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The latest news affecting umbrella companies in the UK. Featuring HMRC, the Agency Workers Directive, the 2003 Agency Regulations, and IR35.
Contractors need to be higher skilled than ever
The contracting landscape has changed over the years, with freelancers and umbrella company contractors now needing to be more skilled than ever.
FSB urges parties to support SMEs
There’s a major election cycle upon us – and the Federation of Small Businesses is urging everyone to support small and medium-sized businesses.
Contractor vacancies remain flat in UK
With the EU referendum hanging in the balance, contractor vacancies have arranged flat in the UK with just a 1 per cent increase year on year.
24pc of SME employees want to be self-employed
When it comes to the number of traditional permanent employees working for SMEs in the UK, nearly 1 out of 4 wish they were self-employed.
Both men and women embracing self-employment
Working as a freelancer or an umbrella contractor is becoming increasingly popular with both men and women – and the trend is set to continue.
Contractor demand continues unabated
New reports from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) say that demand for freelancers and contractors in the UK is still high.
Mortgage restrictions ease for umbrella contractors
So here’s some good news: self-employed Brits like umbrella contractors and freelancers are finding it easier than ever to secure a mortgage.
Many Welsh want to be self-employed, new research says
A new research study conducted on behalf of NatWest found that a sizable proportion of Welsh would love to delve into freelancing or contract work.
SMEs need experienced management
New research from the FSB says that small firms need experienced individuals in leadership roles – a clarion call for self-employed management types.
Women benefit from contracting, study finds
A new study has found that women who adopt self-employment benefit greatly from working as a contractor or a freelancer.
Consultancy a booming career path in UK, research shows
Thanks to the perfect storm of a persistent skills shortage and a robust contractor community, consultancy has become a brilliant career choice.
REC finds mixed bag when it comes to employment
According to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the nation’s high employment rate is a mixed bag of positive and negative.
Demand set to rise for IT security contractors
Are you a freelancer or umbrella company contractor that works in the IT security sector? Well good news – you’re going to be very, very busy.
Flexible working touted as biggest draw to contracting
In case you hadn’t already sussed it out yourself, a new research study found that flexible working is one of the biggest draws to contracting.
New “gig economy” benefits contractors
Employment opportunities for freelancers and contractors in the new “gig economy” abound, according to newly released economic research.