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Young umbrella contractors should get good qualifications

By UCHQ Team October 25, 2011

Young people, including those who intend to work as a contractor through an umbrella company, think they will get a better job if they persevere with their education and obtain good qualifications.

Confidence amongst small businesses collapsed in Q3, says FSB

By UCHQ Team October 24, 2011

Umbrella company contractors may be concerned to learn that small business confidence collapsed in the third quarter, according to the Federation of Small Businesses.

HMRC levies unfair penalties on taxpayers

By UCHQ Team October 22, 2011

Umbrella company contractors have the peace of mind of knowing that their income tax is deducted at source. But contractors in the UK who file their own tax returns should be aware that HMRC continues to delay sending out penalty notices despite losing recent tribunal cases.

Will the MAS benefit umbrella company contractors?

By UCHQ Team October 21, 2011

Limited company contractors working in the aerospace industry could benefit from a new government service.

Umbrella contractors find it hard to get security clearance

By UCHQ Team October 20, 2011

A new report has claimed that PAYE umbrella company contractors are disadvantaged by failures in the Government Security Clearance procedures.

Recruiters must fully understand AWR requirements, says REC

By UCHQ Team October 19, 2011

Umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that the government has confirmed that it has no plans to make any changes to the Agency Workers Directive that came into force on October 1st.

41% of all the UK contractors work in IT!

By UCHQ Team October 18, 2011

The PCG recently surveyed the freelance marketplace and discovered that there are currently around 1.4 million contractors in the UK; 41% or 574,000 of them are IT contractors.

RBS IT contractors face 10% cut to their hourly rate

By UCHQ Team October 17, 2011

Umbrella company contractors working in the banking sector may be distressed to learn that RBS has made across the board cuts of 10% in their IT contractor rates.

REC calls for NIC holiday for firms taking on young workers

By UCHQ Team October 15, 2011

Umbrella company contractors might be interested to hear the REC’s opinion on the latest unemployment statistics.

Progress at last from the IR35 Forum

By UCHQ Team October 13, 2011

Contractors, including those working through an umbrella company, may be interested to learn that the IR35 Forum is starting to make real progress.

Umbrella contractors need to get their tax affairs in order

By UCHQ Team October 12, 2011

UK limited company contractors may want to seek the advice of an accountant now that the coalition has struck a deal with the Swiss government in a bid to win the battle against offshore tax evasion.