FCSA is an independent industry association which has been founded to set the standard for companies providing services to the professional freelance workforce and give this vital community a voice.
 

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planIT Services awarded FCSA membership

The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA) will today announce that chartered accountants firm, planIT Services, has been accepted as a full member of the Association. The announcement follows the…

JSA Group to join FCSA

14 December 2011: The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association will today announce that JSA Group has been accepted as a full member of the Association.   Like all other members,…

FCSA publishes updated code of membership ethics

FCSA today published a revised code of membership ethics which once again demonstrates the Associations desire to lead best practice and compliance across the industry. Chairman Stuart Davis commented, “Our…

In response to the Chancellors Autumn statement, Stuart Davis, Chairman of the FCSA says

‘The primary area of concern within Mr. Osborne’s speech is of the Government’s planned consultation on the proposed integration of income tax and National Insurance contributions. As we’ve said before,…

FCSA responds to Cable’s employment law announcements

In response to Vince Cable’s announcement today that the Government will consult in the spring to streamline the current regulatory regime for the recruitment sector, Stuart Davis, Chairman of the…

FCSA publish updated Code of Conduct

FCSA publishes revised code of conduct with AWR guidance Chairman Stuart Davis made specific comment around the AWR elements of this latest revision, “The Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) exists to…

FCSA ‘welcomes PM review of AWR but warns against knee jerk change’

Responding to the news in the Daily Telegraph that the Prime Minister is reviewing the AWR regulations, Stuart Davis, Chairman of the Freelancer and Contractor Services Association, said: “The FCSA…

ClearSky embarks on FCSA membership process

ClearSky Accounting, the specialist contractor and small business accountant, is the latest major UK service provider to start the independent Freelancers and Contractors Services Association (FCSA) Code of Conduct Review….

FCSA tells members not to worry about increased HMRC scrutiny

Reacting to HMRC’s statement on “pay day by pay day tax relief models”, FCSA has told their members that as it is a requirement of FCSA membership to ensure that…

AWR introduction ‘may be painful for staffing companies’

Industry must make the right preparations this summer to comply with AWR legislation, rather than bury their heads in the sand or create novel ways to avoid being caught, according…