Prospects for Scottish IT umbrella company contractors look promising
Umbrella company contractors north of the border could be encouraged by the latest Bank of Scotland’s Report on Jobs.
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Working from home is good for your health
New figures show that the proportion of people working from home dropped slightly last year.
APSCo to be a member of the IR35 Forum
APSCo, a group that represents many of the recruiters that umbrella company contractors work with, has become the latest organisation invited by the Revenue to join the IR35 Forum.
Financial services temps get more than permanent counterparts
Marks Sattin, the accountancy and financial services recruiter, has released details of its research into salaries in the professions.
Public sector pay comes under the spotlight
Umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that public sector pay has risen at a faster rate than it has in the private sector.
Umbrella company contractors working in renewables get good news
Good news for umbrella company contractors working in the renewable sector comes from Vestas, the wind turbine manufacturer, which intends to build giant turbines in Kent.
HMRC exceeds last year’s tax credit fraud prevention target
George Osborne has told his fellow MPs that HMRC stopped £1 billion of incorrect or fraudulent tax credit payments in the last financial year.
Transitional jobs market good news for contractors
The current transitional jobs market could prove to be a godsend for umbrella company contractors.
David Gauke states his commitment to overhauling IR35
HMRC should focus on detecting genuine cases of disguised employment rather than jumping to the conclusion that all freelancers are subject to IR35 rules, according to the REC.
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.
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.
Increase in fraud amongst public sector workers
Public sector financial crime is on the increase and, according to a new report from PwC, this is more likely to be an inside job than the work of an external criminal.