Hays, the international recruiter, has said that 45% of those working in the public sector are either facing redundancy or looking for alternative employment.
What does the future hold for public sector employees? » Read the full story
Umbrella company contractors north of the border could be encouraged by the latest Bank of Scotland’s Report on Jobs.
Prospects for Scottish IT umbrella company contractors look promising » Read the full story
New figures show that the proportion of people working from home dropped slightly last year.
Working from home is good for your health » Read the full story
APSCo, a group that represents many of the recruiters that umbrella company contractors work with, has become the latest organisation invited by the Revenue to join the IR35 Forum.
APSCo to be a member of the IR35 Forum » Read the full story
Marks Sattin, the accountancy and financial services recruiter, has released details of its research into salaries in the professions.
Financial services temps get more than permanent counterparts » Read the full story
Umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that public sector pay has risen at a faster rate than it has in the private sector.
Public sector pay comes under the spotlight » Read the full story
Good news for umbrella company contractors working in the renewable sector comes from Vestas, the wind turbine manufacturer, which intends to build giant turbines in Kent.
Umbrella company contractors working in renewables get good news » Read the full story
George Osborne has told his fellow MPs that HMRC stopped £1 billion of incorrect or fraudulent tax credit payments in the last financial year.
HMRC exceeds last year’s tax credit fraud prevention target » Read the full story
The current transitional jobs market could prove to be a godsend for umbrella company contractors.
Transitional jobs market good news for contractors » Read the full story
HMRC should focus on detecting genuine cases of disguised employment rather than jumping to the conclusion that all freelancers are subject to IR35 rules, according to the REC.
David Gauke states his commitment to overhauling IR35 » Read the full story
Figures released last Wednesday showed a 0.5% increase in GDP in the first quarter of 2011. This balanced out the drop of 0.5% in the final quarter of last year, which was blamed on the abnormal weather we saw in December.
Marginal GDP rise takes us back to where we were 6 months ago » Read the full story
Accountants claim that HMRC is adopting threatening behaviour towards innocent tax payers and umbrella company contractors in a bid to gather in more income.
Innocent taxpayers threatened by HMRC debt collectors » Read the full story
IT umbrella company contractors will be relieved to hear that demand for IT professionals is still on the increase, according to the website CWJobs.
IT contractors are still very much in demand » Read the full story
Umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that gas fitters, heating engineers and plumbers will shortly be receiving letters from HMRC informing them of the opportunity to put right their tax affairs.
Plumbers have just one month to disclose tax history to HMRC » Read the full story
Umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that HMRC’s Real Time Information system is to go ahead, starting with a pilot scheme next year.
HMRC presses ahead with real time information scheme » Read the full story
The draft AWR guidance was issued at the beginning of April and interested parties were given two weeks to provide feedback.
ARC advice on AWR will help umbrella company contractors » Read the full story
