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info@commonwealthcontractors.comSpeaking 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. […]
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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, […]
What is the Agency Workers Directive? The Agency Workers Directive is a piece of legislation designed to protect the rights of low paid agency workers. Designed by the European Community, the legislation gives agency workers the same pay, terms and conditions of employment, maternity / paternity benefits as workers who are permanent employees of a […]
Key Figures from the Powerchex report: IT contractor employment offers increased by 320% from May to June Investment bank recruitment increased by 45% from May to June Total industry offers rose 52% for the month compared to the same period in 2009 Stockbroker offers were down 12% on the previous month Insurance offers were down […]
The news will be of no comfort to highly skilled IT Contractors who are presently enjoying the return of well paying contracts following the economic downturn. The recession caused many businesses to reassess their IT needs, with many deferring projects until a later date or cancelling them altogether. News of tougher times will undoubtedly prompt […]
In other parts of Europe Germany was the strongest performer with much of the rest of Europe, including Sweden & Belgium, remaining relatively stable. Many in the contracting community will be watching the hiring indicators closely in the months to come following warnings from the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) that the country may be […]
A senor member of the Office of Budget Responsibility, Geoffrey Dicks, told the Treasury select committee that spending cuts will hurt growth and increase the chances of a double-dip recession occurring. He said that the OBR had taken 0.5% off GDP and the near term outlook for GDP was not as good as it was […]
The President of the British Chamber of Commerce, Neville Reyner, called for the Government to postpone the increase in National Insurance Contributions, additional Paternity Leave legislation and the Agency Workers Directive until 2014. He believes that the Government should look again at some of the legislation and used a phased approach to bring in the […]
IR35 Review As expected IR35 (otherwise known as Intermediaries Legislation) will be reviewed as part of a wider review of small business taxation. Prior the formation of the Coalition Government the Conservatives announced plans to review the legislation in a letter to the Professional Contractors Group (PCG). Details are expected to be released in the […]
The Managing Director of Reed, Martin Warnes, said that “While it is good that the job demand trend is upwards again, recovery remains fragile. In spite of George Osborne\’s hopes, the private sector has yet to demonstrate it is taking up the slack in advance of public sector cuts. However, although employers are still suffering […]