Company research can bolster your contract chances
When people have a job interview, it is always a good idea for them to do some research on the company, and the same thinking applies to freelancers looking for new contracts.
View ArticleTech body plans scheme to create 20,000 new jobs
Momentum, an IT and technology body in Northern Ireland, has proposed a scheme which it believes could create 20,000 IT contractor opportunities and jobs within five years.
View ArticleLeeds set for 7,000 new healthcare opportunities
Leeds is likely to be home to 7,000 new healthcare jobs within the next 15 years, it has been claimed.
View ArticleBusy contractors should not pass up the opportunity to network
While the technology sector may be booming at present, this does not mean that contractors can get away with not networking or building relationships with potential clients.
View ArticleScottish government invest £1 million into consultant recruitment
The Scottish government is set to invest more than £1 million in the NHS north of the border as part of its attempts to increase the number of consultants working in accident and emergency.
View ArticleWebsite director manages to get HMRC fine refunded
A website director from north London has proven that the HMRC are not the big scary monsters they are sometimes portrayed as.
View ArticleEast Yorks wind farm plans given the green light
Siemens and Dong Energy have been given the green light to construct a huge wind farm off the coast of East Yorkshire.
View ArticleKeep calm and carry on contracting
Dave Chaplin, CEO of the online resource Contractor Calculator, has one key piece of advice for freelancers this year; keep calm and carry on contracting.
View ArticleIT contractors owed money by 2e2 could end up with nothing
IT contractors who were left out of work following the collapse of British technology firm 2e2 Group have been warned that they could end up losing all the money they are owed.
View ArticleIT recruiter buoyed by huge demand for contractors
City recruiter SThree has said that strong demand for IT contractors this year is “key” to their business.
View ArticleNine out of ten firms keen to use contractors
Nine out of ten British companies intend to either increase or maintain their use of limited company contractors and freelancers during the first quarter of this year.
View ArticleSkills in digital information design are in huge demand
Skills in digital information design, including building business apps, has come to the forefront of what many firms require from IT contractors in the past 12 months.
View ArticleManufacturing sector continues to grow
The UK's manufacturing sectors expanded for the second month in succession during January, with orders and output rising to its highest level since September 2011.
View ArticleAberdeen based firm makes new gas find
Aberdeen-based Faroe Petroleum has confirmed that it has discovered additional gas reserves at its Rodriguez exploration well just off the coast of Norway.
View ArticleTop 14% of taxpayers pay 60% of all tax
Despite all the recent furor over highly paid people allegedly to avoid tax, figures released from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show that top 14 per cent of taxpayers pay 60 per cent of all tax in the...
View ArticleHMRC says pilot resolution scheme has been a huge success
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has said that its pilot scheme designed to quickly resolve taxation issues for individuals and small limited companies has been a huge success and will now become part...
View ArticleJob opportunities continued to rise in January
Recruitment agency Reed has said that job opportunities continued to grow for both PAYE and contract workers last month despite fears that the UK could dip back into recession.
View ArticleRecord number file their tax returns on time
A record 9.61 million self-employed people sent their tax return in before the January 31st deadline, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has stated.
View Article£169m investment in North Sea oil will create 1,000 jobs
New investment in North Sea oil supply chains will create around 1,000 new jobs, it has been claimed.
View ArticleLackadaisical attitude to IT security leaves British firms at risk
A large number of British firms have a blasé attitude to cyber security and are leaving themselves open to attacks and data breaches, new research suggests.
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