Umbrella company contractors who receive tax credits or other financial assistance may be interested to learn that HMRC recently signed a deal with Experian to help it catch people who fraudulently claim tax credits and other benefits.
Never mind the year of the dragon, 2012 will be the year of the cloud for IT contractors.
Umbrella company contractors might be interested to learn that despite the continuing economic turmoil at home and abroad this year, experts predict that more than 470,000 new businesses will have been created before the end of 2011.
Umbrella contractors working in the public sector have had a roller coaster year so far and they will probably be relieved to learn that demand for IT contractors in the sector rose sharply in September.
IT umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that computing could become the new Latin unless the UK education system places more emphasis on teaching IT skills.
A new survey by international office space supplier, Regus, suggests that the UK’s SMEs are turning to contractors to help them through the uncertain economic times.
Umbrella company contractors were probably relieved to hear Vince Cable announce that the government intends to review the administrative effects of AWR within the next 18 months.
A survey by Intuit suggests that a lot of UK entrepreneurs do not have the financial expertise to enable them to get the best out of their enterprise.
Contractors working through an umbrella company may be interested to learn that small firms have been given an extra year to comply with pensions auto-enrolment.
IT contractors with mainframe experience could be interested to learn that a lot of CIOs are worried about a shortage of talent in the future.
Umbrella company contractors might be interested to learn that HMRC is considering changing the way it thinks about IR35.
Contractors may have noticed that the customer service they receive from small businesses is not always as good as they would expect it to be.
IT umbrella company contractors working in the finance sector must be wondering what’s going to happen next.
Last week, Vince Cable laid down the Government’s plan to get rid of some of the bureaucracy associated with Criminal Records Bureau checks.
We’re continually hearing gloomy predictions about UK economic growth and demand for contractors in many sectors has been decreasing recently.
Contractors with HSBC bank accounts in Switzerland could be receiving a letter from the taxman in the near future.
