The National Insurance ‘shock’ to employers is so ‘sharp’ that lockdown was the last time IT contractor demand was weaker -- REC.

Just as umbrella company regulation is doing, the taxman’s talk about his avoidance list appears to be taking the gloss off it.

Six steps contractors running a limited can take to limit the hit of a £26billion tax raid starting 19 weeks from now.

Nineteen companies scooped accolades at The Contracting Awards 2024. In addition to the 19, which included VIQU (‘Best contractor recruitment agency’) and SFP Group (‘Best liquidator’), six firms were ...

While the crystal ball is as opaque as it gets, it’s clear that the contractor-friendly lender is meeting a need, at least psychologically.

But unfortunately, the hiring sector appears to be either slow to respond or oblivious to these attempted frauds. Perhaps in some cases, staffing companies are simply eager to place contractors, and ...

Photo, headline and job title are key, to entice agents to click beyond their premium product showing you only in ‘snapshot.’ ...

Twice in the last month, I have had two separate umbrella companies ask me the slightly unnerving question of whether they have to pay contractors -- when their payroll business has not been paid by ...

I don’t profess to be legally qualified to understand the technical fine print of everything announced at Autumn Budget 2024 regarding the HMRC policy paper “Tackling non-compliance in the umbrella ...

A Managed Service Company update from the taxman highlights the need for a change to the 17-year-old legislation.

While the crystal ball is as opaque as it gets, it’s clear that the contractor-friendly lender is meeting a need, at least psychologically.

Seasoned IT contractors are right to question why interviewers continue to ask this boring, rudimentary interview question, because they’ve probably heard and answered it 50 times over! And that’s ...