Good news for those umbrella company workers who live across the border, as Global Energy Group announced new plans to hire an additional 400 staff in 2013.
10,000 new jobs,many of which have been made available to to permanent worker and umbrella company contractor alike, have been created by a government initiative.
Older British workers are leaving the permanent workforce and taking up the mantle of the self-employed in greater numbers, according to recent research.
New data from the Office of National Statistics has revealed that many full time employees may go in search of contract work to combat chronic underemployment.
Freelance workers and umbrella company contractors are set to benefit from the government's new plans to drive economic recovery by investing in new technology.
The contractor and freelancer market north of the border is burgeoning, according to a recent temporary working report published by the Bank of Scotland.