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From: Sophie Smith <sophiesmith@leruemploy.com>
To: bob@sarahharvey.com
Subject: Re: Hiring costs
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References: <019f8e06-8c99-7d14-a65d-229e0c5d1689@leruemploy.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:12:07 +0000
In-Reply-To: <019f8e06-8c99-7d14-a65d-229e0c5d1689@leruemploy.com>

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, compli=
ance 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 billi=
ng 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,
>=20
> The true cost of hiring in the UK (employer NI, PAYE, pension, holiday) alr=
eady added 20 to 30% to salary. Last April's NI changes pushed it up further.
>=20
> A hire in Cape Town, LATAM, the Philippines or India runs the back-office s=
ide: admin, sourcing, compliance, bookkeeping, support. All at less than half=
 the fully loaded cost. No UK employer NI, no PAYE admin burden, no UK pensio=
n contributions. We run payroll, compliance, office space and kit.
>=20
> That frees up your UK headcount for the billing and client-facing work you =
charge for.
>=20
> Thanks,
> Sophie Smith
>=20
> Growth Partner
> Leru Remote
> leru-remote. com
>=20
> 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:
>=20
> > Hi Bob,
> >=20
> > The NI hike that kicked in last April still makes UK hiring more expensiv=
e. Every new hire now carries 15% employer NI on everything above =C2=A35,000=
, alongside PAYE admin, pension auto-enrolment and 28 days holiday.
> >=20
> > 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 f=
or billing and revenue roles.
> >=20
> > UK-hours coverage, English-first, less than half the cost.
> >=20
> > Worth 10 minutes this week?
> >=20
> > Thanks,
> > Sophie Smith
> >=20
> > Growth Partner
> > Leru Remote
> > leru-remote. com
> >=20
> > Respond "No thanks" if this is not a priority right now.
> >