Employers are still keen to make use of contractors
Umbrella company contractors will no doubt be relieved to learn that confidence is improving amongst small business owners.
The Agency Workers Regulations are causing concern for umbrella companies
Lawspeed, the recruitment law specialist firm, claims there could be a conflict of interest between HR and finance departments when the Agency Workers Regulations are enforced in October this year.
Marginal GDP rise takes us back to where we were 6 months ago
Figures released last Wednesday showed a 0.5% increase in GDP in the first quarter of 2011. This balanced out the drop of 0.5% in the final quarter of last year, which was blamed on the abnormal weather we saw in December.
Innocent taxpayers threatened by HMRC debt collectors
Accountants claim that HMRC is adopting threatening behaviour towards innocent tax payers and umbrella company contractors in a bid to gather in more income.
Umbrella companies offered EBT amnesty by HMRC
Umbrella companies that have been using Employee Benefit Trusts have been offered an amnesty by HMRC. This comes just months after the Revenue said it would be closing EBT schemes down.
IT contractors are still very much in demand
IT umbrella company contractors will be relieved to hear that demand for IT professionals is still on the increase, according to the website CWJobs.
Plumbers have just one month to disclose tax history to HMRC
Umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that gas fitters, heating engineers and plumbers will shortly be receiving letters from HMRC informing them of the opportunity to put right their tax affairs.
HMRC presses ahead with real time information scheme
Umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that HMRC’s Real Time Information system is to go ahead, starting with a pilot scheme next year.
ARC advice on AWR will help umbrella company contractors
The draft AWR guidance was issued at the beginning of April and interested parties were given two weeks to provide feedback.
REC plans pensions auto-enrolment workshop next month
As from October 2012, employers, including umbrella companies, will need to enrol their staff in a pensions scheme automatically.
Employers should not be fined for breaching employment law!
The Association of Recruitment Consultancies recently held a think-tank meeting to give input into the coalition’s employment tribunal reform consultation.
Are umbrella companies at a high risk of insolvency?
The chances of companies collapsing are increasing by the month, according to a new study from RSM Tenon.
