The latest news affecting umbrella companies in the UK. Featuring HMRC, the Agency Workers Directive, the 2003 Agency Regulations, and IR35.
Do we really need to bribe companies to help young people find work? The Government obviously thinks so and Nick Clegg intends to offer organisations more than £2,000 for each unemployed youth they place in education or employment.
Is the Government resorting to bribery? » Read the full story
Umbrella contractors have no doubt been keeping a lookout for warning signs that the UK economy is slipping back into recession.
Do contractors think we’ll avoid a double-dip? » Read the full story
SMEs are becoming increasingly pessimistic about their long-term future, according to a recent report by an associate professor of enterprise from Warwick Business School.
25% of SMEs expect to fold within 3 years » Read the full story
IT umbrella company contractors are well placed to weather the jobs storm, according to the results of a recent survey by the CIPD.
Hard skilled IT umbrella company contractors should weather the storm » Read the full story
Umbrella company contractors who had been hoping to benefit from more government contracts are disappointed that major corporations are still getting the bulk of the work.
Contractors still don’t get fair share of government work » Read the full story
No sooner has the furore surrounding Mr Lester died down, it now transpires that the Department of Health has been paying 25 senior members of staff through limited companies. In fact more than £4 million has been paid out in this way.
Are Government contractors exempt from IR35? » Read the full story
IT contractors may be interested to learn which skills are currently in short supply in the IT sector.
Contractors may be interested to learn that interim managers working in financial services have been enjoying lucrative pay rates over the last six months.
Financial services interim managers enjoying lucrative pay » Read the full story
IT contractors may wonder why most of Whitehall’s IT projects are running behind schedule when the government employs 8,000 IT staff.
8,000 in-house staff and still IT projects are behind schedule » Read the full story
Umbrella company contractors working in the oil and gas industry should be kept in work for many years thanks to a new North Sea drilling contract.
Boost for oil and gas specialist umbrella company contractors » Read the full story
An extensive study spanning the last two decades has discovered that small companies in deprived areas that receive a grant of at least £5,000 are more likely to create new jobs than their larger counterparts.
Government urged to re-introduce small grants for SMEs » Read the full story
Umbrella company contractors may not be aware that the UK now has a new employment relations minister. Norman Lamb has taken over from Edward Davey and part of his remit is to look into ways to reduce the amount of red tape facing recruiters.
Will new employment minister reduce red tape for recruiters? » Read the full story
If you decided to throw a sickie last Monday, you were probably not alone.
Did umbrella company contractors go to work last Monday? » Read the full story
Four months after the AWR were implemented there is still an area of uncertainty surrounding the position of limited company contractors.
Do limited company contractors fall under AWR? » Read the full story
The growing trend for mobile internet has led to an increase in opportunities for IT umbrella company contractors with experience in the telecoms sector, according to the giant group.
Growth in m-commerce good news for IT contractors » Read the full story
Contractors may be among those to benefit from additional opportunities as more businesses in the UK take to the cloud.
Are umbrella company contractors benefiting from the cloud? » Read the full story
