The Autumn Budget 2021 in a snapshot - FI

The Autumn Budget 2021 and Spending Review in a snapshot

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Today (Wednesday 27th October 2021), Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered his third budget in parliament, along with the Spending Review. As the country looks to bounce back from the catastrophic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, experts predicted several tax hikes and strategies to recuperate billions of pounds for the UK economy. This blog article summarises the key announcements in the Autumn Budget 2021 and Spending Review, and includes feedback from the Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA).

Important information for agency and temporary workers: beware umbrella company cloning - FI

Important information for agency and temporary workers: beware umbrella company cloning

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A new type of fraud has swept across the umbrella company sector, and it’s targetting compliant umbrella companies, recruitment agencies and tens of thousands of honest, hard-working contractors and freelancers. Please keep reading as we explain what umbrella cloning is, what has happened so far, which companies have been targeted, and how to identify fake communication from criminals pretending to represent legitimate umbrella companies.

New government guidance to help recruitment agencies avoid referrals to non-compliant umbrella companies - FI

New government guidance to help recruitment agencies avoid referrals to non-compliant umbrella companies

Advice, Government, Recruitment, Umbrella Company1 Comment

The government has released new guidance for UK-based recruitment agencies and businesses that place temporary workers with umbrella companies. The guidance aims to help companies to reduce the risk of referring candidates to non-compliant umbrella companies. We’ve summarised the guidance below, and it’s well worth a read.

Why is Churchill Knight Umbrella partnered with My Digital – umbrella company software providers? - FI

Why is Churchill Knight Umbrella partnered with My Digital – umbrella company software providers?

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Churchill Knight Umbrella is committed to compliance within our sector. However, we’re equally dedicated to customer service and ensuring our umbrella company employees have the best possible payroll experience using our umbrella company. As a result, we’re delighted to provide all our employees with access to My Digital – state-of-the-art cloud-based software specially designed exclusively for umbrella companies. My Digital makes getting paid with an umbrella company more effortless than ever before. Most importantly, the software is secure and protected with cyber security that is second to none. Keep reading, and we’ll explain My Digital’s approach to cyber security.