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Why are more people turning to self-employment?

news / May 25, 2012 June 3, 2012 / cipd, consultants, employment, freelance, pcg, public sector, recession, redundant, self employment, unemployment

Are more people in the UK turning to self-employment out of necessity rather than choice? This debate has been raging over the last few months and the news that self-employment has reached an all time high will no doubt start people talking again.

IT contractors see their jobs disappearing to India

news / April 13, 2012 October 19, 2020 / Accenture, Capgemini, Capita, HP, India, IT, IT services, IT umbrella company contractors, Phoenix clients, Poland, Prudential, recruit, redundant, Royal London, strike action, TechMarketView, UK market, UK workers, unions, Unite

IT umbrella company contractors could be amongst those who will lose their jobs after Capita announced it intends to expand offshore.

Rise in number of older Brits starting a business

news / August 26, 2011 August 26, 2011 / entrepreneur, limited company, ons, recession, redundant, retirement

New research from the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks shows that an increasing number of older Brits are foregoing retirement and setting up a business instead.

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