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info@commonwealthcontractors.comThe REC’s Head of Public Policy, Gillian Econopouly, said that “We were delighted to offer our members in some of the sectors most affected by IR35, such as technology and interim management, the opportunity to speak directly to the Office of Tax Simplification. Agencies were able to share their concerns and experience around how the […]
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The report found that 47% of SME managers saw the Spending Review and budget cuts as a threat to their organisation, compared to 60% of managers working at companies with more than 250 employees. SME bosses were also more confident about their job security, with just 8% admitting to feeling insecure about their roles, in […]
Chas Roy Chowdhury, the ACCA’s Head of Taxation said that “HMRC’s recent announcement is worrying for many ordinary tax payers. While it is important we pay the right amount of tax at the right time, it is also important that our tax authority bills us correctly and keeps correct records. It is also important that […]
The announcement of job losses at Standard Life follows the Royal Bank of Scotland’s announcement that it will make further cuts into its Contract and Permanent workforce with plans to shed a further 3,500 jobs in the United Kingdom. The next stage of the ‘efficiency drive’ at RBS follows the axing of 9,000 jobs at […]
RBS has shed 20,000 jobs in total since the start of the financial crisis however the bank has seen fortunes largely turn around in the last few months following the announcement of a £1.1 Billion profit in the first half of 2010. The bank said that the job losses were largely the result of the […]
Xenios Thrasyvoulou, Chief Executive of PeoplePerHour.com, has said that \”The last decade has seen a boom in remote freelance working, facilitated by the internet. This has been led by the IT industry, which lends itself to freelancing. Our survey findings suggest that the importance of IT industry to the freelance economy is set to grow.\” […]
Mike Jones, Human Resources Director for the Energy Sector at Siemens, said that “There is a need to develop an estimated 50,000 skilled engineers, project managers, construction supervisors and craft workers nationally over the next 10 years. A further 70,000 UK jobs will also be created in the offshore wind sector by 2020. But if […]
Reasons to Modernise the Pay as You Earn Scheme The Pay as You Earn Scheme was introduced back in 1944 however much has changed in the UK labour market since then. Back in the 40s and 50s most employers ran a weekly payroll rather than a monthly payroll and made payments in cash rather than […]
Speaking further to the survey results Ann Swain, Chief Executive of APSCo, said that “It’s encouraging that so many UK recruitment businesses have overseas expansion plans despite the uncertain economic outlook. Many overseas staffing markets are relatively immature compared to the UK and are being liberalised so that they’re more accessible to UK staffing companies. […]
Commenting on the latest ONS jobs statistics Kevin Green said that “The latest ONS data mirrors that feedback from those in the front line of the jobs market. Recruitment professionals have reported an increase in both temporary and permanent staff appointments over recent months, although the rates of growth have started to ease. Looking ahead, […]