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From: "Sophie Smith" <sophiesmith@leruemploy.com>
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Subject: Re: Hiring costs
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:12:07 +0100
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Hi Bob,

Since the hike, the trend has been clear. A UK business audits their team 
and realises half the seats are on non-billing work like admin, sourcing, 
compliance and support. So they move that work to Cape Town, LATAM, the 
Philippines or India at less than half the cost, and push their UK people 
onto the billing side of the business.

Same headcount spend, more revenue-generating work in-country.

Happy to walk through how that split would look for your team.

Thanks,
Sophie Smith

Growth Partner
Leru Remote
leru-remote. com

Respond "No thanks" if this is not a priority right now.

On Thu, July 23, 2026 8:10 AM, Sophie Smith <sophiesmith@leruemploy.com>
[sophiesmith@leruemploy.com]> wrote:

> Hi Bob,
>
> The true cost of hiring in the UK (employer NI, PAYE, pension, holiday) 
> already added 20 to 30% to salary. Last April's NI changes pushed it up 
> further.
>
> A hire in Cape Town, LATAM, the Philippines or India runs the back-office 
> side: admin, sourcing, compliance, bookkeeping, support. All at less than 
> half the fully loaded cost. No UK employer NI, no PAYE admin burden, no UK 
> pension contributions. We run payroll, compliance, office space and kit.
>
> That frees up your UK headcount for the billing and client-facing work you 
> charge for.
>
> Thanks,
> Sophie Smith
>
> Growth Partner
> Leru Remote
> leru-remote. com
>
> Respond "No thanks" if this is not a priority right now.
> On Thu, July 16, 2026 10:55 AM, Sophie Smith <sophiesmith@leruemploy.com>
> [sophiesmith@leruemploy.com]> wrote:
>
> > Hi Bob,
> >
> > The NI hike that kicked in last April still makes UK hiring more 
> > expensive. Every new hire now carries 15% employer NI on everything 
> > above £5,000, alongside PAYE admin, pension auto-enrolment and 28 days 
> > holiday.
> >
> > Since the hike, many UK businesses have approached us to move 
> > back-office work to Cape Town, LATAM, the Philippines and India and free 
> > their UK team for billing and revenue roles.
> >
> > UK-hours coverage, English-first, less than half the cost.
> >
> > Worth 10 minutes this week?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sophie Smith
> >
> > Growth Partner
> > Leru Remote
> > leru-remote. com
> >
> > Respond "No thanks" if this is not a priority right now.
> >