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Ahead of John Healey’s Autumn Budget 2026 this Wednesday (October 28th), SG Accounting assesses Sir Steve Webb’s social care levy plan: putting an extra 1p on the income tax bills of England’s over

November’s Churchill Knight MSC hearing has been vacated, an ironic prelude to Wednesday October 28th’s Budget from chancellor John Healey — the very financial secretary who reportedly promised his

Umbrella regulation alone won’t drive out the cowboys, says the veteran sales director, who marks his 2026 exit by answering 26 questions on JSL, licensing, kickbacks and why 2016 will still outran

Despite being far from comprehensive, new employment status proposals could still help more than 900,000 people.

A long-promised government consultation on employment status could protect vulnerable workers without undermining genuine contractors.

Before the chancellor even gets to his feet on October 28th, the UK mortgage market is already pulling in two directions.

Workers’ rights, not tax, look set to reshape UK contracting under Labour — a prospect my chat with chancellor John Healey reinforced. This month’s Autumn Budget may be just the start.

Will you still get paid on Friday if your umbrella company is sold?

Not all umbrellas are equal.

HMRC reckoned no other impacts of JSL had been identified.