HaysMac

✨ 2025 has started with a few firsts in our Cape Town office! ✨ On 27 January, we welcomed our first graduate intake! We also hosted our first HaysMac Town Hall, where we reflected on our achievements, discussed our team structure and goals, and celebrated our one-year anniversary. We ended the week with drinks, bowls, and stunning views at the Gardens Bowling Club! 🌞🍹

From April 2025, HMRC is updating company size thresholds in the Companies Act 2006, affecting off-payroll working (IR35) rules! 📈   New thresholds: 🔹 Turnover: £15m (up from £10.2m) 🔹 Balance sheet: £7.5m (up from £5.1m) 🔹 Employees: 50 (no change)   Medium and large companies, public and non-public sector organizations (including charities), must follow these new thresholds.    For more details visit our page, and let’s talk: https://bit.ly/3WYAkHi

The latest edition of the HaysMac Social Purpose eNews is now available to download from our website. Click here to read 👉 https://bit.ly/41bU6l9

🌟 HaysMac is excited to be at the Civil Society Media Ltd's ESG Imperative 2025 today! 🌟 Come visit us at stand 13 and chat with Partners Adam Halsey, Richard Weaver and Steve Harper, and Director Rakesh Vaitha about the importance of ESG for your charity and how to report on it successfully. We look forward to seeing you there! 💬 📊

Why RAAS ❔ HaysMac’s Risk Assurance and Advisory Service (RAAS) team is on hand to help get you ahead of the curve. 💬 Our RAAS mini-series explores ways to minimise your risk and avoid common pitfalls. This week we look at: Technology Assurance Is your organisation’s technology truly secure, reliable, and aligned with your goals? Technology is at the heart of modern business, driving efficiency, innovation, and customer experience. But with increased reliance on digital solutions comes greater risks around cyber threats, data integrity issues, regulatory requirements, and operational disruptions.   This is where Technology Assurance becomes essential. A robust assurance framework helps organisations: 👉 Identify and mitigate IT risks before they escalate 👉 Ensure compliance with evolving regulations and industry standards 👉 Strengthen cyber resilience and data protection 👉 Optimise IT governance and controls for efficiency and effectiveness   At a time when digital trust is a competitive advantage, having independent assurance over your IT environment isn’t just a compliance exercise, it’s a strategic necessity.   Ready to review your IT environment? Let's talk: https://bit.ly/3PBVQxr

Calling all Fintech fanatics! We're super excited to announce we've partnered with 11:FS to sponsor the hottest event of the Fintech calendar - After Dark. 🎙️ We'll be joining the crowds at Village Underground on 19 March for the live recording of the industry's favourite pod, Fintech Insider, with Karen Allan, Partner and Co-Head of Financial Services, also jumping on the mic! 🎤 Join us and the 11:FS community for a great evening of industry knowledge, debate and networking with other experts from the sector. Find out more and register here: https://bit.ly/3Ez6GCf

We're thrilled to share we've been shortlisted once again for 'Best Outsourced Provider' in the 2025 HFM European Service Awards! 📈🎉 The awards recognise hedge fund service providers who demonstrate exceptional client service, innovative product development and strong and sustainable business growth, and we're delighted to be shortlisted amongst such other reputable firms. We provide outsourcing services for many of our hedge funds clients, with the team achieving exceptional growth over the last few years, demonstrating our dedication to the financial services sector and the quality of our work and expertise. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/4hoqOpl 👈 With Intelligence

We had a fantastic time yesterday morning at our latest Property Breakfast Club, and it was wonderful to see so many professionals from the real estate sector join us! 🥐 A special thank you to David Massbery, Nicholas Boyle, JLL Directors, and Archie Woodman, JLL Associate Director, for sharing their insights on the current London office market dynamics. Curious about our Property team and how we could support your business? Find out here: https://bit.ly/49mrurj 👈

📢 We're delighted to announce the appointment of Sabina Burke as Co-Head of Creative, Media & Technology! Sabina joins Jon Dawson to lead our largest corporate sector, encompassing businesses across Media, Marketing & Advertising, Retail & eCommerce, and Technology. As a Director in our Business Tax team, Sabina brings extensive mid-tier and Big Four experience in corporate structuring, exit and succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, SEIS/EIS tax reliefs, and international tax planning. Her appointment solidifies our commitment to talent development, equality, and diversity, raising our percentage of female sector Heads to 57%. Sabina is also our first tax specialist to Co-Head a sector, marking the growth of our wider service lines beyond audit. 🎉 Read more here: https://bit.ly/4gq55f7

Yesterday morning, our Hospitality network of clients and contacts got together to discuss the upcoming FRS 102 changes and the expected impact on the sector. 🍽️ Led by John Selwood, Chartered Accountant and Independent Training Expert, it was a great chance to catch up on the latest industry developments over a delicious breakfast! Curious about how these changes might affect you? Reach out to our Hospitality team for advice or support. We’re here to help 🤝