REC calls for HMRC to set up dedicated umbrella company hotline to easily report malpractice
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has suggested that HMRC set up a dedicated umbrella company hotline to…
REC finds mixed bag when it comes to employment
According to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the nation's high employment rate is a mixed bag of positive and negative.
Professional vacancies grow, but are placements sustainable?
APSCo, REC, KMPG and HM (new) Govt all foresee economic growth. Plus, new job posts are increasing. BUT, skilled labour is in decline. What to do?
Contractors in deep demand in February, REC says
Umbrella company contractors and freelance workers were in deep demand last month according to new figures from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.
Skills shortage finally takes its toll on contracting market
According to the REC, the skills shortage has finally persisted long enough to finally impact the freelancing and umbrella company contracting communities.
STEM contractors look out: you’ll be fought over soon
If it feels like there's blood in the water, you wouldn't be wrong, especially if you're a STEM contractor: employers are hungering for your expertise.
Next quarter to be a busy one for contractors, says REC
When the Recruitment & Employment Confederation speaks, people listen - and the REC says that the next quarter will be a good one for contract workers.
ACR changes need to cover umbrella workers, says REC
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation says that there needs to be protections for umbrella company contractors in the Agency Conduct Regulation overhaul.u
NHS should encourage interim working, REC says
The government should take steps to encourage the NHS to utilise interim workers such as freelancers and umbrella company contractors to fix staffing problems.
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.
More employers were on the lookout for IT contractors during April
Billings for IT freelancers reached their second highest level of the year in April, according to the latest Report on Jobs from the REC.
IR35 Forum members are disappointed with HMRC
Within hours on HMRC publishing its IR35 guidance, members of the IR35 Forum issued a statement saying the document did not take key elements of their advice into consideration.
