The Migration Advisory Committee has said the UK economy could be permanently damaged if the government persists in restricting immigration for skilled workers from outside the EU.
Reducing non-EU umbrella company contractors could damage UK’s wealth » Read the full story
Umbrella company IT contractors could find themselves more in demand after Symantec revealed that global cybercrime is costing businesses £71.6 billion a year.
Global cybercrime costs businesses £172 billion a year » Read the full story
The Treasury has estimated that the 50p rate of income tax will bring in an extra £12.6 billion over the next five years.
Does top rate of tax affect umbrella company contractors? » Read the full story
Some umbrella company IT contractors may think that there services will no longer be required if the company they are contracted to switches to cloud computing, but this is not necessarily the case.
Will IT contractors lose their jobs to the cloud? » Read the full story
Spelling and grammatical errors still abound on CVs according to a recent survey.
Umbrella company contractors: time to check your CV! » Read the full story
Umbrella company contractors might be concerned to learn that recruiter Hays made a rather embarrassing gaffe last week when one of its employees sent an email to staff at the Royal Bank of Scotland disclosing the pay rate of RBS contractors!
RBS umbrella company contractors earn up to £2,000 a day » Read the full story
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.
Bad news for umbrella company contractors in the City » Read the full story
Property website Rightmove says this is the second consecutive month in which house prices have fallen in England and Wales.
House prices continue to decline » Read the full story
The latest Business Trends report from BDO shows that business confidence is plummeting as growth in the manufacturing sector seems to have stagnated.
What now for umbrella company contractors in the manufacturing sector? » Read the full story
Contractors who have not chosen to invoice through a reputable umbrella company may need to know that the long-awaited tax treaty between the UK and Switzerland should be signed at the end of this month.
Anglo-Swiss tax treaty signing is imminent » Read the full story
The CIPD has said that everyone should be entitled to flexible working rights, not just parents and carers.
Will more people end up working like an umbrella company contractor? » Read the full story
The NHS is turning to highly skilled limited company contractors and umbrella company contractors, according to Badenoch and Clark.
IT contractors set to benefit from NHS and outsource contracts » Read the full story
The FSB claims that small businesses cannot start-up and grow with the present lending targets set by the government.
Do lending targets help the clients of umbrella company contractors? » Read the full story
New research from Aviva shows that around 10% of small firms in the UK are worried they might have to close this year if trading conditions do not improve.
Umbrella company contractors – is your client going to close this year? » Read the full story
Umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that MPs do not accept HMRC’s excuse that problems with implementing NPS were to blame for poor standards of service.
Poor service standards have been going on for years in HMRC » Read the full story
What makes the British workforce tick? Is it job satisfaction or pay and benefits?
Did money entice you into being umbrella company contractor? » Read the full story
