Contractors increasingly targeted by clients keen to access their strategic skills
Contractors are being targeted by clients who are throwing resources, including higher pay, at attracting workers with key strategic skills.
Self-employment ambassador promises to tackle ‘unnecessarily complicated’ IR35
Contractor and self-employment ambassador David Morris MP announces his intention to tackle IR35 as part of his continuing role representing freelancers.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 19/June/2015
News this week covers: contractors vital to UK economy; post-election boom; Irish job market up 40%; and big banks lose out to fintech and start-ups.
Contractors a driver of the UK’s economy and vital part of the workforce, says RSA
Contractors were fundamental to the economic recovery post-2008 and are now an essential part of a successful UK economy, shows a new RSA report.
Contract market in Scotland at two speeds, as oil and gas lags finance and gaming
Scotland’s contract market is diverging into two speeds, with the oil and gas sector increasingly lagging behind financial services and video gaming.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 12/June/2015
News this week covers: contract-rich market; financial sector demand blip; oil & gas prospects may improve; and HMRC’s Loan Schemes deadline.
Oil and gas contractors targeting the North Sea should hold their nerve, says AGCC
Oil and gas contractors focusing on North Sea contracts should hold their nerve through the current downturn, says the AGCC’s Oil and Gas Survey.
Contractor availability reaches seven-month low, providing a contract-rich market
Contract opportunities in the core contracting disciplines continue to grow as contractor availability falls to a seven-month low.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 5/June/2015
News this week covers: IPSE awards; tax return amnesty; engineering and finance shortage; short-term contracting growth, and simplified tax system.
ContractorCalculator Market Report June 2015
Contractors with skills in digital, IT & computing and engineering are in increasing demand as clients’ talent shortages worsen.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 29/May/2015
News this week covers: Queen’s speech lends hope; global skills gap; top roles for contractors; retail at 27-year high & umbrella company shares all.
Contractors unclear on pensions reforms, potentially threatening retirement plans
Contractors remain unclear on how retirement plans can benefit from pensions reforms introduced in April 2015, warns Contractor Wealth’s Angela James.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 22/May/2015
News this week covers: London’s financial sector; digital skills in demand; Scotland’s market recovers; oil & gas investment; & late payments plans.
Digital and big data contractors increasingly in demand to fill widening skills gaps
Contractors with digital and big data skills enjoy increased opportunities, as contracting clients struggle to innovate, says Harvey Nash/KPMG survey.
Contractors in IT and engineering are sought after, as key skills get harder to find
Contracting opportunities in IT & computing and engineering will rise, as key skills become harder to find, forcing employers to turn to contractors.
Contract market recovers in Scotland, suggesting contractors should stay put
Contracting prospects in Scotland improve after several months of market softening, providing contractors with good reasons to remain in the country.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 15/May/2015
News this week covers: niche skills demand; Scottish tech growth; oil & gas job cuts; post election construction boost; & new small business minister.
Contractors with niche skills in demand, as candidate shortages worsen
Contractors with niche skills enjoy strong demand and high rates, but skills gaps herald a wider jobs crisis, says April’s REC/KPMG Report on Jobs.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 8/May/2015
News this week covers: creative industry closes salary gap, job opportunities in financial, professional and tech sectors, and positive outlook for oil and gas.
Election 2015: what the parties have planned for contractors
Contractors will enjoy few direct benefits, whatever the General Election outcome, according to manifesto & pre-election promises by the main parties.
ContractorCalculator Market Report May 2015
Contract jobs in core skills are increasingly hard to fill, but contractor numbers are growing overall, especially in London’s financial sector.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 01/May/2015
News this week covers: uncertain post-election landscape; contracting opportunity in oil and gas; manufacturing recovery; and HMRC catches tax avoiders.
Contractor protection ‘time bomb’ threat grows, created by rapid structural growth
Contracting’s structural growth of new contractors who are uninsured and unprotected is creating a protection ‘time bomb’.
Contractors face uncertain post-election landscape, believes IPSE’s McVicker
Contractors face uncertainty whoever wins the election, and they will have to work with the government the nation chooses, says IPSE’s Simon McVicker.
Contractor numbers grow to 1.88m: IPSE research confirms IPro increase is structural
Contractor numbers grew to 1.88m in 2014, and it is clear the growth is structural, according to IPSE-commissioned research by Kingston University.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 24/Apr/2015
News this week covers: Scottish contract market softens; contractors paid more than permies; contractor numbers increase; and new HMRC guidance.
Contracting pays: over two thirds of clients pay contractors more than permies
Contracting clients choose to hire contractors for short-term access to strategic skills, with two thirds paying contractors more than employees.
Contract market in Scotland softens further: should contractors look south for work?
Scotland’s contracting market softens for another month, in contrast with the wider UK. Should contractors move south to find new contracts?
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 17/Apr/2015
News this week covers: election promises; skills shortages and rate rises; pre-election hiring; oil and gas contractors; and key UK tax dates.
Contractor skills shortages worsen, driving up rates in core contracting disciplines
Contractor skills shortages worsened during March 2015, with candidate availability at a six-month low which is driving up rates of pay, says the REC.
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