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.
Freelancers help employers survive in the turbulent economy
Employers are increasingly turning to the flexible workforce, including freelancers, to help them survive during the current turbulent economic climate.
Young umbrella contractors should get good qualifications
Young people, including those who intend to work as a contractor through an umbrella company, think they will get a better job if they persevere with their education and obtain good qualifications.
Umbrella company contractors: time to check your CV!
Spelling and grammatical errors still abound on CVs according to a recent survey.
Are umbrella companies prepared for pensions auto-enrolment?
Last week, the REC responded to the inquiry into workplace pension automatic enrolment, highlighting the challenges the reforms will pose for recruitment agencies that place temporary workers.
Bad news for umbrella company contractors in the City
The latest London Employment Monitor from Morgan McKinley shows that there was a 10% month-on-month decline in the number of new City jobs last month.
Supply chain costs could increase thanks to the AWR
Flex Plus recruitment consultancy has warned that the Agency Workers Regulations could drive up supply chain costs.
More than 160 onerous regulations to be axed
Vince Cable has announced that the coalition intends to scrap or simplify in excess of 160 onerous regulations to free contractors and small businesses from unnecessary bureaucracy.
Umbrella companies warned on using expense scheme
HMRC has issued a warning to recruiters, including umbrella companies, against the adoption of a new business model for travel and subsistence.
Recruitment agencies can help government ICT strategy
The government must make good on its promise to open up the market if recruitment agencies are to help implement its ICT strategy, according to the REC Technology group.
Will the much heralded Work Programme actually work?
The coalition’s Work Programme launched at the end of last week, but Carmen Watson, the MD of Pertemps, warned that in order to be a success, the programme must match workers with sustainable employment.
APSCo to be a member of the IR35 Forum
APSCo, a group that represents many of the recruiters that umbrella company contractors work with, has become the latest organisation invited by the Revenue to join the IR35 Forum.
