From April 2026, recruiters will be responsible for ensuring the correct PAYE deductions for individuals working through intermediaries – a backward shift in this to-and-fro tug-of-war. Why can’t the actual middleman in this be held accountable? Umbrella companies are accounting companies. It’s their job and their profession to ensure the people they pay get the correct amount of money, with the right sums going to others owed. Isn’t that what accountants and payroll professionals are supposed to do?

Be inspired and look to enter the entrepreneurship category in our 2025 Recruiter Awards

Entrepreneurialism is the lifeblood of recruitment, and in this end-of-year issue of Recruiter, we pay homage to this exciting breed of human. The Recruiter Awards panel that adjudicated the 2024 entrepreneurship category found the shortlisted candidates so impressive that they wanted to share the array of backgrounds and accomplishments with our audience via an article by Belinda Johnson, entrepreneur and recruitment industry leader. Be inspired and look to enter that category in our 2025 honours. And from Europe, we share insight into a uniquely non-UK entrepreneurial employment model, TMC.

Have an optimistic end of 2024!

DeeDee Doke, Editor