Does top rate of tax affect umbrella company contractors?
The Treasury has estimated that the 50p rate of income tax will bring in an extra £12.6 billion over the next five years.
Will IT contractors lose their jobs to the cloud?
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.
Umbrella company contractors: time to check your CV!
Spelling and grammatical errors still abound on CVs according to a recent survey.
RBS umbrella company contractors earn up to £2,000 a day
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!
Bad news for umbrella company contractors in the City
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.
House prices continue to decline
Property website Rightmove says this is the second consecutive month in which house prices have fallen in England and Wales.
What now for umbrella company contractors in the manufacturing sector?
The latest Business Trends report from BDO shows that business confidence is plummeting as growth in the manufacturing sector seems to have stagnated.
Anglo-Swiss tax treaty signing is imminent
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.
Will more people end up working like an umbrella company contractor?
The CIPD has said that everyone should be entitled to flexible working rights, not just parents and carers.
IT contractors set to benefit from NHS and outsource contracts
The NHS is turning to highly skilled limited company contractors and umbrella company contractors, according to Badenoch and Clark.
Do lending targets help the clients of umbrella company contractors?
The FSB claims that small businesses cannot start-up and grow with the present lending targets set by the government.
Umbrella company contractors – is your client going to close this year?
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.
