Time to save tax by Moving to Lloyds Bank?
The global financial services provider Lloyds TSB Group appears in this week’s headlines for allegations of facilitating tax evasion on behalf of its’ wealthiest customers.
An undercov...
Freelancer of the Year Anyone?
With freelancers and contractors ever in the public eye, legislation erupting here there and everywhere as well as reports of plummeting contractor rates, it is time there was an event which boosts...
Job market confidence growing for temporary and permanent roles
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG published the latest figures showing the first rise in employment with an increase in both permanent and temporary staff, the first incre...
Employers under pressure for a possible early implementation of the AWD
The Agency workers Directive (AWD), based on European social partner agreements, was reached on 20 May 2008 between the UK’s largest business organisations, CBI and the Trade Union Centre (TC...
National Freelancers Day logo released
The Professional contractor group (PGC) supporting freelancers, contractors and consultants, has recently released a logo designed to represent the National Freelancer Day, available for download b...
NHS plans to rely on agency workers and contractors to fill redundancy vacuum
Prestigious and influential business consultants McKinsey & Company have advised the NHS to cut their permanent workforce by 10% (circa 137,000 jobs).
That will facilitate a saving of around &po...
Freelancer pensions and life cover insurance
Which should you opt for as a freelancer - insurance or pensions? Both is the sensible answer, however many of us worry about pension cover without thinking of the possibility of critical illness o...
Freelance Photographers protest to defend creative rights at the Guardian News & Media
Freelance photographers working for the Guardian joined forces to protest against the Guardian’s new policy of not paying repeat fees for commissioned images.
Over 30 journalists protested o...
Mixed Signals for Agency Contractors and Freelancers Within Construction Recruitment
In an interview with James Hobden Director of Sussex-based recruitment company The Shore Group, both positive and neutral signals were expressed for construction recruitment freelancers and contrac...
BBC Report Over Further Blows to Home UK Contractors
Following several reports in the national press relating to contractors buying in foreign labour during the economic downturn leaving UK contractors and staff struggling, new protests have been sta...
Non Compliant Umbrella Companies Targetted By HMRC August Brief
The Revenue and Customs Brief 50/09 released on 6th August has spurred support from REC and renewed fear with companies still practising outside of HMRC guidelines for basic temporary workers issues.
Will Banking Bonus' Come Under Central Scrutiny During Times of Unemployment?
With the UK economy still in a state of disrepair, largely fueled by banking system misjudgments over bad debts and opposition being voiced over high rates of bonus’ and pay for key banking f...
Could Mortgage Lenders be Brought to Heel During Difficult Economic Times
On the 8th August the government announced recommendations to help ease growth in home repossessions after investigation into the current crisis of mortgage failures. The report stated that the cur...
Changes in Public Sector Disciplinary Hearings for Staff Under Scrutiny
According to law firm Ashfords a recent disciplinary hearing passed judgment on a junior doctor working for the NHS allowing him to have legal representation present during disciplinary hearings ha...
Contractor Jailed as Health and Safety Laws Enforced
A 15 year old labourer was killed tragically whilst working on site near Hadley Wood and contractor Darren Fowler was jailed for 12 months for manslaughter after pleading guilty to charges.
Corpor...
Contractors benefit as employers look for flexibility from their workforce
For years, contractors have suffered pay cuts and reductions in their working hours in order for a company to maintain their permanent employee based workforce. Now, due to the economic downturn, c...
Government 'spin' exposed in Agency Workers Directive
Potentially the most damaging piece of legislation to the future competitiveness of the UK has been exposed as going far beyond the intention of the EU parliament.
The impression had been given by...
Contractors lose job opportunities to non-EU workers
IT contractors laid off recently by BT were told that their jobs were being taken over by workers brought in from India as they cost less. It is claimed that the overseas workers working in the UK ...
Contractors inside IR35 may be able to claim employment rights after a landmark ruling
A recent Employment Tribunal ruling has found contractor Andrew Tilson to be an employee of end client, Alstom Transport, despite receiving payments through his Limited Company. The ruling allows h...
Leading UK home building contractor hit by over 18% reduction in profit on new build sales
Despite a slow down in the decline of new property sales, Bovis announce difficult times ahead for UK property market.
The first half of 2009 saw net profits from new home sales fall by 18% over t...
