Group Eleven is an education recruitment specialist, connecting schools and colleges with high-quality talent across the UK, delivering reliable staffing solutions built on long-term partnerships, sector expertise, and consistent standards.
Guaranteed hours for agency workers would strip out the flexibility people choose agency work for. FCSA sets out why the model does not fit the reform.
IR35 enforcement in 2026 now runs on HMRC’s AI detection, and small-company threshold changes have handed status decisions back to many contractors.
From 1 October 2026, right to work checks apply to agency workers, subcontractors and platform staff, with penalties up to £60,000 per worker.
Chris Bryce will address umbrella company regulation, joint and several liability and supply chain responsibility at the Westminster Labour Market conference.
Contractor burnout reached 76% in 2026 polling. Here is what the data shows and what agencies and umbrella companies should do about it.
The Fair Work Agency will regulate umbrella companies from April 2027, and the standards it will enforce are ones compliant firms already meet.
