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The National Tax Director at Smith & Williamson, Richard Mannion, said that “This approach marks a change and hardening attitude. Currently, the tax authorities typically scrutinise an organisation’s tax affairs and record keeping if they believe it has filed an inaccurate tax return and is therefore paying too little tax. But this new programme means […]

Roger Tweedy, the Director of Research at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, said that “It is encouraging to see confidence levels continuing to rise despite economic uncertainties in the run-up to the forthcoming Budget and external factors such as unrest in the Middle East which is forcing up fuel prices. The latest feedback confirms that […]

In last month’s statement HCL said that “Kathleen Veronica Bleasdale has resigned from the board of directors of the company with immediate effect. This does not affect her status as an employee of the company. Healthmark UK has formally withdrawn its notice requisitioning a general meeting of the company, details of which were announced on […]

The Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), Kevin Green, said that “Businesses around the country are anxiously awaiting this year\’s Budget, which must do all it can to create an environment where companies find it easy to grow and create jobs. While we have seen some good progress in the last year […]

Suspending IR35 The first option, suspending IR35 altogether, has so far been widely criticised by many within the contracting community as it is believed that there would be a huge surge in the number of incorporations (by contractors currently using umbrella structures) and a significant loss of revenue to the exchequer. The OTS has suggested […]

Speaking on the figures the Managing Director of Powerchex, Alexandra Kelly, said that \”We are also seeing some stabilisation in the number of confirmed appointments made to IT contractors working within Financial Services, after an 80% drop in January. While this is good news for those looking for contracting opportunities, things have a way to […]

The Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Kevin Green, said that “The UK now has a two-speed labour market. The private sector continues to hire in increasing numbers while the public sector is shedding jobs. We anticipate that unemployment will increase over the spring, summer and autumn before very slowly starting to decline […]

The Head of Randstad UK, Brian Wilkinson, said that \”It is a concern that such a high proportion of organisations are so unprepared. We urge all users of agency workers to conduct a thorough assessment of their human capital resources and the impact of the Regulations. Doing this properly will enable organisations to optimise the […]

Isabelle Ratinaud, Monster UK & Ireland spokesperson said that \”Many sectors that were said to be struggling, such as construction, have shown a strong recovery this month, while others – particularly those relating to manufacturing – have performed well, partly due to growing trade in the export sector. The figures are positive for job-seekers, who […]

According to the Work Foundation the Isle of Dogs Enterprise Zone (now known as Canary Wharf) had only 7,000 people employed in the area at the expiry of the zone compared with 90,000 today. The key to success it says is investment in infrastructures and not the enterprise zones themselves. William Chase, the founder of […]