Contract Eye have reported that the latest release of the Monster Employment Index UK has shown that the IT and Engineering sectors are growing strongly. These two industries are closely associated with contractors so these results are sure to be … Continue reading
Reported by Recruiter, a survey by Russan GMS has highlighted that interim roles appear to be falling. It seems that ‘gap filling’ is becoming less popular with companies instead choosing to hire interim managers for special projects. The survey of … Continue reading
For the remainder of this month, HMRC are running a series of online seminars and presentations designed to support self employed UK workers on tax related issues. The talks, which began this week, can be found on the HMRC website … Continue reading
An AWR summit, named AWR: The Aftermath was held in London last week. Chaired by Recruiter editor, DeeDee Doke, the majority of the attendees were members of the corporate AWR LinkedIn group. Martin, one of our accountants attended the summit. … Continue reading
The REC’s flexible work commission, which was launched at the end of last year, held their first meeting this week. The meeting was attended by a number of leading recruiters as well as contractor groups the PCG and FCSA. The … Continue reading
Independent Contractor Services (ICS) are celebrating ten years working within the contractor marketplace and to coincide with this we have enhanced the packages we offer to those interested in our Limited Company Service. We believe our new packages are now … Continue reading
The Swiss Oil Refiner, Petroplus has said it is to file for insolvency and have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as administrators. The UK subsidiary of the firm owns the Coryton oil refinery in Essex. Owned and operated by Petroplus Refining and … Continue reading
The decision to postpone the latest IR35 Forum meeting could indicate progress on the proposals being looked at to improve IR35 administration. HMCR confirmed that the meeting originally scheduled for January 18th has been moved to the 21st February following … Continue reading
Contractor jobs are reported to have fallen in December, according to the REC and KMPG’s latest Report on Jobs. This put the demand for temps in the same position as permanent jobs, which have fallen for the last three months. … Continue reading
As reported earlier this week, the Agency Workers Regulations came into play following the first 12 week period last month. Whilst it was initially thought to have not had much of an impact, a number of leading recruitment groups believe … Continue reading
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