Employers Freeze pay Whilst use of Flexible Workers and Freelancers are rising

Despite recent hopes of economic recovery employers are reluctant to increase pay according to research into 243 organisations by CBI, the UK’s top business lobby organisation and the recruitme...

Employment Agency Regulations

You may well be asked by your Agency to opt out of the Employment Agency Regulations which became law in 2004. The Regulations are intended to regulate the Employment Business industry so that vulner...

HSE calls on employers to engage more with health and safety issues

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) unveiled a new health and safety strategy in June, with a call for employers to engage more with health and safety issues and stop seeing it as something tr...

Managed Service Company Legislation

In the 2006 Budget Statement the Chancellor announced that it would consult on action to tackle Managed Service Companies (MSCs). Draft legislation was issued in December 2006, and following consulta...

Parliamentary debate on MSC Legislation

Debate in Parliament on MSC legislationThe Conservatives launched an attack on the new Managed Service Company (MSC) proposals during the recent Finance Bill debate on the 2nd May 2007.  They si...