ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 27/Sept/2013
News this week covers: interim demand; PCG at the Labour Party conference; CIS rebate delays; HMRC investigations; APSCo index; & VAT disputes.
Interim manager contractor market rebounds strongly, with average day rates now £637
Interim management contractors are enjoying a marketplace more akin to that seen pre-recession, shows research from interim agency Executives Online.
Contractors urged to stay calm in the face of the tax avoidance Witchfinder General
Contractors are likely to be unaffected by the latest government tax avoidance consultation and should hold their nerve, says DJ Colom’s David Colom.
Off-payroll rules forcing contractors from the public sector due to poor guidance
EXCLUSIVE: Off-payroll rules are driving contractors from public sector clients as direct result of poor implementation guidance.
Interim management contractor industry growth at record levels: IMA survey
Interim management contractor industry growth reached record levels during the second quarter of 2013, reports the Interim Management Association.
Contractors help 79% of organisations to meet strategic objectives: REC JobsOutlook
Contractors have been confirmed by 79% of client and employer organisations as helping them meet strategic objectives, says the REC JobsOutlook.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 20/Sept/2013
News this week covers: off-payroll rules; PCG & Lib Dems; partnerships crackdown; cloud skills gaps; new FCSA member; last chance for HMRC RTI survey.
Oil and gas contractor rates to rise by 15% during 2013 driven by skills shortages
UK oil and gas contractors will enjoy rate rises of up to 15% during 2013, driven by acute skills shortages, reports an Oilandgaspeople.com survey.
IT contractors with security, mobile, green and cloud skills are needed by UK plc
IT contractors with cyber security, mobile, green and cloud capabilities are needed to fuel the UK economy, finds a new UKCES and e-skills report.
Off-payroll rules backfire: UK contractors replaced by non-EU workers paying less tax
EXCLUSIVE: The government’s off-payroll rules have spectacularly backfired, with contractors being replaced by non-EU ICT workers paying less tax.
Contractors embody ability, aptitude, agility: the theme of National Freelancers Day
Contractor strengths of ability, aptitude and agility will be debated by an all-star panel at PCG’s National Freelancers Day on 21st November 2013.
Contractors to benefit from fresh PCG strategy, driven by new chairman Julie Stewart
Contractors look set to benefit on multiple fronts from PCG’s strategy, chairman Julie Stewart tells ContractorCalculator in an exclusive interview.
Contractor demand in Scotland increases at fastest pace in six years during August
Contractor demand in Scotland increased sharply during August 2013, alongside a rise in agency billings, shows the Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.
Contracting abroad: the future of country competitiveness will depend on innovation
Contractors seeking competitive countries to go contracting in will find WEF’s Global Competitiveness Index increasingly measured by innovation.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 13/Sept/2013
News this week covers: contractor demand high; government praise; self-employment falls; EC digital manifesto; City brain drain; & HMRC targets loans.
Contractor prospects receive further boost from Manpower and Morgan McKinley surveys
Contractors across all core disciplines received a further boost to their prospects from key labour market surveys by Manpower and Morgan McKinley.
Contractors must focus on knowledge-centric skills to survive Europe’s IT jobs cull
IT contractors should gain knowledge-centric skills or they may be in one of the 770,000 European IT roles predicted by analyst Hackett to go by 2017.
Contractor demand at twelve-year high, with growth in all core contracting sectors
Contractor demand reached a 12-year high and billings rose at their best rate in 15+ years, with all core contracting sectors experiencing growth.
IT contractors will need mobile skills within three years: CWJobs.co.uk survey
IT contractors will need to have the skills and experience to deliver mobile projects within three years, suggests a survey by CWJobs.co.uk.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 06/Sept/2013
News this week covers: new IR35 website; construction demand; TUC AWR complaint; EU SME reporting; HMRC’s ADR; North Sea contracts; & new fuel rates.
New website IR35Buddy.com offers tools to help contractors overcome IR35 challenges
IR35 Buddy is a new website designed to help contractors tackle IR35 challenges by offering self-help tools and an annual ‘compliance passport’.
Limited company contractors will gain little from EU micro-entity accounting changes
Limited company contractors will gain few benefits from adopting new EU accounting requirements introduced in 2015, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
ContractorCalculator Market Report September 2013
Contractors are enjoying increased hiring across all core contracting disciplines as organisations move quickly to ride the wave of economic recovery.
Career technical writing contractor chooses niche strategy to stay in contract
Contractor Michael Clark has found that his focused CV and a strategy to specialise in disaster recovery and data centres has kept the work flowing.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 30/Aug/2013
News this week covers: financial services rising; data contractors for smart cities; turnaround in professional services; and 3D boost for designers.
New accreditation to help non-NHS IT contractors win NHS informatics contracts
Non-NHS IT contractors seeking professional skills and accreditations to win NHS contracts may benefit from a new healthcare informatics partnership.
Oil and gas contractor prospects secured by record levels of North Sea investment
The future for oil and gas contractors looks secure as investment in the North Sea reaches record levels, says Oil & Gas UK’s latest Economic Report.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 23/Aug/2013
News this week covers: NHS IT contractors; oil and gas report; skills shortages; CBI forecasts; tech trends; umbrella avoidance; & eurozone recovery.
Contractor demand to rise within a third of contracting clients in the next 12 months
A third of the contracting sector’s clients plan to increase their use of contractors during the next 12 months, says the latest REC JobsOutlook.
Contractor skills shortages emerging in Scotland: Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs
Contractor skills shortages emerge in Scotland, with too few contractors to meet rising client demand, says July’s Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.
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