The latest news affecting umbrella companies in the UK. Featuring HMRC, the Agency Workers Directive, the 2003 Agency Regulations, and IR35.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation says that employers are courting freelancers and umbrella company contractors with increased pay rates.
Contractors courted with increased pay rates, REC says » Read the full story
The Association of Professional Staffing Companies has been chuffed to bits lately on the back of new research that says everyone loves using contract workers.
Everyone loves contract workers according to ASPCo » Read the full story
The Conservatives are courting freelancers and umbrella company contractors by breaking news that a future Conservative government may overhaul the tax system.
Tories court contractors by suggesting tax system simplification? » Read the full story
The House of Lords Select Committee has just issued some rather choice words on the Government’s recent personal service company consultation response.
House of Lords criticises Government’s PSC response » Read the full story
With reports surfacing that the oil and gas sector may soon be hurting for staff, new initiatives to increase the number of female workers are going forward.
Will adding women to the sector save the oil & gas industry? » Read the full story
Thanks to an aging workforce that’s rapidly approaching retirement the oil and gas sector is in search of new blood, but it’s having a hard time finding that.
Oil and gas sector needs new recruits, may not find them » Read the full story
When the Recruitment & Employment Confederation speaks, people listen – and the REC says that the next quarter will be a good one for contract workers.
Next quarter to be a busy one for contractors, says REC » Read the full story
If you work in London as a freelancer or umbrella company contractor in the information technology field, prepare for a massive boom going forward.
IT contractors to win big from London growth plans » Read the full story
Whether it’s a traditional employment arrangement or work as a freelancer or umbrella company contractor, graduates seem to be finding jobs much more easily.
Graduates finding it easier to gain employment? » Read the full story
The bean counters down at the Office for National Statistics have unleashed a new torrent of facts recently, including the growing contract worker figures.
More Brits going the self-employment route, new figures show » Read the full story
In news that will certainly rattle a few cages, new research reveals well over half of the nation’s self-employed entrepreneurs are over the age of 50.
Contractors may be young at heart but not necessarily young » Read the full story
Apparently confidence in the British workplace has been on the increase over the past 12 months, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research.
Glass is half full when it comes to the British workplace » Read the full story
A new research study says that freelancers and umbrella company contractors working in the IT sector need to do whatever it takes to keep their skills current.
IT contractors told to spend their earnings on education » Read the full story
Online retailer Amazon has been accused once again of engaging in tax avoidance here in the UK, yet once more the multinational has dismissed allegations.
Amazon steps in it again, once more completely unrepentant » Read the full story
The Confederation of British Industry is in a tizzy lately, thanks to a raft of politically uncertain outcomes on the horizon for the UK and European Union.
Political uncertainty on horizon sends CBI into panic mode » Read the full story
Hold on to your hats, ladies and gents: according to the Office for National Statistics has found that more than four million Brits work from their homes.
ONS reveals new, mind-blowing employment research findings » Read the full story
