Contractor Market Likely to Grow
October 2011 was an historic month for the contractor and freelance community. It was of course the month that AWR came into force, but it also coincided with figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) that suggested a freefall in the number of people now working part-time in the…
UK West Midlands hardest hit by recession
The West Midlands and the North West were the UK regions hardest hit by the recession in terms of unemployment, according to new figures from the Office for National Satistics. The report on the impact of the economic downturn during 2008 and 2009 showed the unemployment rate in the…
London has most graduate jobs
Research by the Association for Graduate Recruiters found 44% of all graduate vacancies are in London, the UK capital. Just under 10% are in the South East, while the remaining jobs were spread out across the UK.Wales and Northern Ireland have the fewest graduate jobs, with only 2.2%…
Enterprise Zone for Stoke-on-Trent?
Umbrella company contractors living in Stoke-on-Trent could benefit if the Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) bid to be included in the second wave of UK Enterprise Zones is successful. More than 3,000 jobs could be created if the Etruria Valley site makes the…
Enterprise zones create opps for umbrella company contractors
Umbrella company contractors and freelancers in London, Liverpool, Manchester and Nottingham will benefit from a growth in employment opportunities, thanks to the UK government's announcement that these areas are among the…
UK's biggest squeeze on disposable income since 1921
There is concern among UK umbrella company contractors as a report reveals that the average household will be £910 a year worse off this year, compared with 2009. The Centre for Economics and Business Research has forecast…
UK enterprise zones announced
Umbrella company contractors and freelancers could stand to benefit from the UK's coalition government's plan to create 21 enterprise zones across England. The idea is for these zones is to create new businesses and jobs and deliver wider economic benefits. Each zone will benefit from: -…
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