Umbrella company contractors north of the border will be pleased to learn that demand for their services continues to rise. The latest PMI shows that growth reached its highest level for four years in February and plenty of job opportunities are springing up for job seekers.
Opportunities abound for contractors north of the border » Read the full story
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.
Pensions auto-enrolment delayed for UK’s smallest firms » Read the full story
A lack of internships and entry-level jobs could lead to a lost generation of graduates, HR directors are warning.
Are we losing a generation of graduates? » Read the full story
The British Chamber of Commerce recently called on the coalition to encourage sole traders to grow by making them exempt from certain legislation.
Should sole traders be exempt from certain legislation? » Read the full story
Eric Pickles, the Communities and Local Government Secretary announced last week that the British Chambers of Commerce will have sole responsibility for uniting the network of local enterprise partnerships.
Will umbrella companies benefit from the LEP network? » Read the full story
The next four years will see employers paying out an additional £23.87 billion due to new employment laws, according to the British Chambers of Commerce.
Nearly £24bn over 4 years to implement new employment laws » Read the full story
The problem of the multitude of different government regulations is now so bad that businesses often breach them simply because they don’t know which rules apply to them, according to a new report from the National Audit Office.
SMEs spend weeks trying to understand government regulations » Read the full story
Advice website Smarta.com has predicted that small businesses could increasingly outsource some of their workloads this year and this could benefit umbrella company contractors.
IT contractors could benefit if SMEs outsource » Read the full story
Our economy should escape a double dip recession, but we will see growth slow down, according to the BCC.
What’s the economic outlook ahead for umbrella companies? » Read the full story
According to new data released from the British Chambers of Commerce, contractors across many UK industries may be in for some good news: the BCC predicts that British GDP will rise by 1.7 per cent this year and 2.2 per cent the following year.
Good news for UK contractors » Read the full story
Within 5 years, unemployment levels will reach 10% in over half the regions in the UK predicts the CEBR.
Despite projected GDP growth, the economic rollercoaster continues » Read the full story
Vince Cable, the business secretary, has announced that the new ‘one in, one out’ system of regulations will come into effect as from the first of September this year, a move that has been welcomed by the FSB.
Will reduction in regulation benefit umbrella companies? » Read the full story
Both the BCC and the CBI have hit out at the coalition’s proposal to abolish the default retirement age from April 2011. The BCC’s director of policy, Adam Marshall, says this will restrict the ability of businesses to manage their workforce.
Umbrella companies could be hit with pension hike » Read the full story
