There's a certain confidence in billing someone for money they don't have. As contractors, we spend half our lives chasing ...

Fresh from the FCSA Forum, Sapphire's Chris Bloor explains why Matthew Taylor's latest Fair Work Agency message matters for ...

Contractors, we at Clarity Umbrella Ltd just got cloned. For the second time. JSL is one thing, but Companies House needs to ...

JSL is bedding in largely as HMRC intended almost 100 days in, with both due diligence and PSL scrutiny on the up, but 'Bills ...

A record heatwave, a Red Extreme Heat Warning and even the World Cup combined in June 2026 to end IT contractor demand's ...

As the government moves to guarantee workers' hours, umbrella contractors and end-clients face an unexpected shake-up to the ...

Greg Smith MP, Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness APPG co-chair: the ‘independent’ HMRC Loan Charge Review — run by a former HMRC official — is unravelling as fast as Keir Starmer's government. A clear ...

Former HMRC inspector Danny Batey on everything contractors need to know about the taxman's IR35 compliance activity, as ...

With the rise of Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) and the staggering demand from employers seeking this approach to AI deployment, a hefty chunk of contractors in the UK are now going beyond the ...

Hiring of IT contractors grew in May 2026 for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years, according to REC data obtained by ContractorUK. The first growth in IT contractor demand since August ...

A long-awaited consultation on Zero Hours Contracts (ZHCs) and “similar contracts” has now landed, and the relief is widespread. Even lawyers are happy to finally see the 80-plus pages from the ...

You get plenty of guidance on the way in. How to register, what to pay yourself, how dividends work, whether IR35 applies to your contract. The exit? That tends to get glossed over, until it suddenly ...