Crystal Umbrella

The Association of Employment Management Companies (AEMC) has posted a blog which praises the UK’s flexible workforce and calls for wider recognition of the worth of the 1.4 million freelance workers in the UK.

By calling for a “fresh approach to freelancing”, AEMC are asking the government to acknowledge the contribution that freelancers make to the UK economy. AEMC believe that policymakers have yet to acknowledge the benefits of a flexible workforce or the range of skills and experience that this workforce has to offer. The AEMC are calling for the regulatory burden experienced by contractors to be abolished.

This year will bring the next general election and AEMC will be lobbying for political parties to acknowledge the freelancing workforce and to promote a fairer taxation framework for contractors. Also on their agenda is the abolition of the often-costly tendering process which often sees contractors unable to compete with bigger businesses.

The blog continued: “The next government must encourage freelancing as a flexible, innovative and entrepreneurial way of working that enables business to perform more cost effectively, especially when recovering from recession.”

This call for fairer treatment of freelancers comes at a time when temporary contracts have risen faster than any other month in two and a half years according to the Report on Jobs published by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG. This is mirrored by Crystal Umbrella’s own experience which saw a sharp increase in temporary placement throughout December which has continued into January.

Crystal Umbrella is proud and delighted to announce their full admission to the Association of Employment Management Companies (AEMC). Crystal Umbrella becomes the third independent company to be given the full AEMC stamp of approval and this announcement reinforces the seriousness of the objectives that the AEMC are putting into place within the industry.

Like every other member of the AEMC, Crystal Umbrella went through the strictest of independent legal and accountancy audits in accordance with the AEMC code of conduct, rules and regulations to ensure that they met the high level standards that are needed to be part of a trade body.  The key aims of the AEMC are to play a vital role providing a united voice with lobbying powers to HMRC and government and a comprehensive set of standards for the Umbrella industry; removing the risk of non-compliance to both Agencies and Contractors alike.

The crystal clear solutions offered by Crystal Umbrella have always been built on the foundations of promoting and encouraging compliancy, security and transparency within the payment solutions market; key factors associated with the AEMC. Both Crystal Umbrella and the AEMC share founding principles including integrity; compliance; competence; equality and awareness