Financial services interim managers enjoying lucrative pay
Contractors may be interested to learn that interim managers working in financial services have been enjoying lucrative pay rates over the last six months.
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Reed Job Index ends the year 17% up on 2010
Umbrella contractors may be interested to learn that the Reed Job Index ended 2011 with 17% more job vacancies than the year before. However, the Job Index ended the year on 121 after falling significantly in December. In November the Index registered 133, a slight increase on the previous month’s 129.
Will 2012 be a year of widespread discontent?
2012 will be remembered for the London Olympics, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, and if one union leader is to be believed, a year of strikes.
REC to step up its promotion of flexible working in 2012
PAYE umbrella company contractors may find more opportunities in the public sector in 2012 after the REC launches a new Commission.
HMRC signs deal with Experian to catch tax credit fraudsters
Umbrella company contractors who receive tax credits or other financial assistance may be interested to learn that HMRC recently signed a deal with Experian to help it catch people who fraudulently claim tax credits and other benefits.
Public sector regains confidence in IT contractors
Umbrella contractors working in the public sector have had a roller coaster year so far and they will probably be relieved to learn that demand for IT contractors in the sector rose sharply in September.
October surge in job opportunities good news for contractors
We’re continually hearing gloomy predictions about UK economic growth and demand for contractors in many sectors has been decreasing recently.
Marked increase in opportunities for IT contractors
According to jobadswatch.co.uk, the third quarter of 2011 saw an increase in the number of opportunities for IT umbrella company contractors.
Skilled employees are thin on the ground say SMEs
Contractors working through an umbrella company might be interested to learn that nearly 50% of the UK’s SMEs are struggling to find the right staff.
Contractors average hourly rates increase slightly
Umbrella company contractors will be pleased to learn that despite the global economic turmoil, their rates have managed to increase.
Are we going to see more female umbrella contractors?
As public sector redundancies really start to bite, more women public sector workers could be tempted to go it alone and either set up their own business or become an umbrella company contractor.
Will we see more graduates starting up a business?
Graduates struggling to find a full-time job after leaving university may decide that setting up their own business is an attractive alternative.
Will we always have a glass ceiling in the boardroom?
Sage, the business software company has discovered that more than 50% of small businesses think there is still a glass ceiling for women in the workplace.
Public sector workers reluctant to move to private sector
Recent research findings from Badenoch & Clark show that nearly 67% of public workers have decided to remain in their current position and 31% say they are happy in their current role. Yorkshire has the highest percentage of content employees at 44.7%.
Businesses are increasingly confident of survival
New research by the CIMA shows that most businesses believe they will survive the next 12 months. 69% are now extremely confident that they will survive, a big jump from the 34% that expressed such a high level of optimism in March.
Can we achieve fiscal sustainability without raising taxes?
The Office for Budget Responsibility says that tougher austerity measures and higher taxes are needed if Britain is to achieve long term fiscal sustainability.