IT contractor job market picks up

April 28, 2010
The market for outsourced IT services is set grow significantly over the coming years, and this should mean good news for small businesses, limited company contractors and umbrella company workers in the UK.

The self employed umbrella company

April 26, 2010
In my world, the term "self employed umbrella company" is a tad paradoxical. After all, a traditional PAYE umbrella employs their workers and provides (or should provide) the various benefits commensurate with employment.

GDP growth is good news for umbrella companies

April 24, 2010
Contractors, recruiters and umbrella companies across the country would have been pleased by the official growth rate figures, released yesterday. According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.2% during the first quarter of 2010.

REC gets ready for the Agency Workers Directive

April 23, 2010
The REC's 'On The Road' tour has been set-up as part of an on-going plan by the REC to better educate it's members about the issues facing recruitment in this country, and how they can prepare themselves for the challenges that lie ahead.

Has unemployment really peaked?

April 22, 2010
The FSB recently conducted a survey of more than 1,400 of its members and found that 63% of small businesses, including recruitment agencies and umbrella companies, do not plan to increase their workforce over the coming 3 months.