Umbrella company contractors Archives

Did bad weather affect umbrella company contractors?

By UCHQ Team 20/01/2011

The freezing December weather caused 38% of small businesses to close and a further 41% to operate without their full complement of staff. The cost to the small business sector was in the region of £2.1bn.

Opportunities for contractors continue to rise

By UCHQ Team 15/01/2011

Umbrella company contractors will be pleased to learn that the number of vacancies for temporary staff continued to increase last month.

Flexible working lowers stress levels

By UCHQ Team 14/01/2011

Dr Ken Beaumont from Workforce Logistics has confirmed what umbrella company contractors have long known; flexible working lowers stress levels!

Local councils might outsource to IT umbrella contractors

By UCHQ Team 13/01/2011

2011 could be a busy year for the UK’s small business technology sector as councils struggle to cope with the public sector spending cuts.

Would a fuel duty stabiliser help umbrella company contractors?

By UCHQ Team 12/01/2011

In its election manifesto, the Conservative party promised to implement a fuel duty stabiliser and the FSB is urging them put it in place as soon as possible.

Government plans new initiatives to help new enterprises

By UCHQ Team 08/01/2011

The government is keen to see small businesses grow and to help this happen it has launched some new initiatives. It has also been announced that the New Enterprise Allowance scheme is to be extended in the hope of creating up to 40,000 new companies by 2013.

Opportunities aplenty for contractors in digital marketing

By UCHQ Team 01/01/2011

Companies who continued investing in marketing during the credit crisis are now seeing rewards, according to the executive director of the Director Marketing Association, Chris Combemale.

REC to provide additional AWR support for its members

By UCHQ Team 25/12/2010

The AWR are due to be implemented next October and the REC is now getting ready to launch a wide-ranging support programme to help recruitment agencies and business leaders prepare for the legislation.

Umbrella company contractors owed money from Albany have longer to wait

By UCHQ Team 21/12/2010

Umbrella company contractors have put in claims for around half a million pounds worth of unpaid invoices following the collapse of Albany at the beginning of 2010.

SMEs face a challenging few years

By UCHQ Team 18/12/2010

The FPB has warned small firms that they will face a number of challenges over the next few years.

Overseas tax havens may not be as safe as tax evaders hope

By UCHQ Team 13/12/2010

Umbrella company contractors and other freelance workers have been warned to be cautious of schemes that claim to be HMRC approved, when really they are referring to the reference number allocated to a scheme.

Interest rates will remain historically low for a bit longer

By UCHQ Team 11/12/2010

The Bank of England base rate is to remain at its historically low rate of 0.5%, at least for the immediate future, the Monetary Policy Committee has announced.