recruitment briefings other recent editions

Our Recruitment and Resourcing group regularly produces information sheets and updates to help its clients understand topical issues or recent changes in legislation.

Please click on the links below to view/download previous editions of the briefing.

2008

• 8 October - Stop press: Temporary (Agency) Workers Directive
• 2 October - Crunch time for recruiters
• 18 August - HM Treasury's consultation on tax relief for travel expenses
• 31 July 2008 - Recruiters no longer fall within money laundering regulations
• 15 July - NHS Locum investigation
• 13 June - April 2008 Court of Appeal win for Blake Lapthorn clarifies when agents are entitled to commission
• 11 June 2008 - Credit Crunch - how can recruitment company value be preserved?
• 10 June 2008 - EU Ministers agree Temporary (Agency) Workers Directive
• 28 May 2008 - Blake Lapthorn advises Imprint plc on its £45 million sale to Premier Group
• 22 May 2008 - Are executive search companies regulated as "trust and company service providers"?
• 20 May 2008 - More rights for agency workers
• April 2008 - BLTL wins victory for recruiters in Court of Appeal
• 23 April 2008 - "Offshore" arrangements for contractors: should you be worried?
• 18 April 2008 - The six best ways to protect recruitment company databases and client/candidate connections
• 26 March 2008 - Money laundering and recruiters - the latest developments
• 19 March 2008 - important money laundering deadline for recruiters
• 18 March 2008 - Budget briefing for recruiters
• 3 March 2008 - new Immigration Regime: How does it affect recruiters?
• February 2008 - latest news: are agency and contract workers the employees of end users?
• January 2008 - The MSC debt transfer regime

2007 

• December 2007 - are recruiters now caught by serious criminal penalties under the new money laundering regime?.
• December 2007 - temporary agency workers directive: what is the threat? what are the work rounds?.
• December 2007 - Good news from Europe?
• November 2007 - Are some recruitment businesses going to hit the ropes?
• 15 October 2007 - Increase of tax on company sales
• October 2007 - Managed Service Companies - the latest news on what you really need to do
• August 2007 - Managed Service Companies - what should you do now to minimise risk?
• 27 June 2007 - crackdown launched on recruitment businesses' non-compliance with data protection law
• 4 April 2007 - tackling managed service companies UPDATE
• 26 March 2007 - tackling managed service companies
• 23 February 2007 - Leisure Employment Services Limited -v- HMRC
• 24 January 2007 - Update on Recruitment Law
• November 2005 - Legal develoments affecting staffing services in the UK and Europe

If you would like to receive future briefings, please contact Jina Patel at jina.patel@bllaw.co.uk or 020 7814 5449.