Umbrella contractors may be interested to learn that the September Job Index from Reed showed falling job demand in a range of sectors. The index fell back one index point compared to the previous month, although demand is still up 16% year-on-year.
Demand drops for contractors with banking experience » Read the full story
Vince Cable, the business secretary, says that the suggestion to set up a new government funded bank to lend to SMEs, would not be effective in tackling the crisis those businesses face when trying to obtain credit.
Small businesses urgently need to access credit » Read the full story
While a large number of the UK’s young people remain unemployed, there is a shortage of junior talent with experience in media and creatives, according to the chairman of Aspire Global Network.
Despite the slow growth in the UK economy, contractors such as those working through umbrella companies are doing surprisingly well, according to a new survey by the PCG.
Contractors are doing well despite the slow growing economy » Read the full story
People Per Hour recently surveyed 9,000 businesses about their usage of freelancers and discovered that the number of businesses using flexible workers has risen by 68% in the last 12 months.
How many umbrella company contractors are there in the UK workforce? » Read the full story
Umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that HMRC only yielded slightly over £200,000 last year from their enquiries into the IR35 status of self-employed workers.
IR35 enquiries don’t seem to be bringing in the cash » Read the full story
According to recent research by Orange, small businesses are asking all of their employees, including support staff, to come up with ideas for growing the business.
Do umbrella company contractors have innovative ideas? » Read the full story
Umbrella company contractors and small business owners could be relieved to learn that HMRC intends to improve the level of service it supplies to taxpayers.
Is HMRC about to improve its service to contractors? » Read the full story
New data suggests that the UK’s small business owners are leading the country towards economic recovery.
Nearly 75% of SMEs intend to start hiring » Read the full story
The Migration Advisory Committee has said the UK economy could be permanently damaged if the government persists in restricting immigration for skilled workers from outside the EU.
Reducing non-EU umbrella company contractors could damage UK’s wealth » Read the full story
Umbrella company IT contractors could find themselves more in demand after Symantec revealed that global cybercrime is costing businesses £71.6 billion a year.
Global cybercrime costs businesses £172 billion a year » Read the full story
The Treasury has estimated that the 50p rate of income tax will bring in an extra £12.6 billion over the next five years.
Does top rate of tax affect umbrella company contractors? » Read the full story
Some umbrella company IT contractors may think that there services will no longer be required if the company they are contracted to switches to cloud computing, but this is not necessarily the case.
Will IT contractors lose their jobs to the cloud? » Read the full story
Spelling and grammatical errors still abound on CVs according to a recent survey.
Umbrella company contractors: time to check your CV! » Read the full story
Umbrella company contractors might be concerned to learn that recruiter Hays made a rather embarrassing gaffe last week when one of its employees sent an email to staff at the Royal Bank of Scotland disclosing the pay rate of RBS contractors!
RBS umbrella company contractors earn up to £2,000 a day » Read the full story
The latest London Employment Monitor from Morgan McKinley shows that there was a 10% month-on-month decline in the number of new City jobs last month.
Bad news for umbrella company contractors in the City » Read the full story
