by Lynne Gowers | Dec 7, 2020 | Contractors
LinkedIn is the top professional social networking site in the world.There are currently more than 26 million users in the UK and the number is always growing. Among them could be the hiring manager or recruitment agent who is the key to your next contract! 87% of...
by Admin | Oct 18, 2019 | Contractors
With high value government investment in housing, transport infrastructure and digital communications, opportunities abound for the UK’s flexible workforce. If you are aiming to win that contract of a lifetime, your CV is your chance to stand out from the crowd. The...
by Admin | Oct 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
In our industry you have to be fairly thick skinned. The sector comes under fire from tabloids and unions with Umbrella companies being maligned as everything from “pirates” making money out of contractors’ hard work (BBC Yorkshire), to simply a “con-trick” (UCATT). ...
by Lynne Gowers | Jun 28, 2019 | Agencies, Contractors
We previously reported on HSBC’s ultimatum to contractors to “quit or go perm” and now another banking behemoth is following suit. In what will come as a further blow to banking and IT contractors, Morgan Stanley have made the decision not to take on any more...
by Lynne Gowers | Feb 26, 2019 | Agencies, Contractors
This April, an estimated 50,000 people who used “contractor loan schemes” may be hit by huge tax bills as HMRC gains powers to recover tax from such schemes going back to 1999. The controversial loan charge was discussed recently on BBC Radio 4’s popular Money Box...
