ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 23/May/2014
News this week covers: Scotland’s skills shortages; clients at full capacity; UK skills gaps; avoidance schemes; PCG on elections; and HMRC bullying.
Contractor clients at full capacity rises to a third, offering contract opportunities
The proportion of contractor clients running at full capacity rose to a third during April 2014, indicating that contractor prospects are improving.
Contractor rates rise in Scotland due to strengthening market and skills shortages
Contractor demand in Scotland was strong during April 2014, as rates increased following further falls in candidate numbers, driving skills shortages.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 16/May/2014
News this week covers: skills shortages; rise in offshore work; record high self-employment; MPs concerns over HMRC powers; and engineer numbers fall.
Oil & gas contractors working offshore in the North Sea boosted by record investment
Despite production falls in the North Sea last year, record levels of investment saw offshore oil and gas contractor numbers rise by 8.6%.
Contractor demand continues to increase, but candidate numbers fall sharply
Contractor demand in all sectors continued to rise during April 2014, but candidate availability for contracts fell at the sharpest rate since 2000.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 9/May/2014
News this week covers: 62,000 contract ads in Q1; PCG female networking; PMI's for April; oil & gas rate cuts; Lords on fracking; & VAT rules relaxed.
Contractors could play a role in easing UK skills shortages, suggests new research
Contractors could play a key role in plugging the UK’s skills gaps and preventing the economic recovery from stalling, suggests research by Parasol.
ContractorCalculator Market Report May 2014
Contractors are being tempted with high salaries to become permanent employees, while clients in Scotland can’t find enough candidates to fill roles.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 2/May/2014
News this week covers: financial sector recovery; HMRC targets part-timers; oil & gas supply chain; tax data exchange from 2017; and HMRC tax credits.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 24/Apr/2014
News this week covers: contract opportunities in Scotland; 50% of clients are hiring; 64k new shale gas jobs; HMRC to sell taxpayer data; & rate cuts.
50% of clients to take on more contractors over next three months
Contractors with technical, engineering and IT skills remain in great demand, while across most sectors clients plan to take on more contractors.
Contract market hots up in Scotland as candidate numbers drop and rates rise
Contractors have an increasing number of opportunities in Scotland as candidate numbers drop, causing a fall in agency billings and sharp rate rises.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 17/Apr/2014
News this week covers: financial sector recovers; PCG calls for greater contractor support; new powers for HMRC; & late-payment code in construction.
Financial, HR and IT contractors benefit from London financial sector job surge
IT, HR, compliance and risk specialist contractors are benefitting from a surge in job vacancies, against a background of improving City health.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 11/Apr/2014
News this week covers: Lords’ inquiry shows IR35 flaws; false self-employment regs warning; 39k new oil and gas jobs; & HMRC’s new powers ‘illegal’.
Contractor rates continue up, but clients’ demand for permies is slowing that growth
Clients are trying to attract permies to provide long-term solutions to their skills needs; but the rates on offer to contractors continue to rise.
Lords slam IR35: benefits are unproven and HMRC needs to review them
IR35’s benefits to the Exchequer may be overstated, concludes the Lords’ PSC inquiry, as HMRC is called on to review the future of the tax.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 4/Apr/2014
News this week covers: contract vacancies; late payments; financial sector hiring; North Sea exploration; PCG economic report; and HMRC NIC guidance.
Financial IT contractors to benefit from clients “scrambling” for new staff
Financial IT contractors will benefit from increased investment by financial firms “scrambling to find new professional staff” to meet growth demands.
ContractorCalculator Market Report April 2014
Contractor demand is becoming so intense that recruiters and clients can’t find enough suitably skilled contracting candidates for their assignments.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 28/Mar/2014
News this week covers: public sector best practice; MoJ victory; contractor demand; Spain’s oil & gas; and self-employed to outnumber public sector.
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.
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