UK umbrella company contractors unhappy with personal taxation
The Times newspaper recently asked readers to rank the UK against five key competitors for tax, business friendliness, infrastructure, skills and workforce.
Do you have an incompetent boss?
Are umbrella contractors frustrated by unqualified bosses? If so they are not alone. Recent research from the CMI suggests that incompetent bosses, with misplaced confidence, are stressing out the UK workforce.
Time is running out for umbrella company contractors to renew tax credits
HMRC has issued a reminder to tax credit claimants that they only have until July 31st to renew their claims and it suggests that recipients take action as soon as their renewal pack arrives.
Is Big Brother watching over your trading activities?
Umbrella company contractors may want to ensure that they are not living beyond their declared means after HMRC announces it is going to get tough on tax evaders.
Public sector strike action could affect umbrella company contractors
Freelancers, contractors and small business owners may want to make preparations so that they are not affected by public sector strikes.
Are contractors finding less opportunities?
The latest Reed Job Index shows that UK job opportunities slipped back for the second consecutive month in May.
Are umbrella company contractors benefiting from the immigration cap?
Umbrella company contractors may be interested to hear that although the UK government is attempting to clamp down on immigration, the numbers keep rising.
Do umbrella company contractors produce badly written CVs?
A recent study into the standard of British CVs has highlighted just how common spelling and grammar errors are.
What does the future hold for public sector employees?
Hays, the international recruiter, has said that 45% of those working in the public sector are either facing redundancy or looking for alternative employment.
Prospects for Scottish IT umbrella company contractors look promising
Umbrella company contractors north of the border could be encouraged by the latest Bank of Scotland’s Report on Jobs.
Working from home is good for your health
New figures show that the proportion of people working from home dropped slightly last year.
APSCo to be a member of the IR35 Forum
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.
