HMRC raids construction contractors for record £122 million
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs has positively plundered the construction contractor industry this year with a record £122 million in collected extra tax.
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Accounting contractors to be in high demand
If you’re a freelance accountant or one that works for an umbrella company, brace yourselves: you’re going to be quite sought-after in the coming months.
EFG scheme adds more than 6,500 jobs since May of 2010
Since its inception in the May of 2010, the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme has added more than 6,500 jobs in the UK, with many going to contractors.
APSCO chief executive says 2013 to be good year
It’s going to be a good year for umbrella company contractors, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies’ chief executive Ann Swain.
Employers employ umbrella contractors for change management
Employers make use of umbrella service contractors in nearly every sector, but one of fastest growing uses for freelancers and contract workers is to carry out change management for businesses, a new survey says.
Energy sector contractors prepare for more demand
A new investment project in the Midlands has send energy sector contractors scrambling to prepare as demand levels are expected to skyrocket in the immediate future.
Is the government forcing contractors into umbrella companies?
After the recent revelations that a lot of Government contractors were avoiding tax by paying themselves through a personal service company, the Treasury has announced that all contractors earning more than £220 a day will have to pay the correct tax if they have been in a department for longer than 6 months.
Why are more people turning to self-employment?
Are more people in the UK turning to self-employment out of necessity rather than choice? This debate has been raging over the last few months and the news that self-employment has reached an all time high will no doubt start people talking again.
Temporary placements boost recruiters’ turnover
According to latest data from the REC, the recruitment industry in the UK grew by 25% in the last 12 months and a lot of this growth can be attributed to the increase in demand for PAYE umbrella company contractors.
UK is leading European user of online contractors
Contractors may be interested to learn that the UK hires more online freelancers than any other European country.
PCG sets up City working space for travelling contractors
Umbrella company contractors who are members of the PCG may be interested in a new scheme the Group has set up.
41% of all the UK contractors work in IT!
The PCG recently surveyed the freelance marketplace and discovered that there are currently around 1.4 million contractors in the UK; 41% or 574,000 of them are IT contractors.
All-party parliamentary group investigates freelancing
Contractors may be interested to learn that MPs from all the UK’s main political parties have pledged to address the false perceptions that exist around freelance contracting.
David Gauke states his commitment to overhauling IR35
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.
There are more female interims now than ever before
The number of women taking on interim assignments, some through umbrella companies, has risen to an all time high, according to the latest market audit from the IMA.
Local councils might outsource to IT umbrella contractors
2011 could be a busy year for the UK’s small business technology sector as councils struggle to cope with the public sector spending cuts.