Are intra-company transfers rules affecting umbrella companies?
The Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP has said the point based system for immigration has room for improvement, especially when it comes to the rules regarding intra-company transfers.
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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.
Are IT contractors being fair to their clients?
Are IT outsourcers really being fair to their clients? According to a recent survey, 77% of IT professionals working in companies that outsource work say their outsourcers make up work to get more money.
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.
What should the mood of Scottish umbrella company contractors be?
The economic recovery in Scotland faltered during the bad weather last December, according to Lloyds TSB’s Scotland Business Monitor.
Umbrella company IT contractors provide good value for money
Nearly 80% of IT directors believe private sector workers provide better value.
Umbrella contractors can benefit from increased optimism
The latest JobsOutlook from the REC shows that optimism is returning to the jobs market as more companies report an increase in their hiring intentions.
Opportunities galore for IT contractors
IT umbrella company contractors should have been amongst those to benefit from an upsurge in demand for their services in recent months.
IT contractors have many reasons for optimism
Confidence amongst IT contractors working in financial services has increased dramatically over the last year as banks carry on ploughing money into IT investment, new research shows.
Confidence abounds amongst IT contractors
Umbrella company IT contractors have entered 2011 with increased confidence, according to the most recent IT Employee Confidence Index.
Local councils might outsource to IT umbrella contractors
2011 could be a busy year for the UK’s small business technology sector as councils struggle to cope with the public sector spending cuts.
Will we see call centres moving back to the UK this year?
IT contractors will no doubt be interested to learn some of the predictions that have been made for the industry in 2011.
Many IT professionals are not loyal to their employers
59% of IT professionals and umbrella company contractors are not loyal to their employment, according to a recent survey from The IT Job Board.
2011 won’t be too bad for IT contractors
There is a mixture of cautious optimism and trepidation amongst freelancers as we start the countdown to 2011. We still have to see the full impact of the government’s CSR and a lot of umbrella company contractors are feeling anxious about their future prospects.
Optimism aplenty for contractors in the IT sector
There has been plenty of good news recently for umbrella company IT contractors. Gartner, the industry analysts expect to see enterprise IT spending rebound next year after the last two years in decline.
How is the immigration cap affecting umbrella companies?
A new report from an influential House of Commons committee has revealed that the proposed cap on immigration could have a detrimental effect on the UK economy.