Freelance Contractors Could See Opportunities Increase In 2011
It has been suggested that freelance contractors and the self-employed workforce operating within a wide variety of industries and sectors throughout the UK may well see their work opportunities increase throughout 2011.
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REC Calls For Greater Recognition of Agency Work Value
The REC has responded to comments made at the recent 'Delivering More for Less' conference by the Cabinet Secretary Francis Maude, placing further emphasis on the need to provide greater recognition to the value of temporary workers - many of whom are freelance contractors - particularly in the wake of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
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Mortgage Deals For IT Contractors As Pressure Mounts For Rate Hike
The availability of a great mortgage deal will be interesting to IT contractors following policymaker Andrew Sentence's comments in a radio interview broadcast this week, that The Bank of England should start slowly increasing interest rates 'sooner rather than later'.
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Freelance Contractors Backed By Telegraph Business Editor
Damian Reece, Business Editor at the Daily Telegraph, yesterday praised the efforts of freelance contractors and the self employed workforce in the newspaper, commending them for the strong central role they play in the regeneration of the UK economy.
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Freelance Interim Managers Turn To Small Firms For Next Contract
New research has revealed that high level interim managers in the UK, many of whom may be freelance contractors, are willing to take a cut in pay to move from blue chip organisations, to positions in small businesses, in the wake of the recession and in the continuing economic instability.
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UK's Freelance Workforce Praised by Prime Minister
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, recently applauded the commitment and resilience of the UKs 1.
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REC Issues Response to Latest Employment Figures
Freelance contractors will be interested to hear that the REC has issued a response regarding the latest data on employment throughout the UK.
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Rise In Recruitment For IT Freelance Contractors
There has been a rise in the number of available work placements available to freelance IT contractors recorded across the financial services sector across the country.
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Limited Company Contractors Could Be Taxed In the Same Way As Employees
A high level think-tank has stated that the income of freelance contractors working in limited companies should be taxed in the same way as that of all other earners in the UK.
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Vince Cable Calls for More Freelance Contractor Mentors
Businesses throughout the UK have been called upon by Business secretary Vince Cable to take part in an innovative new mentoring service for freelance contractors that will help them to follow their entrepreneurial ambitions and start up their own new business.
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PCG Welcome and Support New All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Freelance Sector
The Houses of Parliament recently witnessed the establishment of a new All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Freelance Sector.
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Don't lose sight of IR35 it's still alive and kicking
There has been much talk in the contracting world of the 'imminent' demise of IR35 through the small business taxation review to be carried out by the Office of Tax Simplification.
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REC Fight for Recruiters at Important Security Vetting Debate
Freelance contractors will be interested to hear that the REC has joined with others from its Technology Sector Group to represent the views of the recruitment industry at the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) top level roundtable on security vetting.
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The availability of a great mortgage deal will be interesting to IT contractors following policymaker Andrew Sentence’s comments in a radio interview broadcast this week, that The Bank of England should start slowly increasing interest rates ‘sooner rather than later’.
