NEWS
LEGISLATION
EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS GUIDANCE PUTS HIRING READINESS BACK ON THE EMPLOYER CHECKLIST
Posted: 3rd August 2026
The government's employer guidance on new employment rights was updated on 30 July 2026, giving businesses a live reminder that workforce change is no...
RECRUITMENT
CONSTRUCTION PAY GROWTH IS LAGGING, AND THAT MAKES HIRING DISCIPLINE MORE IMPORTANT
Posted: 3rd August 2026
Construction pay growth is still lagging behind the wider economy, according to the latest BCIS analysis of Office for National Statistics earnings da...
LEGISLATION
TRIBUNAL WATCH: MYPAY LIMITED UMBRELLA LOSES APPEAL FOR £616,937 TAX AND THE SUPPLY-CHAIN WARNING IS GETTING LOUDER
Posted: 31st July 2026
The First-tier Tax Tribunal decision in MyPay Limited v The Commissioners for HMRC [2026] UKFTT 807 (TC) was heard between 9 and 11 March 2026 and pub...
RECRUITMENT
THE UK INFRASTRUCTURE PIPELINE HAS BEEN UPDATED AND THE WORKFORCE WARNING IS CLEAR.
Posted: 30th July 2026
734 planned projects. 718 billion of investment. Construction and infrastructure workforce demand forecast at up to 706,000 over the next five years.
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LEGISLATION
PPE FRAUD CONVICTIONS SHOW WHY SUPPLIER CHECKS CANNOT BE BOX-TICKING
Posted: 27th July 2026
A National Crime Agency investigation has ended with convictions in a PPE fraud case that shows how quickly weak supplier checks can become a direct b...
LEGISLATION
HMRC DEBT COLLECTION UPGRADE PUTS CASHFLOW DISCIPLINE BACK ON THE SME AGENDA
Posted: 27th July 2026
HMRC's latest external commitments update shows the department is moving further towards data-led debt collection, faster case handling and more autom...
RECRUITMENT
AI SKILLS ARE BECOMING A HIRING ISSUE, NOT JUST A TECHNOLOGY ISSUE
Posted: 27th July 2026
Skills England's 2026 annual skills report says artificial intelligence is reshaping skills across jobs, sectors and regions, and warns that the chall...
LEGISLATION
TEMP HIRING SURGE SHOWS EMPLOYERS WANT FLEXIBILITY BEFORE COMMITMENT
Posted: 23rd July 2026
The latest KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs shows the direction employers are taking when confidence is still cautious: temporary staffing is moving fas...
LEGISLATION
SUPERCAR FIRM SHUTDOWN SHOWS WHY TRUST IS AN OPERATING SYSTEM
Posted: 23rd July 2026
A luxury car hire company has been wound up after an Insolvency Service investigation found customers were left out of pocket, bookings were cancelled...
RECRUITMENT
CAUTIOUS HIRING NEEDS A TEMPORARY WORKER ROUTE, NOT HIRING DRIFT
Posted: 22nd July 2026
Employers are still cautious about permanent headcount, but the work still has to be done.
That is the operational gap sitting underneath the current ...
RECRUITMENT
NEED STAFF WITHOUT TAKING ON PERMANENT PAYE COMMITMENT?
Posted: 17th July 2026
A permanent hire is not always the right first move.
If you need extra people but do not want to commit to permanent headcount, V3 Recruitment can sup...
RECRUITMENT
FOUND THE PERSON? V3 CAN HELP YOU ENGAGE THEM PROPERLY
Posted: 17th July 2026
You do not always need a recruitment agency to find the worker.
Sometimes the right person is already in front of you.
They may have sent in a CV. The...
