Contractor demand and rates forecast to increase skills shortages bite
Contractor demand is predicted to increase over the next 12 months, as rates increase sharply and skills shortages worsen, says the REC JobsOutlook.
Why contractors are the real winners from the 2014 Budget. Mostly.
Contractors stand to gain disproportionately from the pension and savings reforms in George Osborne’s 2014 Budget – but there are caveats.
Contractors being forced out of Ministry of Justice by new IR35-unfriendly contracts
Contractors may be forced to leave the Ministry of Justice early, or sign a new contract that puts them inside IR35, learns ContractorCalculator.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 21/Mar/2014
News this week covers: Budget 2014; Scotland contractor demand; interims targeted by media; HMRC client campaign; self-employment high; & RTI fines.
2014 Budget: Contractors at every stage of a contracting career will find some cheer
Contractors of all ages look set to benefit from the 2014 Budget, as Abbott Moore’s James Abbott and an expert IFA explain.
Contractors with savings and pensions gain from contractor-neutral 2014 Budget
Contractors with pensions and savings stand to gain the most from the 2014 Budget, alongside engineering, construction and oil and gas contractors.
Scotland’s contractor vacancies, rates and agency billings increase during February
Contractor vacancies, rates and agency billings in Scotland all increased during February 2014, says the latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.
How UK contractors may benefit from the EFIP Manifesto for Freelancing
Contactors may benefit from a range of policy measures advocated in the new Manifesto for Freelancing presented by EFIP to the European Parliament.
Contractor clients hit by new HMRC campaign threatening livelihoods, fears PCG
Contractor clients have been targeted in a new HMRC campaign that could damage client relationships and threaten contractor livelihoods, says PCG.
Contractors face new False Self-Employment legislation from April 2014, confirms HMRC
Contractors to be subject to False Self-Employment rules from April 2014 and a Targeted Anti Avoidance Scheme will tackle mass incorporation.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 14/Mar/2014
News this week covers: Barclays rate cut; off-payroll review; call to delay false self-employment; boost to contractor prospects; and FCSA update.
Contractor and recruiter bodies in final attempt to delay false self-employment rules
PCG and the REC have joined forces to write to the Chancellor in a last ditch attempt to delay proposed false self-employment legislation.
IT contractor exodus from Barclays begins, as double-digit rate cut is threatened
Contractors are abandoning Barclays following its decision to impose a double-digit rate cut on its IT contracting workforce.
Contractors “in every single sector” receive hiring boost, partly due to bad weather
The recent floods have had a silver lining, boosting contracts for construction and energy contractors, according to Manpower’s Employment Outlook.
94% of public sector contractor off-payroll contracts are ‘legitimate’
The first off-payroll rules review by the Treasury shows that 94% of public sector contractors provided assurance that their tax affairs are in order.
Contractor demand growth falls and rates rise: skills shortages or weakening market?
Contractor demand growth slowed across core contracting disciplines, with rate rises and a fall in agency billings. What’s happening in the market?
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 7/Mar/2014
News this week covers: EFIP European manifesto launch; contractor hiring; Budget tax cuts; RTI working despite errors; and avoidance scheme warning.
IT contractor beats dyslexia to achieve career dream, with NHS and recruiter help
IT contractor James Middlehurst overcame dyslexia to achieve his dream IT career through sheer determination, and some help from the NHS and max20.
ContractorCalculator Market Report March 2014
Contractor demand shows no sign of slowing, with skills shortages in disciplines such as oil and gas sustaining contract rates amid a global slowdown.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 28/Feb/2014
News this week covers: contractor hiring; North Sea growth; ‘Freelancers Movement’; finance interim pay; and HMRC campaign targets offshore assets.
Nearly half of clients to increase contractor hiring for rest of 2014
Contractors can expect increased demand for their services from nearly half of contracting clients for the rest of this year, says REC’s JobsOutlook.
Oil & gas contractors are badly needed for North Sea growth, but rates stay squeezed
Highly skilled oil and gas contractors with exploration, production and enhanced recovery expertise will underpin the future success of the North Sea.
Oil & gas contracts could increase under Wood Review’s UK Continental Shelf strategy
Oil and gas contractors may benefit from more contracts following the publication of Sir Ian Wood’s Maximising Economic Recovery (MER) strategy.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 21/Feb/2014
News this week covers: IT skills in demand; oil and gas salaries; Scotland’s contractor demand; clarity over Scotland’s future; and HMRC R&D seminars.
Oil and gas contractor skills shortages help UK buck global salary trend
Oil and gas contractor skills shortages help the UK market buck the global trend of flattening salaries, says Hays’ latest salary guide.
Contractor demand growth slows in Scotland, but rates of pay increases sustained
Contractor demand growth in Scotland slowed during January 2014 but rates increased for the eleventh consecutive month, says the Bank of Scotland ROJ.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 14/Feb/2014
News this week covers: urgent Irish IT demand; online accountancy; HMRC dividend waiver win; Scottish referendum; and hiring prospects strengthen.
Online contractor accountancy increasingly mainstream, fuelled by new contractors
Online contractor accountancy is becoming increasingly mainstream, fuelled by a steady stream of new contractors, says inniAccounts’ James Poyser.
Engineering contractors top demand league table during January, shows ROJ
Demand for engineering contractors surged during January, as the category leapt five places from sixth to first compared to December’s Report on Jobs.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 07/Feb/2014
News this week covers: Poor IR35 ROI; PSCs not False Self-Employment target; contractor demand soars; and interims thrive in UK and mainland Europe.
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