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Tech companies to fulfil expansion plans over next 6 months

By UCHQ Team August 24, 2012

With a new survey discovering that 83 per cent of tech firms looking to fulfil their expansion plans over the coming six months, it could be an excellent time to be an IT or umbrella service contractor.

UK labour market defies gravity thanks to service companies

By UCHQ Team August 21, 2012

The UK labour market has been 'defying gravity' thanks to the influence of umbrella service companies and the work that interim workers do each and every day, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

IT worker demand remains steady throughout July

By UCHQ Team August 18, 2012

According to a new report, IT worker demand remained strong throughout July despite an otherwise less-than-rosy employment outlook.

Don’t stalk your clients – it tends to put them off

By UCHQ Team August 17, 2012

Whether you're a freelancer working on your own or a contractor working for an umbrella service company, it's usually bad form to keep in such constant contact with your clients to the point where you're practically stalking them.

NHS in dire need of more contract workers to meet demand

By UCHQ Team August 11, 2012

While the government may be scaling back employment opportunities, the NHS has been been bucking the trend by calling for more umbrella service workers to keep up with demand, according to one recruitment industry bigwig.

The Midlands are where it’s at for temporary work

By UCHQ Team August 10, 2012

If you're a temporary worker, you can't do better than looking for contract work in the Midlands and the south of England, according to last month's figures from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

New Tom Cruise film could bring employment boom

By UCHQ Team August 7, 2012

A new Tom Cruise film being shot at the Leavesden-based Warner Brothers' studios near Watford could bring an employment boom for movie industry umbrella service contractors.

A recession? Not in the contracting sector, apparently

By UCHQ Team August 4, 2012

While the rest of the economy is reeling from the effects of the recession, the contract worker sector has actually been expanding, according to the most recent industry study.

Energy sector contractors prepare for more demand

By UCHQ Team August 3, 2012

A new investment project in the Midlands has send energy sector contractors scrambling to prepare as demand levels are expected to skyrocket in the immediate future.

Work soon for shop-fitting, refurb/construction contractors?

By UCHQ Team July 27, 2012

More work may soon be on the way for contractors working in the shop-fitting, refurbishment, and construction trades, thanks to a new government plan to give the UK's high streets a well-deserved boost, it was recently reported.