Contractor pay up year-on-year
Yes it's true that the end of 2015 saw a decline in pay rates, salaries for freelancers and umbrella company contractors is on the up for the year.
New think tank founded to study contractors
Umbrella company contractors, freelancers, and other self-employed Brits will soon be under new scrutiny from a think tank recently founded to study them.
SMEs plan to expand in New Year
Small and medium-sized companies are set to expand in 2016, increasing their workforce - and increasing their need for contractors and freelancers.
Almost half of Brits want to freelance, study says
Nearly one out of every two Brits want to start their own business, according to a recent survey conducted by Small Business.
Professional employers still looking for contract workers
Good news for contract workers and freelancers: employers in professionals sectors are still keen to source temporary staff for their vacant roles.
Contractor figures bounce back in UK
For the first time in seven long months, the number of contractors in the UK has begun to increase once again according to new data from ONS.
Can we replace oil and gas with pixels and explosions?
This bloke Chris van der Kuyl says that the moribund oil and gas industry should be replaced by game development, and it will save Scottish contractors.
Brits take top spot on economic growth
The UK's economic growth is simply barreling along - and the contributions of freelancers and umbrella company contractors has been helping.
CBI: beware ‘war on talent.’ Also: the sky is falling
The Confederation of British Industry has sounded the alarmist klaxon, swearing up and down that there's a 'war on talent' destroying British industry.
Hiring confidence falters yet contractor demand soars
Demand for self-employed Brits like freelancers and umbrella company contractors is soaring even as the looming election is causing hiring confidence to falter.
All hands on deck in Cumbria, university chancellor says
The vice chancellor of the University of Cumbria says that it's an all hands on deck situation to combat the region's STEM skill shortage.
APSCo says Budget tax relief plans could be positive step
The Association of Professional Staffing Companies says the plans in the new Budget to provide relief to umbrella company contractors could be a positive step.
