Do employees have too many rights?
The Institute of Employment Rights is concerned about the government’s proposed “employer’s charter”, currently under consideration.
Opportunities for contractors continue to rise
Umbrella company contractors will be pleased to learn that the number of vacancies for temporary staff continued to increase last month.
IT contractors could benefit if SMEs outsource
Advice website Smarta.com has predicted that small businesses could increasingly outsource some of their workloads this year and this could benefit umbrella company contractors.
Government plans new initiatives to help new enterprises
The government is keen to see small businesses grow and to help this happen it has launched some new initiatives. It has also been announced that the New Enterprise Allowance scheme is to be extended in the hope of creating up to 40,000 new companies by 2013.
What will happen to the jobs market in 2011?
Last week two influential organisations made their predictions for the jobs market in 2011.
SMEs face a challenging few years
The FPB has warned small firms that they will face a number of challenges over the next few years.
Ed Davey visits the REC to discuss industry concerns
Discussions between the government and recruitment bodies regarding the AWR are going ahead as promised.
More opportunities for umbrella company contractors!
Contractors will no doubt be pleased to learn that the job market is improving and there has been an increase in the number of vacancies being advertised.
Encouraging private sector growth becomes a priority
On Monday, George Osborne and Vince Cable announced a fundamental review of the steps all areas of Government are taking to promote the best conditions to encourage growth in the private sector.
What does the future hold for contractors?
Freelancers will no doubt be relieved to learn that Work Wise UK thinks there will not be a large rise in unemployment next year.
Unemployment down but involuntary part-time employment is up
Umbrella company contractors might be interested to learn about the latest unemployment statistics from the ONS.
Demand for IT contractors well down on last year
Although the amount of new jobs is still rising, the increase in October was the weakest for 14 months.
