Guides

Clear answers on running a workforce.

Practical, plain-English guides for UK employers, contractors and labour providers. General guidance, with the official sources linked.

7 min read · Updated 6 October 2026

The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS), explained for contractors

How CIS works: registering, verifying subcontractors, the 20%, 30% and gross rates, what deductions apply to, monthly returns and statements.

7 min read · Updated 6 October 2026

How to do UK right to work checks: manual, share code and digital ID checks, follow-up checks, record keeping and the penalties.

6 min read · Updated 6 October 2026

What agency workers get from day one and after 12 weeks, how the qualifying period is counted, and which breaks pause or reset it.

5 min read · Updated 6 October 2026

How geofenced clock-in works on a worker’s phone, how it compares with paper and hardware, and what a good system should do.

5 min read · Updated 6 October 2026

PAYE or CIS: how employment status decides how site workers are paid, how to check it, and the risks of getting it wrong.

5 min read · Updated 6 October 2026

Why separate suppliers for recruitment, compliance, payroll, insurance and finance cost you control, and what changes with one system.

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