Impact of Agency Workers’ Regulations differs by sector
The impact of Agency Workers’ Regulations differs from sector to sector, according to one recruitment industry organisation.
The impact of Agency Workers’ Regulations differs from sector to sector, according to one recruitment industry organisation.
More work may soon be on the way for contractors working in the shop-fitting, refurbishment, and construction trades, thanks to a new government plan to give the UK’s high streets a well-deserved boost, it was recently reported.
According to one estimate, the IT and telecoms sectors will be in need of more than 129,000 new recruits by 2020 – twice that of other sector averages.
A new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that states high jobless rates are likely to continue across the eurozone doesn’t seem like good news to many – but umbrella company experts say that this could spell good news for contractors and freelancers looking to pick up extra work.
With the news that the government has announced its newest enterprise zone will be located in Cornwall, career experts say that the new initiative could lead to a surge in job offers for umbrella company contractors working within the aerospace industry.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation recently announced that the Summer Games could bring loads of new opportunities for contractors, especially in the capital.
Service contractors working for umbrella companies in the UK could benefit from a skills shortage currently plaguing mid-sized companies in the UK as the sector struggles to fill key positions, it was recently suggested.
The ‘Olympic effect’ could bring revenues as high as £16.5 billion and more than 62,000 jobs to the UK, with contractors working for umbrella companies poised to capitalise on the knock-on effect brought by the Summer Games.
Finance contractors working for umbrella companies could stand to reap the benefits of the expansion of Marks & Spencer’s financial services division, with around 500 new roles needing to be filled in order to provide staff and support services to the M&S Bank branch network.
If you’re working as a consultant, freelancer, or a contractor looking to maximise your take home pay (and who isn’t, in this economy?), joining an umbrella company might be just the thing for getting you the most out of your freelance business.
When it comes to umbrella company contractors and permanent workers alike, the most resilient jobs market in the UK is in the Midlands, according to a new jobs report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.
For one week this month, a team of contractors working with umbrella companies are banding together to promote freelancing in the UK with the new ‘7 Days in June’ project, it was recently reported.
Contractors with specialised manufacturing and green technology expertise could soon reap the benefits of a newly-approved plan to construct a wind turbine factory on the Isle of Sheppey, it was recently rported.
A recent survey reports that umbrella companies and recruitment firms specialising in providing skilled technical workers to companies in need have only been able to fill four out of every five vacancies, leaving around 20 per cent of positions unfilled due to permanent worker and freelancer shortages in the media, accountancy, finance, interim management, engineering, and IT sectors.
A webinar hosted last month by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation in order to gauge the impact on how workers and employers were approaching Agency Workers Regulations has borne fruit, with the more than 140 participants chiming in on issues such as managing information requests and calculating holiday entitlements.
According to the latest annual survey of IT directors from ReThink Recruitment, 59% of IT departments will be increasing salaries and contractor rates in the coming 12 months.