Industry bodies join forces to seek urgent clarity on Furlough pay and Umbrella employees
The leading professional bodies for our industry have joined forces to seek urgent clarity from the government regarding how Furlough pay is to be calculated for Umbrella employees. 'The FCSA and Professional Passport members need t...
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
31/03/2020
The government has confirmed that they will reimburse 80% of workers’ wages if they are made Furlough. From what we understand, Umbrella employees will be entitled to this and self-employed contractors with Sterling CIS and Sterling Te...
The Umbrella route…. The myths, the benefits and the options Sterling offer
25/03/2020
The Umbrella route is an ideal option for contractors what want to maintain the flexibility that contracting offers, whilst gaining the benefits employment can bring. What is an Umbrella? An Umbrella company becomes the employer of c...
Budget 2020 – The key points
13/03/2020
Budget 2020 – the key points Janene Rudge, our Commerical Director summarises the key points of Wednesday's budget. Earlier this week, the new chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his first budget announcement. Below we have summarised...
Meet the Sterling team – Eilidh Kristiansen
10/03/2020
We are very lucky here at Sterling to have developed such a fantastic team of industry experts, all dedicated to providing a high-quality service to our agency and contractor clients alike. Each month we are asking one member of our te...
Meet the Sterling team – Ben McGovern
13/02/2020
We are very lucky here at Sterling to have developed such a fantastic team of industry experts, all dedicated to providing a high-quality service to our agency and contractor clients alike. Each month we are asking one member of our te...
Off-Payroll review launched by government, but changes still to go ahead in April 2020
08/01/2020
Yesterday the government announced that there will be a review into Off-Payroll tax, however the Treasury has confirmed that the April 2020 implementation into the private sector will not be postponed. The review however will identi...
IR35 Reforms Countdown – Are you ready? 3 months to go.
17/12/2019
The date for the introduction of the IR35 reforms looms closer, is your agency prepared? IR35 has been a big topic of discussion since the ‘off-payroll’ rules were confirmed to be rolled out into the private sector from April 2020. ...
Could our PAYE service support your business?
20/11/2019
At Sterling, we offer a PAYE service for organisations looking to outsource their payroll to a reliable service provider. Our PAYE service is popular with recruitment agencies and other businesses and offers a straightforward approach...
Meet the Sterling team – Stuart Clarke
31/10/2019
We are very lucky here at Sterling to have developed such a fantastic team of industry experts, all dedicated to providing a high-quality service to our agency and contractor clients alike. Each month we are asking one member of our te...
