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- 3 Scaling Challenges Mid-Sized Recruitment Agencies Face and How to Overcome Them
- Agency Responsibility & Fraudulent Umbrellas
- Amendments to Employment Rights Bill & Umbrella Regulation
- Employment Rights Bill Amendments: Everything You Need to Know
- Five Challenges Facing Recruitment Agencies
- Five Reasons Why Agencies Should Sign Up International Contractors
- How Can Recruitment Funding Help Your Business Thrive?
- How Funding Can Accelerate Your Recruitment Business
- Legislation Day 2025: What you need to know
- New Employment Rights Bill Timeline
- New Parasol Business Hub Launch
- Option 3 Explained: What Recruitment Agencies Need to Know
- Option 3: How PAYE changes might impact end clients
- Parasol and Worksome launch ‘future-ready’ SaaS partnership set to transform contingent workforce management
- Recruitment Industry – Latest Trends & Insights
- Recruitment Industry: Latest Trends & Insights
- Sebastian Sauca, CEO at SafeRec: What do the new umbrella regulations mean for recruitment agencies?
- Solving Talent Acquisition Bottlenecks with Recruitment Funding
- Spring Statement 2025 Round-up
- Supporting Agencies & Candidates in the Education Sector
- The Parasol Pulse Podcast: Episode 2
- The Ultimate Guide to Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) 2010
- Umbrella Regulations: Q&A with Chris Bloor, Director of Compliance
- Umbrella Regulations: What’s Coming and What Do They Mean?
- Watch: FCSA webinar – Upcoming Legislation & You
- We’re FCSA accredited…again!
- Welcome to The Parasol Pulse Podcast
- What to Expect from Spring Statement 2025
- Why Recruitment Agencies Cannot Overlook Outsourcing to Professional Services Providers
Blog
- 3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Becoming a Contractor
- 3 signs you’re ready to be a contractor
- A beginners guide to Self-Invested Pensions (SIPP)
- Agency PAYE vs umbrella company: what’s best for recruiters?
- An Idiot’s Guide to IR35
- Annual Contractor Survey 2021
- Are Umbrella Companies the Solution for Construction Contractors?
- Are You Ready to Switch from Umbrella to Limited?
- Benefits of Company Pension Contributions for IR35 Contractors
- Can you get a mortgage as an umbrella employee?
- Caroola Group welcomes the long-awaited government consultation
- CMME guest blog: Top 5 Contractor Tips for Home Buying
- Contracting Myths Debunked
- Contractor Clinic: Breaking a contract
- Contractors: What to do when your assignment is ending
- Creative contractors immune to robot invasion
- Criminal Finances Act 2017: What it Means for Recruiters
- Five Benefits of Working as an Umbrella Employee
- Five Reasons Contractors Feel Stressed and How to Combat Them
- From “permie” to contractor: Making the leap
- How Can Recruiters Benefit from Using an Umbrella Company?
- How much do umbrella companies charge?
- How to deal with difficult clients
- How to source your next assignment
- International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women in Leadership
- Introducing Parasol’s Key Information Document Tool
- Introducing PEO – Your New Payroll Solution
- IR35 Checklist: Are You Inside or Outside IR35?
- Is Your Umbrella Company Putting You at Risk?
- Jargon Buster
- Mutuality of Obligation Case Law: Recruiter Tips for Limited Company Directors
- Parasol and Private Pensions – A Cut Above the Rest
- Parasol Financial Planning: 5 tips to make your pension work harder
- Parasol Financial Planning: Why are income protection and life cover so important?
- Preferred Supplier Compliance Checklist for Companies
- Presenting: WorkStyle 2 – Discover Your WorkStyle
- Referral Relay
- Should contractors accept short assignments?
- Spring Budget 2023: Key Points
- The 5 personality traits that make a successful contractor
- The Good Work Plan: Abolition of Swedish Derogation
- The Good Work Plan: how can recruiters prepare?
- The Good Work Plan: What You Need to Know
- The History of IR35: a Timeline
- The Importance of Critical Illness Insurance
- The IR35 CEST tool from HMRC – is it any good?
