 September 2016

FCSA calls on UCATT’s construction workers to say no to industrial action

1 September 2016

FCSA and All Umbrella Companies Are Equal unite to oppose Apprenticeship Levy

23 August 2016

FCSA welcomes HMRC’s plan to penalise advisors who promote tax avoidance schemes but fires note of caution

17 August 2016

HMRC’s planned reforms of the intermediaries legislation in the public sector will not provide silver bullet says FCSA in its official response to the consultation

11 August 2016

FCSA refutes Telegraph’s claims that personal service companies are inappropriate

25 July 2016

FCSA calls upon agencies and intermediaries to provide market insight

21 July 2016

FCSA responds to Government research on hirers becoming responsible for IR35

13 July 2016

FCSA comments on leaving the EU

24 June 2016

FCSA challenges Lawspeed on umbrella contract clause

9 June 2016

FCSA sponsor TREC 2016 Conference

8 June 2016

FCSA welcomes JustAccounts as new business partner

1 June 2016

FCSA responds to Government’s public sector off-payroll consultation out today

27 May 2016

FCSA outlines importance of contingent workers as labour market figures released

18 May 2016

Treasury Minister David Gauke MP meets FCSA in roundtable discussion on the Government’s PSC reforms

11 May 2016

Julia Kermode to speak at the Recruitment Leaders Connect Conference in Manchester

26 April 2016

FCSA calls for HMRC to abandon its consultation on public sector use of off-payroll staff as evidence suggests 90% compliance

25 April 2016

FCSA sets the record straight re media story and alleged advice on tax loophole around T&S

18 April 2016

FCSA responds to inaccurate report in The Mirror

7 April 2016

FCSA to host seminar to prepare the professional employment services sector for the raft of legislation changes

4 April 2016

FCSA welcomes amendments to draft Finance Bill to stamp out unethical practice

30 March 2016

Chancellor offers few sweeteners for freelancers and contractors in today’s Budget

16 March 2016

Transport for London furore gives all freelancers and contractors a bad name and that’s unfair says FCSA

14 March 2016

FCSA urges Osborne to get his facts right before tarnishing all contractors with the same brush ahead of Wednesday’s Budget

14 March 2016

FCSA responds to trade union inaccuracies as Wakefield Council signs Minimum Standards Charter

10 March 2016

Research reveals UK plc confused about T&S regulations

25 February 2016

FCSA hosts free seminars for recruitment industry on the effects of the new T&S legislation

15 February 2016

FCSA welcomes Julie Deane’s recommendations to support self-employed

15 February 2016

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FCSA to hold free seminars on travel & subsistence changes to help recruiters minimise their supply chain risk

8 February 2016

FCSA sets record straight as UCATT takes another swipe at umbrella companies

1 February 2016

FCSA welcomes SmartWork as newest Accredited Member

27 January 2016

Professional Bodies call upon UK plc to help gather evidence for Government

20 January 2016

We’re attending Recruitment Agency Expo London

14 January 2016

FCSA applauds Swinney’s SRIT decision

17 December 2015

UK economy will suffer says FCSA as T&S cuts go ahead

9 December 2015

FCSA welcomes FreeAgent as new business partner

30 November 2015

FCSA react to Autumn Statement – double whammy for health sector

25 November 2015

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