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Are local authorities ready to make greater use of IT Contractors?
Despite the inevitable impact of the government’s spending cuts on permanent staffing in the public sector, Umbrella Company and Ltd Company contractors may experience a growth in demand for their services. The jobbing IT contractor in particular is likely to be the chief beneficiary of the austerity measures, as local authorities begin to rely more [...] -
Freelance contracting may be encouraged following meeting between PM and business leaders
Umbrella company and Ltd Company contractors anticipating the loss of public sector placements may be intrigued by a recent meeting between Prime Minister David Cameron and some of the UK’s business leaders. The subject under discussion was the future of private sector growth, an issue which is becoming more pressing as the government’s spending cuts [...] -
Good news for the IT contractor – jobs and salaries rising
At the start of the year, the Professional Contractor’s Group (PCG) issued a statement from its managing director, John Brazier, proclaiming that the UK’s freelance contracting community will be facing a challenging twelve months in 2011 but were well placed to handle it. He believes that the flexible working model is likely to catch on [...] -
REC Predicts Older People Will Turn to Contracting
A common assumption amongst many people of working age is that the of freelance contracting option is best suited to a younger age group – people who have energy to spare and are daring enough to face the uncertainties which can ensue upon starting up a Ltd Company. However, according to the Recruitment and Employment [...] -
The UKs Contractor Community May Benefit From Increased HR Legislation
New regulations are about to hit the Human Resources practises of organisations in both the private and public sectors. But according to one expert, this could well benefit the UK’s freelance contracting community at the expense of permanent employees. The additional red tape which will be required to hire new permanent staff will in reality prove [...] -
IT Contractor Optimism Rises as Job Vacancies Rise by a Quarter
The UK’s IT contracting community has received a welcome boost from the latest Job Index from Reed IT. IT vacancies – including new contract jobs – leapt by a vigorous 23 per cent in December 2010 compared to the same time the previous year. Reed’s Job Index uses data from its extensive jobs board and tracks [...] -
Essential IT Contractor Skills for 2010 Revealed
Another expert voice has joined the recent chorus of commentators urging the jobbing IT contractor to extend his or her repertoire of skills in order to make the best of 2011’s job opportunities. Alex Farrell, who is Managing Director of the IT Job Board, has pointed out that demand for highly skilled IT professionals in [...] -
PCG Issues Upbeat Message to UK Contractors in 2011
The Managing Director of the Professional Contractors Group (PCG), John Brazier, has issued an upbeat message to the UK’s contracting workforce as we enter 2011: despite the public sector cuts, economic uncertainty and the “spectre of redundancies”, he is convinced that freelancers are the one sector of the community “ready for the challenges ahead.” Mr Brazier’s [...]