Female umbrella contractors might be interested to learn that Scottish recruiters believe the shortage of women working in the engineering, maths, science and technology sectors could be detrimental to the country’s economy.
It can be a cut-throat world competing for contracts, with several people all after the same position. How do you outshine the rest?
David Cameron has vowed that the government will focus on job creation in 2011.
IT contractors might be interested to read that Gartner predicts enterprise IT spending looks as if it will grow next year.
New data released recently by the Office for National Statistics illustrate that the current rates of unemployment in the country have dropped by an additional 8,000 people for the months of May, June, and July.
Freelancers and contractors who rely on the public sector for contracts could find themselves struggling to find work according to the CIPD.
Contractors and freelancers working in the accountancy profession expect more financial institutions to create interim opportunities in the coming year.
Contractors, freelancers and umbrella company workers could in line for a bumper summer if the latest online job figures are to be believed.
Small business entrepreneurs are feeling optimistic about the end of the recession as they expect profitability and revenue to increase despite the anticipated rise in tax, regulation and minimum wage.
The government’s proposed increase in National Insurance Contributions could result in contractors finding placements harder to come by according to the CIPD.
Online recruitment is on the up according to Monster’s Employment Index for December. The index closed the year on a 12 month high, posting a reading of 120, a rise of four points on the November figure.