- The Risks of Contractor Loan Schemes
- Top 4 umbrella myths debunked
- Umbrella Company Myth Buster
- Using Client Feedback to Promote Yourself as a Contractor
- Video: What is a Self-Invested Pension Pot?
- What does the IR35 reform repeal mean for umbrella employees?
- What is a non-compliant umbrella company?
- What is IR35 legislation and what does it mean for contractors?
- What to consider before accepting a contract
- What to do when turning down a contract
- What’s the difference between a Simple Will and a Complex Will?
- What’s the Difference Between Umbrella and PEO?
- When to look for your next contracting assignment
- Who Invented the Umbrella?
- Why is having a Will so important?
- WPA Private Medical Insurance: A Contractor’s FAQ Guide
Compliance and Legislation
- Agency Responsibility & Fraudulent Umbrellas
- Amendments to Employment Rights Bill & Umbrella Regulation
- Autumn Budget 2024
- Autumn Statement 2023 – Key Points
- Caroola Group welcomes the long-awaited government consultation
- Employment Rights Bill Amendments: Everything You Need to Know
- Frequently Asked Questions About Budget Day 2024
- Option 3 Explained: What Recruitment Agencies Need to Know
- Option 3: How PAYE changes might impact end clients
- Recruitment Industry: Latest Trends & Insights
- Spring Budget 2023: Key Points
- Spring Statement 2025 Round-up
- Tackling non-compliance in the umbrella market
- The Parasol Pulse Podcast: Episode 2
- The shift towards fair Holiday Pay practices for temp & contract workers
- The Ultimate Guide to Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) 2010
- Umbrella Regulations: What’s Coming and What Do They Mean?
- Warnings for Contractors Ahead of Autumn Budget 2024
- Webinar catch-up: Labour’s New Deal for Workers – Possible implications for Recruitment Agencies and the Contractor Payroll Industry
- What can we expect from the Autumn Statement?
- What is a non-compliant umbrella company?
- What is IR35 legislation and what does it mean for contractors?
- What to Expect from Spring Statement 2025
Financial Planning
- A beginners guide to Self-Invested Pensions (SIPP)
- Benefits of Company Pension Contributions for IR35 Contractors
- Can you get a mortgage as an umbrella employee?
- CMME guest blog: Top 5 Contractor Tips for Home Buying
- How much do umbrella companies charge?
- Parasol and Private Pensions – A Cut Above the Rest
- Parasol Financial Planning: 5 tips to make your pension work harder
- Parasol Financial Planning: Why are income protection and life cover so important?
- Spring Budget 2023: Key Points
- The Importance of Critical Illness Insurance
- Video: What is a Self-Invested Pension Pot?
- What’s the difference between a Simple Will and a Complex Will?
- What’s the difference between a Simple Will and a Complex Will?
- Why is having a Will so important?
- Why Recruitment Agencies Cannot Overlook Outsourcing to Professional Services Providers
IR35
News
- 2024 spring budget – The highlights
- Agency Responsibility & Fraudulent Umbrellas
- Amendments to Employment Rights Bill & Umbrella Regulation
- Annual Contractor Survey 2021
- Autumn Budget 2024
- Autumn Statement 2023 – Key Points
- Caroola Group welcomes the long-awaited government consultation
- Employment Rights Bill 2024: What You Need to Know
- English Football Referees’ v HMRC: Why Did a Top UK Court Dismiss PGMOL’s £584,000 Tax Appeal?
- Frequently Asked Questions About Budget Day 2024
- Recruitment Industry – Latest Trends & Insights
- Referral Relay
- Spring Budget 2023: Key Points
- Spring Statement 2025 Round-up
- The shift towards fair Holiday Pay practices for temp & contract workers
- Warnings for Contractors Ahead of Autumn Budget 2024
- Webinar catch-up: Labour’s New Deal for Workers – Possible implications for Recruitment Agencies and the Contractor Payroll Industry
- What can we expect from the Autumn Statement?
- What does the IR35 reform repeal mean for umbrella employees?
