Recruiters Articles

What the Chancellor’s ‘back to work’ budget means for employees

The headline measures in Jeremy Hunt’s ‘back to work’ budget will benefit expectant parents and some higher earners, but a lack of action on tax brackets will leave many workers worse off.

In the 2023 Budget, the main policy announcements for employees revolve around childcare and pension reform.

All the team at Umbrella.co.uk would like to wish you a happy festive season and a prosperous new year.

All the team at Umbrella.co.uk would like to wish you a happy festive season and a prosperous new year.

This year has been turbulent and challenging for all and we are excited to welcome in the New Year and are hopeful that normality is within reach.

Umbrella.co.uk youngsters have been displaying rainbows in the windows of their homes during the coronavirus outbreak.

Are you wondering why there are rainbows popping up in windows around your local area too?

With social distancing and restrictions due to coronavirus, children are connecting with each other by creating colourful rainbows and displaying them in their windows for passers-by to see and to spread hope and cheer.

It is thought this rainbow display trend began in Italy, but has quickly caught on in other countries.

Recruitment Giants Plead for IR35 Rethink

Leading recruitment companies have urged the government to delay and ultimately rethink IR35 reforms, warning that the tax changes will damage the industry and wider economy.

Fourteen companies including Adecco, Harvey Nash, Hays, Reed and ManpowerGroup wrote to Chancellor Sajid Javid last week pleading with him to reconsider the changes that affect off-payroll contractors working through limited companies.

Under the new rules, contractors working in the private sector will no longer be responsible for judging their employment status.

The team at Umbrella have skipped over the finish line and raised a whopping £4,540 for Cancer Research UK.

The teams at Umbrella have skipped over the finish line and raised a whopping £1,539.10 for Cancer Research UK.

Umbrella.co.uk signed up to the February 2023 Cancer Research UK Skipping Challenge. Our teams completed the 100 skips a day with wild enthusiasm to raise vital funds for life-saving cancer research.

Umbrella contractor customers have free access to a professional counselling service with Umbrella Rewards

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK. We’d like to take the opportunity to remind our contractor customers that you have access to a free professional counselling service with Umbrella Rewards. If you are affected by mental or emotional strain, especially in these difficult times, login to the Umbrella Rewards Customer Portal and visit the 'Care & Support' area. 

Recruiters and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Good Afternoon

We are awaiting further information from government in relation to the Government’s planned job retention scheme / furloughing workers receiving 80% income.

 We are hoping that the job retention scheme will be applicable to umbrella, but we do not actually know for certain at this stage. 

The situation is changing on a daily basis and we will keep you informed of all developments that we are aware of. 

Please find some useful information about Recruiters and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme here

Nick Holmes, CEO.

Contractor Umbrella Usages Expected to Soar in 2020

An overwhelming majority of recruiters expect umbrella company usage to soar in response to IR35 changes coming to the private sector.

A survey from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) found that 91% of professional recruiters thought that more contractors would shun Personal Service Companies (PSCs) in favour of umbrella arrangements due to the new IR35 rules which take effect in April 2020.