- Pay prospects for IT staff on the up, survey finds
Posted by Alex Turner IT limited company contractors and other Britons involved in the computing industry will heartened to learn that their pay prospects have reached a four-year high. That is... Read more
- BCC: Govt must do more to reduce regulation
Posted by James Curtis While the government has made efforts to reduce red tape for sole traders and other small enterprise owners, they have not gone far enough in terms of de-regulation. That is... Read more
- Govt announces plans to cut red tape
Posted by Alex Turner Under new government plans, around £4 million of regulatory burdens will be cut from British businesses between January and June 2012, sole traders and other small enterprise... Read more
- ScottishPower announces creation of new job opportunities
Posted by James Curtis Limited company contractors may be among those interested to learn that ScottishPower, one of the leading energy firms, has just announced that it is investing £5 billion in... Read more
- Govt 'committed to oil and gas sector', says Cable
Posted by James Curtis Limited company contractors with skills relevant to the oil and gas industry will be among those encouraged by new comments from business secretary Vince Cable regarding the... Read more
- FSB calls for banks to change approach to lending
Posted by Alex Turner Sole traders and other small enterprise owners may be among those interested in the latest comments of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) regarding the banking system's... Read more
- UK jobs market on road to recovery, report shows
Posted by James Curtis Limited company contractors and other temporary workers may be heartened by new research which suggests that the UK jobs market may be on the road to recovery. Adecco, one of... Read more
- Govt should place much emphasis on economic growth, says BCC
Posted by James Curtis Umbrella company contractors could be among those set to benefit if the government puts even greater emphasis on economic growth. David Kern, chief economist at the British... Read more
- Croydon Council uses temporary workers to plug employment gaps
Posted by Alex Turner New figures show that Croydon Council is plugging gaps in its workforce with temporary workers, some of whom may be limited company contractors. The council is, in fact,... Read more
- Centrica announces North Sea investment
Posted by James Curtis UK limited company contractors with skills and experience relevant to the oil industry may be set to witness a spike in work opportunities in light of an announcement by... Read more
- Small businesses 'responding well to economic challenges'
Posted by James Curtis Sole traders and other small enterprise owners in Wales will be among those interested in a new report produced by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). That's because th... Read more
- HMRC set to crackdown on tax evasion
Posted by Alex Turner Limited company contractors and other temporary workers will be interested to learn that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has pledged to crackdown on tax evasion, confirming that... Read more
- Welsh recruitment has 'risen to AWR challenge'
Posted by James Curtis The recruitment industry in Wales has risen to the implementation challenges posed by the Agency Workers' Regulations ( AWR ), which were introduced on October 1st 2011. At t... Read more
- IR35 forum meets to discuss proposed legislative changes
Posted by James Curtis Limited company contractors and other temporary workers will be interested to learn that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is currently working to finalise improvements in how IR35... Read more
- REC calls for clarification of VAT issue
Posted by Alex Turner The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has called on the government to clarify the situation with VAT in regards to temporary staff across a range of industries,... Read more
- Demand for agency workers remains solid, says REC
Posted by Alex Turner Although the impact of the Agency Workers Regulations ( AWR ) is still unclear, demand for agency staff has remained solid. That is according to this months JobsOutlook report... Read more
- Govt launches initiative to stimulate economic growth
Posted by James Curtis Umbrella contractors in the UK could be among those set to benefit from a new government initiative designed to assist job creation and economic growth. Nick Clegg, the deput... Read more
- REC stages AWR Policy Forum in Northern Ireland
Posted by Alex Turner The Recruitment and Employment Confederation's (REC) recent Policy Forum in Northern Ireland has served to highlight the cost and bureaucracy that agencies have had to contend... Read more
- UK contractors 'could help solve public sector woes'
Posted by James Curtis UK limited company contractors could be used to help ease some of the problems currently being encountered by the public sector. That is according to Stuart Davies, chairman ... Read more
- Oil and gas industry 'key to UK economy'
Posted by Alex Turner UK limited company contractors with skills relevant to the oil and gas industry will be heartened by new comments from Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister, who has claimed... Read more