ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 25/Oct/2013
News this week covers: polarising contractor demand in Scotland; self-employment rising; tech hotspots; marketing spend increase; and HMRC amends BRC.
Contractor demand growth polarises across Scotland as skills shortages loom
Contractor demand in Scotland is polarising across the core contracting disciplines with all the signs of impending skills shortages in some sectors.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 18/Oct/2013
News this week covers: new offshore rules; IR35 Forum; financial IT prospects; Paymaster umbrella ruling; self-employment; & PCG off-payroll briefing.
Contractors still in the dark about IR35 enquiries: IR35 Forum minutes
Contractors still don’t know the impact of HMRC’s IR35 framework, introduced in May 2012, as another IR35 Forum meeting passes with no data offered.
Limited company contractors face increased HMRC action as SME tax gap widens sharply
Limited company contractors may be facing an increase in HMRC compliance activity as the so-called tax gap for small businesses increases by £300m.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 10/Oct/2013
News this week covers: Strictly contracting; contractor demand; finance sector grows; 95% mortgages; WEF report; mobile skills; & new HMRC campaign.
Off-payroll damage continues: costs spiral to replace contractors and apply rules
EXCLUSIVE: The off-payroll rules are backfiring further, as the taxpayer faces mounting costs of implementation and replacing terminated contractors.
Contractor demand at near record levels, reaching historic highs in the public sector
Contractor demand remained at a near record high during September, as public sector demand reaches a historic high, says the REC/KPMG Report on Jobs.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 4/Oct/2013
News this week covers: contractor vacancies; PCG at Tory conference; economic recovery; skills shortages; ad spend increase; and HMRC complaints rise.
Contractors to benefit from surging business confidence: austerity out, expansion in
Contractors will benefit from a surge in business confidence as austerity is out and expansion tops the agenda, confirm two key business surveys.
Off-payroll rules drive public sector contractor exodus: HMRC steps up IR35 enquiries
The off-payroll rules are driving a contractor exodus from public sector clients & HMRC is targeting public sector contractors, says Qdos’ Seb Maley.
Contractor brain drain: off-payroll rules threaten critical public service delivery
EXCLUSIVE: Contractors with essential skills are leaving the public sector, forced out by the off-payroll rules that threaten key service delivery.
ContractorCalculator Market Report October 2013
Contractor demand is reaching record levels & skills shortages in core contracting disciplines have worsened, a sign the recovery may be accelerating.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 27/Sept/2013
News this week covers: interim demand; PCG at the Labour Party conference; CIS rebate delays; HMRC investigations; APSCo index; & VAT disputes.
Interim manager contractor market rebounds strongly, with average day rates now £637
Interim management contractors are enjoying a marketplace more akin to that seen pre-recession, shows research from interim agency Executives Online.
Contractors urged to stay calm in the face of the tax avoidance Witchfinder General
Contractors are likely to be unaffected by the latest government tax avoidance consultation and should hold their nerve, says DJ Colom’s David Colom.
Off-payroll rules forcing contractors from the public sector due to poor guidance
EXCLUSIVE: Off-payroll rules are driving contractors from public sector clients as direct result of poor implementation guidance.
Interim management contractor industry growth at record levels: IMA survey
Interim management contractor industry growth reached record levels during the second quarter of 2013, reports the Interim Management Association.
Contractors help 79% of organisations to meet strategic objectives: REC JobsOutlook
Contractors have been confirmed by 79% of client and employer organisations as helping them meet strategic objectives, says the REC JobsOutlook.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 20/Sept/2013
News this week covers: off-payroll rules; PCG & Lib Dems; partnerships crackdown; cloud skills gaps; new FCSA member; last chance for HMRC RTI survey.
Oil and gas contractor rates to rise by 15% during 2013 driven by skills shortages
UK oil and gas contractors will enjoy rate rises of up to 15% during 2013, driven by acute skills shortages, reports an Oilandgaspeople.com survey.
IT contractors with security, mobile, green and cloud skills are needed by UK plc
IT contractors with cyber security, mobile, green and cloud capabilities are needed to fuel the UK economy, finds a new UKCES and e-skills report.
Off-payroll rules backfire: UK contractors replaced by non-EU workers paying less tax
EXCLUSIVE: The government’s off-payroll rules have spectacularly backfired, with contractors being replaced by non-EU ICT workers paying less tax.
Contractors embody ability, aptitude, agility: the theme of National Freelancers Day
Contractor strengths of ability, aptitude and agility will be debated by an all-star panel at PCG’s National Freelancers Day on 21st November 2013.
Contractors to benefit from fresh PCG strategy, driven by new chairman Julie Stewart
Contractors look set to benefit on multiple fronts from PCG’s strategy, chairman Julie Stewart tells ContractorCalculator in an exclusive interview.
Contractor demand in Scotland increases at fastest pace in six years during August
Contractor demand in Scotland increased sharply during August 2013, alongside a rise in agency billings, shows the Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.
Contracting abroad: the future of country competitiveness will depend on innovation
Contractors seeking competitive countries to go contracting in will find WEF’s Global Competitiveness Index increasingly measured by innovation.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 13/Sept/2013
News this week covers: contractor demand high; government praise; self-employment falls; EC digital manifesto; City brain drain; & HMRC targets loans.
Contractor prospects receive further boost from Manpower and Morgan McKinley surveys
Contractors across all core disciplines received a further boost to their prospects from key labour market surveys by Manpower and Morgan McKinley.
Contractors must focus on knowledge-centric skills to survive Europe’s IT jobs cull
IT contractors should gain knowledge-centric skills or they may be in one of the 770,000 European IT roles predicted by analyst Hackett to go by 2017.
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