The Recruitment and Employment Confederation has added fuel to the fire when it comes to fears that the UK skills shortage is going to ruin everyone’s Christmas.
Skills shortage could impact Christmas shopping season » Read the full story
While much has been said about the so-called ‘skills shortage’ strangling the employment sector, data from the Office for National Statistics says otherwise.
What skills shortage? ONS says unemployment is down » Read the full story
Whilst the issue of Scottish independence has thankfully been bottled for this generation, the country still needs plenty of umbrella company contractors.
Contractors remain in demand north of the border » Read the full story
Hold on to your hats, contract workers: new research has shown that it costs less to hire a Brit than many other European workers.
British contractors have become the low-cost option » Read the full story
Brace yourselves for some good news: never in 40 years have self-employment figures been this high, according to the Office for National Statistics.
British self-employment hits 40 year high » Read the full story
The financial risk management sector is booming right now – and it needs skilled umbrella company contractors and freelancers in a major way.
Financial risk management is a booming business » Read the full story
Year-on-year demand for freelancers and umbrella company contractors has risen by a significant margin, according to the results of a new ASPCo survey.
Contractor demand spikes sharply year-on-year, survey says » Read the full story
Looks like that slippery slope is steeper than we thought: more research findings are indicating that the demand for contractors is outstripping availability.
Demand begins to outstrip contractor availability in the UK » Read the full story
While vacancies for freelancers and umbrella company contractors might be growing by leaps and bounds, contractor availability is starting to dwindle.
Contractor vacancies grow whilst availability shrinks » Read the full story
Industry experts are predicting a banner year for any freelancers or umbrella company contractors involved in the IT sector after the results of one report.
Confidence of IT sector soars, brings new opportunity » Read the full story
It’s finally happened: the 20,000th Start Up Loan has been handed out by the Government, and all this funding in the hands of SMEs is good news for contractors.
20,000 startup loans and counting: how contractors benefit » Read the full story
The Professional Contractors Group has confirmed that pay rates for freelancers and umbrella company contractors are on the increase.
Contractor pay rates are increasing, PCG confirms » Read the full story
The talent gap int he UK is worsening, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation says, based on its newest research survey results.
REC says skills shortage worsening in the UK » Read the full story
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation says that employers are courting freelancers and umbrella company contractors with increased pay rates.
Contractors courted with increased pay rates, REC says » Read the full story
The Association of Professional Staffing Companies has been chuffed to bits lately on the back of new research that says everyone loves using contract workers.
Everyone loves contract workers according to ASPCo » Read the full story
When the Recruitment & Employment Confederation speaks, people listen – and the REC says that the next quarter will be a good one for contract workers.
Next quarter to be a busy one for contractors, says REC » Read the full story
