Simplicity

12/05/2026

𝗔 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱... 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🎉

Firstly, apologies for the delay - unfortunately, some of our original emails sent via our marketing system appear to have ended up in spam/junk folders, so we wanted to make sure our winner was contacted properly before announcing publicly.

𝗔 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 Tinson @𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝗮 £𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 👏

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our stand, took part in the game, and spoke with the team throughout the event. We had a fantastic time connecting with so many people across the recruitment industry.

07/05/2026

🏆 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆!

We were delighted to welcome the judges from the South West Business Awards to our office here in the Forest of Dean.

Vincent Seddon and Vikki Bacon proudly represented Simplicity throughout the visit, giving the judges a tour of our office and talking through the business, the journey so far, and some of the fantastic work we’ve delivered to date. It was also a great opportunity to share our exciting plans and ambitions for the future.

A huge thank you to the judges for taking the time to visit us. We’re incredibly proud of what the team has achieved and are keeping our fingers crossed to hopefully be shortlisted for a South West Business Award!

30/04/2026

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺. ⌛

Placements are being made. Fees are agreed.
But payments? Often 30, 60 or even 90 days later.

That gap between billing and getting paid can quietly put pressure on growth, hiring and day-to-day operations.

In this blog, we explore how long payment terms and late payments are impacting recruitment businesses and what that really means behind the scenes.

Worth a read if you’re thinking about building a more stable, predictable business.

https://bit.ly/4sMbiIx

28/04/2026

There’s nothing more rewarding than growing alongside our clients 🤝

“𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.”

Hearing this reminds us why we do what we do. Supporting recruitment businesses from their earliest steps through to long-term success isn’t just part of our service, it’s the whole point.

A huge thank you to our clients for trusting us to be part of your journey 🚀

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱.

23/04/2026

𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸. ↩️

You are paying consultants and contractors before your clients pay you. When invoices slip, cash flow tightens and growth slows.

• Less momentum
• More pressure
• Time wasted chasing payments

We have broken down exactly how late payments affect recruitment businesses and what you can do about it in our latest blog post.

https://bit.ly/4cYuONk

𝗜𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀.

16/04/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 🙌

“Simplicity have been outstanding to work with over the last 2 years for the payroll services, contractors and PAYE workers.”

At Simplicity, we pride ourselves on making payroll seamless and stress-free, whether you’re managing contractors or PAYE employees. Long-term partnerships like this are what drive us to keep delivering reliable, high-quality service every day.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸.

07/04/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺. 💚

A huge thank you to our Mental Health First Aiders, 𝗝𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱-𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵, for the care, time and dedication they give to supporting colleagues every single day.

Their work plays a vital role in creating a culture where people feel safe to speak up, reach out, and prioritise their wellbeing — something that truly makes a difference.

Stress is something that can affect anyone at any time. With nearly 1 million workers reporting stress, depression or anxiety, and over 22 million working days lost each year, it’s clear how important it is that we continue to take this seriously.

This year’s theme encourages us all to #𝗕𝗲𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, and that starts with small, meaningful actions:
✔️ Checking in with ourselves and others
✔️ Starting conversations early
✔️ Recognising the signs of stress
✔️ Taking time to pause and reset

By embedding these habits into our everyday working lives, we can build a stronger, more supportive environment for everyone.

Thank you again to Jo and Michelle for everything you do — and to our wider team for continuing to support one another.

02/04/2026

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 🐰🍫 and he always leaves us a few extra eggs to share with others.

This year, we were delighted to donate those extras to our neighbours at Forest Pulse.

Forest Pulse is a brilliant local charity supporting children and young people with disabilities, along with their families, across the Forest of Dean. They provide inclusive activities, social opportunities, and vital support that help young people build confidence, have fun, and connect with others in a safe and welcoming environment.

We’re proud to support such an important organisation in our community and help spread a little extra Easter joy.

𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿! 🌼🐣

01/04/2026

𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 ⚠️

This isn’t just the start of a new financial year. It’s a shift in how recruitment businesses are expected to operate.

• JSL is now live.
• Employment rights are tightening.
• Cost pressure is increasing.

And all of it is pushing one thing up the priority list:

• Control of your supply chain
• Control of your compliance
• Control of your margins

Because right now, many businesses think they’re covered…
but don’t actually have the visibility they need.

If you haven’t stepped back and looked at this properly yet, now’s the time.

👉𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 https://bit.ly/3PAvY8H

April 2026 brings major changes for UK recruitment businesses. Learn how JSL, umbrella compliance, and new legislation impact your risk and margins.

30/03/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 & 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗜𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱?

The introduction of Joint & Several Liability (JSL) is changing the risk landscape for recruitment agencies working with umbrella companies.

From April 2026, if an umbrella company fails to pay the correct PAYE or National Insurance, HMRC may pursue agencies in the supply chain for the full amount.

In our latest blog, we explain what JSL means for recruitment businesses and the steps agencies should be considering now.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://bit.ly/4dJPdqb

The new JSL legislation makes recruitment agencies liable for umbrella PAYE failures. Understand the risk and download the full compliance guide.