What? Are you saying there’s a law against starting my own recruitment business?
No, of course not. We’re just saying that running a recruitment business means staying up to speed with changes in legislation.
As in my responsibilities as an employer, tax, National Insurance – all those things.
Well, now you mention them, yes, but we were thinking more about…
Thought About The Law?
There’s more..?
Quite a bit more actually. We were thinking more (sorry!) about your responsibilities as a recruiter. The need to know everything about changes in employment law, so that you can guide and protect candidates and clients. Not to mention your own reputation.
I’d not given that much thought if I were honest, because….
…because working as an employee you had the luxury of a department that did all that stuff for you?
Frankly. Yes.
You won’t be the first recruitment consultant who’s thinking of going it alone to realise that!
That’s reassuring.
Good. It will be fine. The likely legal changes for 2017 are fairly numerous, though. Let’s see, there’s gender pay gap issues, the apprenticeship levy, lots of stuff on employing foreign workers, (hardly dare mention Brexit – but then nobody knows what’s going to happen anyway!), then there are national minimum wage changes, a bunch of things happening on data protection …..and let’s face it National Insurance is a bit of a hot potato just now…..
Now hold on!
Yes?
How do I handle all of that – especially when I’ll still be getting used to the idea of running my own business? I’ll have a lot on my plate you know!
Kind of thought you’d worked that out already. Yes, you’re going to be busy. But that’s why we’re here. Recruit Ventures provides a complete package for start-up recruitment businesses. You get shares in, and dividends from, your own company. Backed with 100% funding you’ll also have access to our back office systems and support. You’ll be in a position to pay yourself a salary from the start, which means you can focus on the job.
Sounds great. But all this legal stuff?
We’ll help with that too. We’re here to not only help you start up, but to support and nurture you, so you grow. Keeping you up-to-date with legal and statutory information is all part of our package.
I think we need to talk.
Excellent. Email us at info@recruitventures.com or complete our form and we call you right back.
Firstly though I must ask…
Do you have five years consecutive experience of working in the recruitment industry with no gaps and have you spent the last three years with the same employer within the same sector? Do you want to use this experience to set up your own business within this field?
All Yes…
Do it then. Start your own recruitment business. It’s not against the law!!