Contracting News

Overview of options of the financial type -- for when contractors want to stop contracting and build a nest egg.

What we actually want the government’s consultation to achieve, by the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association’s Chris Bryce.

An accreditation body joins umbrella companies in misusing logos, highlighting just how much of a ‘Wild West’ the government’s consultation has to tame.

With temporary techies’ pay up 23% in the last two years, our advice to clients to not cut corners on rates must be resonating -- SThree.

Too much meaningless action, over too much time, smacks of a PR-driven taxman not serious about stopping scheme promoters.

What it takes in 2023 to lay the foundations of a successful career as a contract engineer.

One thing’s for sure, ‘unintended consequences’ (potentially from IR35 reform) is something government have had it up to here with.

Top 10 ways contractors’ recruiters can separate the reputable from the rogue, when selecting a brolly partner.

Overview of the HMRC number which employers get when they register with the Revenue.

Hays reveals what’s driving a 5.8% annual pay premium in cyber, rising to a mega 9.3% uplift in financial services.

July versus July might not look especially pretty, so apply these five factors to keep your career hot this summertime.

Strong Silent-types gain the most from clearing their head, by emptying their thoughts out into a chat with a trusted listener.

Alleviating the staffing crisis in the UK health service will be tricky if government doesn’t even address a key aggravator -- IR35 reform.   

Disturbing the UK’s contractor market – or worse destroying it, is the dangerous sum of the Treasury’s imbalanced proposals.

Like the judge who ripped a recruiter apart, a contractor on LinkedIn is part of the fightback against IR35 ignorance which is gaining ground.

From client prospecting to proposal creation, there’s nothing artificial about the heavy lifting ChatGPT can do for your company if it’s used intelligently.

Despite take-home dents from ‘dreaded’ IR35 reform, some computer contractors have landed premiums of almost double-digits in the last year.

A reset and collaboration with ContractorUK readers is our objective, to help stop future contractors getting caught out by the non-compliant.

Whether you’re a contractor who missed out, or an agent hit by the umbrella consultation, have your say.

A program manager who wanted to be an employee, or if not a worker (but has been ruled as neither), might turn HMRC’s head.

Just like tiny companies, us advisers can only hope Spring Statement’s vow of easier HMRC interactions doesn’t get broken like our tax system.

As frustrated agents look on, last month saw a ‘significant step-up in candidate availability,’ including in ‘higher paid, remote-friendly occupations.’

The AI darling of the moment is sweet for IT contractors in a rush, who can’t spell and need the bare essentials. But for true professionals? It’s a bit sour.

Jeremy Hunt hints he’ll disappoint contractor companies hoping for pre-election tax sweeteners.

The outlook for umbrella companies looks bleak under both options two and three.

Matchtech takes a deep dive into the IT sector’s key changes, including how rapid progression is impacting contractor skillsets.

Officials are putting the relative permissiveness of the past to bed by getting tough on all PSC operators.

The tools to dismantle Jekyll and Hyde-style umbrella operators exist. But is the take-home just too tempting?

Website admins, cloud providers and data protection officers are among those who may need to assess, review, and even notify.

Staffing bosses must accept a role they seem to be shirking, to stamp out arrangements that abuse both the exchequer and contractors.

The ABA Motors case reinforces throwing everything at the taxman from the start.

A tribunal stats update by the MoJ lumps fraudulent Mini-Umbrella Companies in with bonafide brollies.

IR35 is exampled as the unwinnable ‘arms race’ HMRC is in -- for trying to remedy one ill only to set parameters for the next.

An employment tribunal order on just one of them to return £29,885 in unlawful deductions should be enough to prompt all brollies into action.

The appeal says more about the taxman than the taxpayer or others with similar arrangements.

Service providers were recognised last night for their efforts in supporting contractors. 

A new approach to adopting smarter regulation wants workers’ views built-in. And that approach is opening with umbrellas.

Despite the story 'varying widely across different businesses,' software development and tech last month weakened significantly.

Accreditation body says it’s all for regulating brollies, but warns against another ‘IR35-type situation.’

A long document that’s taken an even longer time to produce. But unfortunately contractors, still there is something missing.