Agency Worker Regulations

Recruitment Company

Last week, ACAS (the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service) published a report claiming that many agency workers are reluctant to raise concerns over their employment rights due to fears over job security. The report, entitled ‘Three Sides to Every Story: The Impact of the Agency Worker Regulations’ found that agency workers were rarely aware of […]

Get To Know Green Lantern Gemma Rowley

Get To Know Green Lantern Gemma Rowley What have been the highlights in your career journey that have enabled you to sit where you are today? After being out of work for a few years due to becoming a mother I then decided to utilize my existing skills by going back to college. In that […]

The Green Lantern Umbrella Company

Umbrella Company

What is an Umbrella Company? An umbrella company is a company which employs contractors who are providing services to clients on a temporary contract for recruitment companies or end clients. The umbrella company allows you to offset the costs associated with your business related expenses, meaning that you receive a higher percentage of your pay […]

Budget 2015

Umbrella Company News

Travel And Subsistence to be Consulted On As part of yesterday’s Budget 2015 statement, Chancellor George Osborne announced an HMRC consultation around travel and subsistence expenses for workers who are under the supervision, direction and control of their hirer. Lyndsay Shimmin, Managing Director, confirmed that this consultation was expected, and is welcomed by the team at […]

Budget 2015 – A Summary

As the end of the current parliament approaches and the general election becomes the nation’s talking point, Chancellor George Osborne had a final chance to please the electorate in yesterday’s budget speech to the Coalition Government. Osborne highlighted key areas he considered relevant to the economy, as a result of this Government’s changes.  These included: […]

Business Insurance for Limited Company Contractors

Green Lantern have partnered with Kingsbridge Professional Solutions to provide a business insurance package designed specifically for contractors and freelancers operating through their own limited company. If you’re a provider of services via a limited company, we can’t stress enough the importance of obtaining adequate insurance. For most freelance professionals, being insured forms part of […]

Get To Know Green Lantern’s Sarah Dalgleish

Each week, we will bring you a series of questions answered by our team. This week, get to know Green Lantern’s Sarah Dalgleish, part of our Customer Relations team, as she talks about her motivations and inspirations. What have been the highlights in your career journey that have enabled you to sit where you are today? My […]

Review Of Employment Status leaves IR35 unaffected

The Office of Tax Simplification has confirmed that their review of employment status leaves IR35 unaffected, at least for now. The OTS confirmed that IR35 was ‘strictly outside’ its scope for the employment status review and that as the PSC Committee and IR35 Forum have already reviewed it, IR35 was specifically excluded from their document’s […]

Hays – get in touch

Green Lantern Group - Umbrella Company

When choosing whether to register with Green Lantern, we will provide you with a full financial illustration which will assist you in understanding exactly how your weekly pay will be calculation.  We also have an online calculator which you can take a look at anytime, which will assist you with an indication as to what to […]

Top Ten Candidate Mistakes In Interviews

Recruitment Company

Limp handshakes, chewing gum and scruffy clothes are just some of the mistakes a huge amount of candidates make when turning up to interviews according to Front of House Recruitment, who have identified the top ten candidate mistakes in interviews. Recruiters have revealed that too many candidates still have spelling mistakes in their CV or […]