Contracting News
Legal expert's overview of a data protection proposal threatening IT contractors with new liabilities.
Feb 8, 2012
Revenue to stop paperwork probes while it considers a new approach.
Feb 6, 2012
‘Uncertain climate’ forcing IT temps to sacrifice pay for longevity.
Feb 3, 2012
A new breed of self-employed person is ‘keeping a lid’ on unemployment.
Feb 2, 2012
The death of ESC C16, as a concession, puts an end to the least taxing way to close a company.
Feb 1, 2012
‘Five van-loads of my employer’s IT gear make me a hoarder, not a thief.’
Jan 27, 2012
The mistakes IT contractors made over the last 12 months that pinched their pockets, and worse.
Jan 25, 2012
Umbrella company expected to be open to offers and on the market by July 2013.
Jan 25, 2012
Lunch and travel expenses were income, court rules, not part of any dispensation.
Jan 23, 2012
Expert aid for a soon-to-retire contractor looking to run Plan B as a sole trader.
Jan 23, 2012
Web map giant ‘unreservedly sorry for two contractors acting on their own behalf.’
Jan 20, 2012
Tech giant will prioritise SMEs in its push to sub-contract more state IT work.
Jan 19, 2012
IR35 experts dismiss fears that a GAAR would target contractors over employment status.
Jan 18, 2012
Technology investment faces a seven-fold drop as banks and financial institutions reign in spending.
Jan 17, 2012
Privatisation fears spark mass walkout, with more to come on January 31st.
Jan 16, 2012
Grumpy techie can’t have her cakes and eat them, but he can clean up afterwards.
Jan 13, 2012
Revealed: the very best, and worst, of an eventful 12 months for IT contractors.
Jan 11, 2012
Almost half of agents say temps’ prospects will worsen within the next three weeks.
Jan 10, 2012
Best wishes to the flexible workforce will no longer cut it, not least for the economy.
Jan 5, 2012
CUK would like to wish all our readers a very happy holiday. We look forward to keeping you up-to-date with all the latest contractor news throughout 2012.
Dec 23, 2011
Expert helps a would-be IT contractor with a history of dodging the taxman.
Dec 9, 2011
Streamline, merge or die - the options facing the agency regs.
Dec 6, 2011
Numerical probe set to drill down into who contractors really are.
Dec 5, 2011
September was a bung to the steady draining away of public IT contracts.
Dec 2, 2011
How seven IT-business & staffing captains rate Osborne’s stewardship of the economy.
Dec 1, 2011
All but none of the chancellor’s pro-business moves will see IT contractors thrive or survive.
Nov 30, 2011
UK freelance headcount rises to 1.56 million as Cameron vows 'all our support'.
Nov 22, 2011
Ditching the one-size-fits-all approach to flexible workers is more important than ever.
Nov 16, 2011
Officials rule out a full merger of the two tax systems, saying NI will keep its separate identity.
Nov 15, 2011
What the chancellor’s Autumn Statement should contain for firms, by firms.
Nov 8, 2011
Tech and temporary workers are being made to share the pain of budgetary pressures.
Oct 31, 2011
Guide to freelancing goes live, informed by 10 years, at least, of contracting issues.
Oct 27, 2011
Why the ISA ceiling doesn’t have to cut you off at £10,680.
Oct 21, 2011
The government's practical business advisor is ready to slim down.
Oct 21, 2011
Healthy spending plans in financers’ IT departments emerge, yet they’re ‘unlikely to last.’
Oct 4, 2011
‘Upping sticks was better for business than trading in Britain.’
Oct 4, 2011
Emails released under data laws show their enforcer, the ICO, attempted a deliberate cover-up.
Sep 29, 2011
Fewer targets, overall, but a greater focus on checking records for non-compliance.
Sep 23, 2011
HMRC resorts to stalling tactics that make taxpayers cough up more.
Sep 15, 2011
Public and private pressures have got consultancies cautious about the next few months.
Sep 13, 2011
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