NEWS
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...
RECRUITMENT
NEED EXTRA PEOPLE, BUT NOT READY TO EMPLOY THEM PERMANENTLY? WHAT ARE MY SOLUTIONS?
Posted: 17th July 2026
Need Staff Without Permanent Employment Risk?
A temporary PAYE payroll solution lets businesses engage workers flexibly without taking on perma...
LEGISLATION
PAYE TEMPORARY WORKERS HELP EMPLOYERS STAY FLEXIBLE WITHOUT TAKING PERMANENT RISK TOO EARLY
Posted: 15th July 2026
Employers are entering the second half of 2026 with a workforce planning problem: hiring is cautious, vacancies are lower, employment law has tightene...
LEGISLATION
THE 2026 PAYE RULE CHANGE THAT COULD PUT YOUR LABOUR SUPPLY CHAIN ON HMRC'S DESK
Posted: 14th July 2026
From 6 April 2026, agencies and end clients using umbrella companies, payroll intermediaries or third-party labour suppliers face a sharper compliance...
