Orange & Gold Blog

The national minimum wage (NMW) increases annually in October. These are the new rates.

Agency Workers Regulations draft guidance is now available for comment

The UK Government has finalised regulations giving agency workers and freelance contractors, the same rights to equal pay and working conditions that permanent employees have.

Albany Group, who provide UK umbrella services and overseas payroll solutions, has appointed administrators.

An opt-out allowing European Union (EU) small businesses turning over less than €1m (£865,000) per year to stop filing annual accounts has been proposed by the European Parliament’s legal affairs committee.

UK contractors are beginning to detect a change in economic conditions in the UK and the prospect of more contractor jobs on the horizon.