RESOURCES
Practical guidance for recruitment agencies.
Plain-English guides for agency owners, directors and operations teams looking at control, transparency and confidence over how their contract workforce is engaged and paid.
AGENCY GUIDES
Understanding direct engagement.
Plain-English explanations of direct engagement, how it works in practice and why agencies are reviewing their setup.
Agency Guides
6 min readWhat Is Direct Engagement in Recruitment Payroll?
A plain-English explanation of direct engagement, how it differs from intermediary supply chains, and why agencies are reviewing their setup.
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5 min readKova's Approach Explained: Agency-Owned, Kova-Managed
How Kova supports the operational workflow while the agency keeps the worker relationship, data, brand and commercial control.
Read guideWorker Transparency
5 min readWhy Worker Pay Transparency Is Becoming a Commercial Advantage
Why clear payslips, visible deductions and better worker communication can support retention, trust and agency reputation.
Read guideThe Direct Engagement Ready Guide.
What joint and several liability changes for recruitment agencies, the three questions to ask now, and a six-step readiness checklist you can work through with your team.
COMPLIANCE BRIEFINGS
Visibility, evidence and control.
Practical briefings for agency owners and directors reviewing supply chain risk, engagement route decisions and compliance evidence.
Compliance Briefings
6 min readIntermediary Risk: Why Agencies Need More Control
A practical look at why opaque supply chains create risk and why agencies need stronger visibility over payroll and worker engagement.
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8 min readWhat Compliance Evidence Should Agencies Hold for Temporary Workers?
A checklist-style guide covering right to work, engagement route, contracts, payroll records, HMRC outputs and audit trail.
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7 min readPAYE, CIS and IR35: Why Worker Engagement Route Matters
A straightforward guide to why engagement route decisions need to be documented, reviewed and supported by clear evidence.
Read guideWant to review your current setup?
Kova helps recruitment agencies assess whether direct engagement could give them greater control, clearer evidence and better visibility over temporary workforce operations.
Compliance note. Kova provides operational, payroll and compliance workflow support. Kova does not provide legal or tax advice unless separately agreed in writing. Agencies should take appropriate professional advice before changing their worker engagement approach.