HMRC prosecutes tax evading IT contractor
IT contractors should be aware that HMRC will track down anybody it believes could be guilty of tax evasion as a Scottish consultant found to his cost recently.
IT contractors should be aware that HMRC will track down anybody it believes could be guilty of tax evasion as a Scottish consultant found to his cost recently.
We’ve heard a lot recently about new opportunities for contractors in the renewable energy sector. However, there was a bit if bad news last week as a Korean company decided to suspend its plans to invest in the UK’s wind industry.
4.132m people in the UK are now self-employed according to the latest employment statistics from the ONS. That’s an increase of 136,000 since February 2011.
The latest employment statistics, released by the ONS last week, showed a 0.1% decrease in the unemployment rate.
Contractors with young families may be aware that HMRC has overhauled the tax credit scheme.
Despite the fact that it’s freezing and extremely windy, the North Sea should be looking particularly appealing to umbrella company contractors with skills in offshore wind technology.
Officebroker, the office rental service, has discovered that British office workers are trying to impress their manager by staying at work longer than necessary
Umbrella company contractors may want to head for the clouds of Scotland after enStratus announced it plans to set up operations in Edinburgh.
Umbrella company contractors who work in web design could find themselves in demand over the next few weeks as the deadline looms for the implementation of new data protection rules.
Contractors working through umbrella companies may be surprised to discover that some small business owners would rather remortgage their property than reduce the size of their workforce.
The latest Report on jobs from the REC/KPMG suggests that AWR might after all be having an affect on temporary recruitment. If that were to be true, it could be a matter of concern for umbrella company contractors.
IT contractors may be interested to learn that industry analyst Gartner has revised its prediction for worldwide IT spending this year.
According to Randstad, British workers, including those who work through an umbrella company, are in danger of burning out.
Recruitment agency Adecco recently said that the number of job vacancies was on the increase last month, news that will no doubt delight IT umbrella company contractors.
IT umbrella company contractors could be amongst those who will lose their jobs after Capita announced it intends to expand offshore.
IT contractors must embrace the cloud if they want to remain in demand, according to analysts Gartner.