- What to Expect from Spring Statement 2025
Talking Point
- 3 Scaling Challenges Mid-Sized Recruitment Agencies Face and How to Overcome Them
- Add Parasol CIS to your PSL
- Agency Responsibility & Fraudulent Umbrellas
- Amendments to Employment Rights Bill & Umbrella Regulation
- Beware of the Two Payment Trick: Protect Yourself from Tax Avoidance Schemes
- CMME guest blog: Top 5 Contractor Tips for Home Buying
- Employment Rights Bill Amendments: Everything You Need to Know
- English Football Referees’ v HMRC: Why Did a Top UK Court Dismiss PGMOL’s £584,000 Tax Appeal?
- Enhancing fairness and security: Holiday pay reforms for contract workers
- Exciting Developments Afoot at Parasol
- How Can Recruitment Funding Help Your Business Thrive?
- How Funding Can Accelerate Your Recruitment Business
- International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women in Leadership
- New Parasol Business Hub Launch
- Option 3 Explained: What Recruitment Agencies Need to Know
- Option 3: How PAYE changes might impact end clients
- Parasol CIS
- Parasol Financial Planning: 5 tips to make your pension work harder
- Parasol Financial Planning: Why are income protection and life cover so important?
- Recruitment Industry – Latest Trends & Insights
- Recruitment Industry: Latest Trends & Insights
- Solving Talent Acquisition Bottlenecks with Recruitment Funding
- Spring Statement 2025 Round-up
- Stay Compliant: HMRC’s Guide for Employment Businesses and Umbrella Companies
- Supporting Agencies & Candidates in the Education Sector
- The Ultimate Guide to Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) 2010
- Umbrella Regulations: What’s Coming and What Do They Mean?
- Understanding Your Rights: HMRC Guidance for Umbrella Company Workers
- Webinar catch-up: Labour’s New Deal for Workers – Possible implications for Recruitment Agencies and the Contractor Payroll Industry
- What to Expect from Spring Statement 2025
Tax
Umbrella Employment
- A beginners guide to Self-Invested Pensions (SIPP)
- Benefits of Company Pension Contributions for IR35 Contractors
- Coming on 18th April – An Update on Preventing Non-Compliance in the Umbrella Industry
- Employment Rights Bill Amendments: Everything You Need to Know
- Five Benefits of Working as an Umbrella Employee
- New Parasol Business Hub Launch
- Option 3 Explained: What Recruitment Agencies Need to Know
- Option 3: How PAYE changes might impact end clients
- Recruitment Industry – Latest Trends & Insights
- Recruitment Industry: Latest Trends & Insights
- Spring Statement 2025 Round-up
- Supporting Agencies & Candidates in the Education Sector
- The New Government’s Employment Rights Proposals: How They Could Affect Recruitment Agencies
- The Parasol Pulse Podcast: Episode 2
- Umbrella Regulations: What’s Coming and What Do They Mean?
- Video: What is a Self-Invested Pension Pot?
- We’re FCSA accredited…again!
- Webinar catch-up: Labour’s New Deal for Workers – Possible implications for Recruitment Agencies and the Contractor Payroll Industry
- What to Expect from Spring Statement 2025
- What’s the difference between a Simple Will and a Complex Will?
- What’s the Difference Between Umbrella and PEO?
- Why is having a Will so important?
- WPA Private Medical Insurance: A Contractor’s FAQ Guide
Uncategorized
- GDPR Guide for Recruiters
- IR35 FAQs for Recruiters
- IR35 Responsibilities for Recruitment Agencies
- Key Information Documents: A Recruiter’s Guide
- Managed Service Companies: A Recruiter’s Guide
- Preferred Supplier List: A Recruiter’s Guide
- Recruiters Guide to IR35
- Tax Year End
- The Good Work Plan: A Recruiter’s Guide
- The Good Work Plan: A Summary of Written Statements
- The Good Work Plan: Holiday Pay Reference Period
- The Good Work Plan: Single Enforcement Body
- The Good Work Plan: The Right to Request a Stable Contract
- The Recruiter’s Guide to Blanket IR35 Determinations

