Organisations increasingly rely on temporary workers, agency
workers, self-employed consultants and contract workers. At the
same time, regulation of the recruitment sector has increased, tax
regimes have been tightened and there is growing concern about
which workers have employment rights and, if so, what rights.
Not surprisingly many organisations now
outsource their recruitment processes, including the management of
their temporary, agency and contract worker requirements.
This, in turn, involves complex legal, tax and commercial
issues. Alongside this, recruitment process relating to the
supply of candidates for permanent roles is also becoming more
complex, with new developments in recruitment regulation and new
immigration requirements.
As a
result, organisations involved in recruitment and the world of
agency and contract workers need specialist advisers to deal with
the legal, tax and commercial issues which this business area
involves.
The Blake Lapthorn Recruitment sector
group was established (originally under the Tarlo Lyons name) in
1992 to meet this need for specialist solutions providers.
our solutions
- How to avoid employment and discrimination claims: recent cases
and threatened legislation have increased concerns about temps
claiming employment rights or rights under the Temporary (Agency)
Workers Directive. Our models of supply deal with these risks
keeping your costs down.
- Terms and conditions: our precedents deal with the Conduct
Regulations in a way which protects your commercial position.
- How to increase efficiency of supply using recruitment process
outsourcing (RPO) and managed service arrangements (MSP): we are
the leading experts on setting up vendor neutral and other RPO and
MSP arrangements, avoiding problems with badly managed 'migration'
of contract books.
- Income tax and social security: what deductions from temp pay
need to be made in the UK and in other countries? What tax planning
currently works? How can problems with managed service companies,
tax debt transfer, IR35, CIS, money laundering and tax evasion be
avoided?
- Recruiters and staffing companies facing difficult economic
conditions: we have developed a suite of services to help
recruiters and staffing companies survive and prosper during
challenging times.
- Protection of database: we are leading experts in the
prevention of theft of data by competitors and ex-employees and
enforcement of restrictive covenants in the recruitment
sector.
- Flotations, mergers and acquisitions: we ensure recruitment and
staffing company owners get full value when they decide to buy,
sell or float.
- International issues: we ensure you supply or use temps
lawfully in Europe and beyond.
- Immigration law: what are the legal duties of a recruiter or
supplier of perms and agency workers?
- Disputes and debt recovery: we resolve fee disputes, avoiding
regulatory problems.
- Employment: our specialist employment contracts for recruitment
company staff deal with commission, confidentiality and restrictive
covenants.
- Liability and insurance issues: what is current best practice
risk apportionment between supplier and end user? What can be
covered with insurance?
- Funding
arrangements: current issues with banking and invoice
discounting.
- VAT: we advise
on the latest VAT mitigation solutions relating to the supply of
temps and contract workers.
industry standing
Our market leading
status is reflected by the range of trade associations and industry
bodies who look to us for advice in this area such as the Chartered
Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), the British Bankers
Association and the Association of Professional Staffing Companies.
We are also panel members of the Recruitment and Employment
Confederation (REC) and are regularly involved in consultations
with the European Commission, HM Treasury, HMRC and BERR about new
legislation in this area. Our advice on temps and contractors has
been adopted by the Office of Government Commerce.
tailoring our services for you
Because of the volume
of recruitment and resourcing work we have done over the years, we
are able to supply most services on a fixed price basis using
extensive specialist know how and precedent banks. Our
clients receive regular industry leading briefings. We also
offer seminars on topical issues such as compliance with new
regulation and tax regimes, avoiding employment claims, the
implications of new Directives, VAT mitigation models, best
practice cost saving and insurance/liability issues.
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