Contractor demand softens for a second month, but Q2 predictions are positive
Contractor demand softened again during March, says the Report on Jobs, but the BDO Employment Index points to a bounce-back in the second quarter.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 5/April 2013
News this week covers: financial sector growth; GAAR chaos; PCG council; late payment rules; contractor markets polarise; & HMRC targets construction.
Contractors unlikely to get paid faster following late payment legislation changes
Contractors experiencing payment problems with clients are unlikely to be paid any faster as a result of recent changes to late payment legislation.
ContractorCalculator Market Report April 2013
Contractors are looking at a buoyant contract market as they enter the second quarter, a positive picture marred only by the occasional fluctuation.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 28/March/2013
News this week covers: PCG public sector campaign; engineering/IT demand; Ltd company contractor numbers; nuclear upswing; and HMRC versus defaulters.
Limited company contractor numbers may be higher than previously thought: BIS survey
There may be more limited company contractors than anyone thought, with BIS confirming there are over 800,000 limited companies with no employees.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 22/March/2013
News this week covers: Budget 2013; GAAR; contract growth; RTI relaxed until October; marketing spend; energy sector; and fall in self-employment.
Contracting sector unimpressed by 2013 Budget’s minimal action to promote growth
Contractors can expect few immediate benefits and no real growth agenda from Chancellor George Osborne’s 2013 Budget, agree contracting experts.
Budget 2013: Contractors facing anti-avoidance measures
Contractors are facing further anti-avoidance measures alongside reductions in corporation tax and increased personal allowances.
Contractors and the 2013 Budget: IR35 and GAAR, a major upheaval or damp squib?
Contractors may be facing major changes with the introduction of GAAR and amends to IR35 rules. Or the 2013 Budget may turn out to be a damp squib.
Contractor demand in Scotland maintains a 40-month unbroken run of growth
Contractor demand in Scotland has grown for 40 consecutive months, despite softening slightly in February, says the Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 15/March/2013
News this week covers: increased contractor demand; oil & gas sector confidence; skills shortages; HMRC website migrating; & child benefit warning.
IT contractors to benefit from clients’ increasing budgets and confidence
IT contractors could benefit from increased IT budgets and a bullish outlook among clients’ senior decision-makers, reports recruiter ReThink.
Contractor demand softens in February, but remains positive: REC/KPMG Report on Jobs
Contractor demand softened during February, but all core contracting sectors are in growth territory, says the latest REC/KPMG Report on Jobs.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 8/March/2013
News this week covers: IR35 risk; EU IT skills initiative; new firms join prompt payment code; IT insolvencies surge; & HMRC targets property owners.
ContractorCalculator Market Report March 2013
Contractors across most core disciplines are experiencing sustained demand and firmer markets as fresh market data on conditions for 2013 emerges.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 1/Mar/2013
News this week covers: HMRC IR35 strategy flawed; IR35 risk grows; North Sea contracts; HMRC names & shames; shale gas guidance; & longer interviews.
Contractors may see HMRC IR35 reviews quadruple within a year, warns IR35 expert
Contractors may see HMRC’s IR35 compliance unit grow capacity to over 1,000 IR35 reviews each year, warns IR35 expert Andy Vessey of Qdos Consulting.
Contractors targeted incorrectly by HMRC’s business entity tests, reveals IR35 survey
Contractors face unnecessary IR35 reviews because HMRC’s business entity tests are flawed, confirms a 10k contractor survey by ContractorCalculator.
Oil & gas contractors the winners in £100bn North Sea investment: highest in 30 years
Oil and gas contractors will benefit from the highest level of investment in the North Sea for 30 years, reports Oil & Gas UK’s 2013 Activity Survey.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 22/Feb/2013
News this week covers: Public sector contractors; IR35 Forum update; tax avoidance; oil & gas contracts; late tax returns; & Isle of Man HMRC deal.
HMRC IR35 unit actively targeting public sector contractors and interims
HMRC’s IR35 unit is actively targeting contractors and interims working in the public sector, according to Andy Vessey of Qdos Consulting.
Contractor demand in Scotland reaches two-year high, outperforming rest of UK
Scotland’s contracting sector outperformed the rest of the UK in January, and contractor demand reached 2-year high: Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.
HMRC forecasts 230 IR35 cases by March 2013: latest IR35 Forum minutes
HMRC predicts that by March 2013 it will have investigated 230 IR35 cases, according to the minutes of the January 2013 IR35 Forum.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 15/February/2013
News this week covers: financial IT; AWR concern; 2e2 collapse; marketing demand; hot IT skills; information economy strategy; & HMRC needs tax help.
‘Price match guarantee’ for contractor accounting fees to increase price transparency
ClearSky launches a new ‘price match guarantee’ designed to improve price transparency and value for contractors.
IT contractor demand in the NHS trebles as restructuring deadline looms
IT contractor demand within the NHS has trebled over three months in advance of major restructuring due for April 2013, says Don Tomlinson of max20.
Contractor demand sparks ‘war for talent’: good for contractors; bad for the economy
A six-month run of increased contractor demand has sparked a ‘war for talent’ that will impede economic growth, claims the REC/KPMG Report on Jobs.
ContractorCalculator: Contracting news in brief – 8/Feb/2013
News this week covers: oil & gas skills shortages; PCG EU survey; fresh North Sea contracts; SMEs upbeat; fewer insolvencies; and HMRC extends ADR.
Contractors underpin organisational ability to respond to “chronic unpredictability”
Contractors fulfil the needs of the flexible workforce strategies required to successfully navigate the ‘Human Age’, says a report by ManpowerGroup.
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