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Threat or contract opportunity? The rise of the online contractor marketplace
Contractors can view oDesk’s $1 billion milestone with either dread or anticipation. Whatever your view, doing nothing won’t be an option forever.
�OK in the short term, particularly those in core contracting disciplines like IT, engineering, construction, m� �ost contracting disciplines. In IT, the number of contracts sourced directly by clients rarely rises above 10� �of two ways to the news that online freelance and contract marketplace oDesk has surpassed an impressive $1�
Category: News | Wed, 14 Aug 2013

Zero-hours contracts: workers being abused in the name of the flexible workforce
Zero hours contracts deliver a flexible workforce that in no way resembles contracting, and can lead to the abuse and exploitation of workers.
�ere are strong parallels between self-employment, contracting and zero-hours contracts, and that is one of the� �Zero hour contracts have been hailed as the saviour of the UK’s econo� �s told to sign a retrospective Swedish Derogation contract. The alternative was no more work. Flexible worke�
Category: News | Thu, 29 Aug 2013

IT contractors already have the knowledge-centric skills set to dominate IT by 2017
IT contractors must recognise and build on their knowledge-centric skills, or many may become another statistic as Europe’s IT industry changes focus.
�bleak picture.” But encouragingly for the UK’s IT contracting workforce, The Hackett Group goes on to forecast� �eed to maintain their skills just to win the best contracts, but many may also need to refocus their skills j� �rs bring to their clients’ projects. In a typical contract, an IT contractor might be required to “support t�
Category: News | Thu, 12 Sept 2013

Was s/he wearing a wedding ring at interview? If so, you might be on to a good thing
Contractor clients and employers hiring only married contractors might be onto a good thing – the chance to make massive savings from hiring costs.
�lla contractors or those on fixed-term employment contracts. That’s quite a saving by itself. When you look a� �han a contractor hired on a fixed-term employment contract. But it’s when you start to look at high level an�
Category: News | Fri, 20 Sept 2013

Have business confidence – and contracting – finally turned a corner?
Have we reached the turning point when contractors across all core disciplines can look forward to sustained contract growth and rate recovery?
�because they are driven by market forces. In many contracting markets, such as in IT, contract rates were heavi� �red and contractors can look forward to sustained contract growth and real-term rises in rates of pay? Two r�
Category: News | Mon, 07 Oct 2013

HMRC’s refusal to publish IR35 data: if the results are poor, let’s call it a pilot
HMRC’s continuing refusal to publish any IR35 performance data coupled with its resumption of using the word pilot suggests the results won’t be good.
�35 best practice, affordable insurance, effective contract reviews and a mature service industry behind them�
Category: News | Tue, 29 Oct 2013

Understanding contract law can go a long way when agencies misbehave
Contractors who take the trouble to learn some basic contract law are much better equipped to know when to seek legal advice if agencies misbehave.
�portant common law principles that are applied to contracts. On the face of it, many contractors would decide� �Contractors who have a basic grasp of contract law are often in a much better position to unders�
Category: News | Thu, 31 Oct 2013

PSC contractor witchhunt against talent like Paxman may hurt BBC and cost millions
Adding PSC contractors like Paxman to the BBC payroll could result in the corporation shooting itself in the foot and costing licence payers millions.
�vening Standard reports that Paxman’s most recent contract renewal saw him awarded £3m over four years. That�
Category: News | Thu, 05 Dec 2013

False self-employment test and IR35 clash: will they stay or will they go?
False self-employment and IR35 could both apply to contractors, or one or both could be changed or amended, which may actually benefit contractors.
�are awarded via agencies, the impact on both the contracting sector and the economy could be devastating. A va� �assume that by default all contractors on agency contracts will have income tax and National Insurance Contr�
Category: News | Thu, 19 Dec 2013

Contractors have fared well from the Lords’ PSC inquiry, but IR35 and HMRC less so
Limited company contractors have emerged in a positive light so far in the Lords’ PSC inquiry, but IR35 and HMRC are looking rather more tarnished.
�lity on the client to determine the nature of the contract was a bad idea. Aside from the practicalities, th�
Category: News | Mon, 03 Feb 2014

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