The latest news affecting umbrella companies in the UK. Featuring HMRC, the Agency Workers Directive, the 2003 Agency Regulations, and IR35.
Recent research findings from Badenoch & Clark show that nearly 67% of public workers have decided to remain in their current position and 31% say they are happy in their current role. Yorkshire has the highest percentage of content employees at 44.7%.
Property website Rightmove says this is the second consecutive month in which house prices have fallen in England and Wales.
The latest Business Trends report from BDO shows that business confidence is plummeting as growth in the manufacturing sector seems to have stagnated.
Flex Plus recruitment consultancy has warned that the Agency Workers Regulations could drive up supply chain costs.
Contractors who have not chosen to invoice through a reputable umbrella company may need to know that the long-awaited tax treaty between the UK and Switzerland should be signed at the end of this month.
Official figures from HMRC show that people are saving more in tax-free ISAs than ever before.
The CIPD has said that everyone should be entitled to flexible working rights, not just parents and carers.
New research suggests that the personal finances, and private lives, of a lot of small business owners are suffering because of the rising costs associated with running their own company.
The NHS is turning to highly skilled limited company contractors and umbrella company contractors, according to Badenoch and Clark.
Umbrella contractors might be interested to learn that leading accounting bodies are calling into question the ‘tax gap’.
The FSB claims that small businesses cannot start-up and grow with the present lending targets set by the government.
Although July’s unemployment figures from the ONS showed that female unemployment had reached its highest level in 15 years, a new study from Robert Half suggests that opportunities for women are increasing.
Data from Equifax shows an increase in the number of companies going bust in the second quarter of this year.
The government is planning to accredit more lenders to offer loans to SMEs under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.
New research from Aviva shows that around 10% of small firms in the UK are worried they might have to close this year if trading conditions do not improve.
Umbrella company contractors may be interested to read the CBI’s predictions for the UK economy.
