The headline looks grand: UK contracting is up year-on-year and also March temporary staff placement figures show an increase on February of this year. Okay, so it’s slight. 2% annually, 1% month on month.
The March edition of the REC’s JobsOutlook report showed that employer confidence in February increased to its highest level in 12 months. It also held good news for both temporary and permanent job candidates.
Umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that the REC and KPMG have now introduced a regional Report on Jobs.
Four months after the AWR were implemented there is still an area of uncertainty surrounding the position of limited company contractors.
