24pc of SME employees want to be self-employed
When it comes to the number of traditional permanent employees working for SMEs in the UK, nearly 1 out of 4 wish they were self-employed.
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Creative contractors get pat on the back from the Government
When it comes to creative types in the freelancing or umbrella company contracting fields, the Government has finally given these people their due praise.
Self-employment to become norm by 2020?
Self-employment, either through freelancing or working as an umbrella company contractor, could be come the new normal by the end of this coming decade.
Leicestershire set to be newest economic powerhouse
The Midlands is about to get some serious economic revitalisation thanks to new Government employment support scheme for Leicestershire.
Women turn to contracting in major way
Move over, lads – freelancing and contract work isn’t the boys’ club it used to be, based on new research figures revealed recently.
Are oil and gas sector employers poaching contractors?
Rumour has it that employers from the oil and gas sector are so hard up for permanent employees that they’re raiding the ranks of the nation’s contractors.
FLS extension could lead to more contracting opportunities
A major government initiative designed to provide low-cost funding for small and medium sized businesses to grow may bring more contracting opportunities.
Business confidence remains high despite economic retraction
While we seem to be all teetering on yet another economic retraction, believe it or not confidence in UK business remains at relatively high levels.
Will umbrella contractors benefit from the new Budget?
Hope runs high that Chancellor George Osborne’s newly released Budget may bring some relief for small businesses and umbrella company contractors.
Students may benefit from high number of contract positions
University students needing to pick up some work in between classes and studying may benefit from the high number of contract positions available in the UK.
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.
Are you a freelance mastermind?
The PCG is holding Mastermind sessions throughout the UK in the run up to National Freelancers Day (November 23rd).
Umbrella company contractors happier without a manager
Contractors and freelancers sell their skills to employers without making long-term commitments to them and by doing so, they escape the burdens of dominant and outdated management styles that are depressing a lot of the UK’s permanent workforce.