Skilled and experienced contract workers are so in demand right now that an increasing number of small firms are offering them a premium for their services.
More and more umbrella companies are cropping up on every street corner and more and more agencies closing ranks and whittling down their umbrella company lists, it is becoming increasingly harder for umbrella providers to compete it would seem.
Amendments to the National Minimum Wage Regulations came into force on the 1st of January this year and umbrella company contractors should be aware of their implications.
On Tuesday the government published their proposed amendments to the travel and subsistence expenses scheme for workers receiving the National Minimum Wage.