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Is UK contracting unstoppable, or should we fear Australia’s reversal?
The course of UK contracting appears unstoppable, which it probably did in Australia before contractor numbers fell by 130,000 in the last two years.
�UK contracting has never had it so good. At least in volume term�
Category: News | Wed, 01 May 2013

What impact does encouraging contractors to ‘go permie’ have on contracting?
Oil and gas contractors are being encouraged to ‘go permie’ by skills hungry clients. How does this move impact on the contracting sector’s dynamics?
�lly, and how does ‘going permie’ affect the wider contracting sector, and indeed the UK economy? And can contra� �ool of specialist contractors. This will drive up contract rates and salaries, and reduce productivity and e�
Category: News | Thu, 06 Jun 2013

If the fight against retrospective tax fails, many more taxpayers may face hardship
The fight by No To Retro Tax (NTRT) against section 58(4) is bigger than those affected: if it fails then many more contractors may face hardships.
�that NTRT has not won the hearts and minds of the contracting community, much less taxpayers in general. Yet al�
Category: News | Tue, 23 Jul 2013

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