News articles
IT contractor jobs
- Fresh Post January 4 Huge Increases in Travel Costs for Commuters
- Fresh Post November 29 Prime Minister Praises Thriving Freelance Industry
- Fresh Post November 14 Good News for IT Contractors
- Fresh Post April 5 Are engineering, construction contractors job prospects improving?
IT contractor tax
- Fresh Post March 2 HMRC Increase Working From Home Allowance
- Fresh Post February 28 Barclays ordered to repay £500 million in tax
- Fresh Post February 16 Civil Servants' Salaries Paid Direct to Ltd Companies.
- Fresh Post February 10 Contractor Accountant Darren Upton Jailed for Six Years
Contractor Technology
- Fresh Post April 5 Contracting news: Broadband now 'vital'
- Fresh Post April 5 Broadband cost reductions 'will not be felt immediately'
- Fresh Post April 5 Govt renewed commitment to cyber security welcomed
- Fresh Post April 4 Cybercrime risk may be underestimated
Contractor vetting
- Fresh Post October 19 Security Clearance Discrimination
- Fresh Post March 16 Health and safety should still be 'top priority' for contractors
- Fresh Post September 13 IT contractors 'not making the most of their skills'
- Fresh Post September 10 IT suppliers meet with gov't to discuss cuts
IR35
- Fresh Post February 16 Civil Servants' Salaries Paid Direct to Ltd Companies.
- Fresh Post September 26 Dramatic decrease in IR35 Reviews
- Fresh Post March 29 IR35 announcement 'unsurprising'
- Fresh Post March 28 MacIntyre Hudson slams govt's IR35 position
Employment growth 'slows to worst rate in a year'
IT contractors may be concerned to hear that the employment growth rate is continuing to slow.
According to the latest Report on Jobs from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), growth in temporary worker billings has eased to an 11-month later.
While the rate still remains positive, the REC's chief executive Kevin Green says they are the worst seen for some time and the government must now step in to prevent unemployment starting to rise again.
He explained: "This must include avoiding new regulation that could restrict businesses and jobs growth.
"How the government decides to implement the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) will be its first major test in cutting red tape on business."
The REC recently raised concerns over AWR at the Conservative Party Conference, saying that temporary workers such as IT contractors play a vital role in the UK economy, while temporary placements are a great way to get the unemployed back into work.
According to the latest Report on Jobs from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), growth in temporary worker billings has eased to an 11-month later.
While the rate still remains positive, the REC's chief executive Kevin Green says they are the worst seen for some time and the government must now step in to prevent unemployment starting to rise again.
He explained: "This must include avoiding new regulation that could restrict businesses and jobs growth.
"How the government decides to implement the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) will be its first major test in cutting red tape on business."
The REC recently raised concerns over AWR at the Conservative Party Conference, saying that temporary workers such as IT contractors play a vital role in the UK economy, while temporary placements are a great way to get the unemployed back into work.
Bookmark this
© 2009 Contractor Collective