New Best Practice Charter gains traction among umbrella firms
It hasn’t been long since the new umbrella contractor trade industry body known as All Umbrella Companies Are Equal has launched, but i’s making serious waves.
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Will relaxed regulations lead to greater use of contractors?
Things may be looking up for freelancers and umbrella company contractors, as plans to relax certain regulations may make it easier to use contract workers.
SMEs need more funds to encourage growth, TUC says
If small and medium sized businesses are expected to expand, grow, and aid in economic recovery efforts by using more contract workers, they’ll need more money.
FSB campaigns for greater help to local small businesses
Consumer spending is down, and so are the hopes of many small firms – yet the Federation of Small Businesses is coming to the aid of concerned SMEs everywhere.
NHS in dire need of more contract workers to meet demand
While the government may be scaling back employment opportunities, the NHS has been been bucking the trend by calling for more umbrella service workers to keep up with demand, according to one recruitment industry bigwig.
New Tom Cruise film could bring employment boom
A new Tom Cruise film being shot at the Leavesden-based Warner Brothers’ studios near Watford could bring an employment boom for movie industry umbrella service contractors.
Energy sector contractors prepare for more demand
A new investment project in the Midlands has send energy sector contractors scrambling to prepare as demand levels are expected to skyrocket in the immediate future.
Renewable energy growth could lead to new interim positions
Growth in the renewal energy sector is on the way after the government announced new investment proposals, leading to the possibility of new interim worker positions to be created in the process.
Public sector freelancer hiring rate down by 15%
While private sector firms are hiring temporary staff with highly specialised technical skills, the public sector’s contractor hiring rate has slipped by nearly 15 per cent, according to a recent quarterly report from procurement firm Comensura.
Government announces £200m in funding for brightest UK businesses
Thanks to a GrowthAccelerator, new business initiative recently unveiled by Vince Cable, £200 million in funding will soon be made available for the brightest businesses in the UK – and industry experts say that contractors that work with umbrella companies are in an excellent position to benefit from the new, positive attention.
Is the government forcing contractors into umbrella companies?
After the recent revelations that a lot of Government contractors were avoiding tax by paying themselves through a personal service company, the Treasury has announced that all contractors earning more than £220 a day will have to pay the correct tax if they have been in a department for longer than 6 months.
Job opportunities in Scotland continue to increase
The latest Purchasing Managers Index from the Bank of Scotland was published at the beginning of the week and umbrella company contractors should be able to take heart from the results.
Motor industry brings more opportunities to Sunderland
Contractors who work in the motor industry in the North East of England will be pleased to learn that their prospects are looking good!
How can 40% of recruiters be oblivious to AWR?
When AWR first came onto the scene there were major concerns that the legislation would have an adverse affect on contractors and other temporary workers. It now appears that those fears were largely unwarranted.
HMRC publishes IR35 Business Entity Tests
The long awaited IR35 guidance was published on Wednesday. The guidance will enable contractors to determine if their contract is disguised employment or if they really are in business in their own right.
Are IT contractors really being replaced by permies?
SQ Computer Personnel, a recruitment agency that specialises in jobs for IT contractors, said recently that it received more new instructions in March this year than it had in any other month during the last two years.