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Spring Budget 2017: The main rate of National Insurance contributions (NICs) for the self-employed will increase.
Growth in the UK economy picked up through 2016. Employment has reached a record high of 31.8 million people. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) now forecasts that the UK economy will grow by 2% in 2017.............................................................................................................Read More
Overall, demand for staff rose at the quickest rate in one-and-a-half years, with both permanent and temporary workers seeing faster increases as per the latest “Markit/REC Report on Jobs”.
The Markit/REC Report on Jobs – published today – provides the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies.............................................................................................................Read More
An increase to two million freelancers in UK – a 43% growth since 2008, according to new research published by IPSE named “Exploring the UK Freelance Workforce in 2016
Freelancers’ contribution to the UK economy soared to £119 billion in 2016, an increase from £109 billion in 2015, according to new research published by IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed............................................................................................................Read More
Nearly 60% of the growth in self-employment since 2009 has been in high-skilled, higher-paying ‘privileged’ sectors, despite them making up just 40% of the self-employed as per the analysis by Resolution Foundation.
This Resolution Foundation analysis looks at the recent growth in self-employment. It focuses on: the sectoral make-up of the UK’s 5 million self-employed workers............................................................................................................Read More
Government advertising campaign launches, to raise lowest paid workers’ knowledge of their rights ahead of the National Minimum and National Living Wage rates rise on 1 April.
The national advertising campaign - which will be carried on public transport, in shopping centres and other public places - is being rolled out ahead of the Government’s National Minimum and National Living Wage rates rising on 1 April............................................................................................................Read More
Aviation contractors earn 22% more than permanent employees, reveals Carbon60 in its first ever aviation salary survey.
Aviation Job Search which is based on responses from over 2,000 aviation professionals across the world...........................................................................................................Read More
53% of people became self-employed to choose their own hours, while 46% of women became self-employed to fit their work around their childcare as per “Self-Employment and the Family Report” by Scottish Widows.
The third and final chapter of our Families in the Future series focuses on the hopes, dreams and fears of self-employed people.With 4.77m people in the UK now self-employed, an increase of 133,000 last year many more people are leaving traditional employment in search of a better work life balance. .............................................................................................................Read More
Morgan McKinley’s London Employment Monitor January 2017 saw a promising 81% increase in jobs available month-on-month. It also reported an 83% month-on-month increase in professionals seeking jobs.
The Morgan McKinley London Employment Monitor infographic contains key trend data within the London Financial Services sector by tracking the number of new job vacancies, new candidates and the average percentage change between original and new salary offer for professionals securing new roles each month.............................................................................................................Read More
New research by global IT industry body CompTIA, reveals that organisations across the UK were seeking more IT staff than ever before in 2016, with job postings in the sector increasing by 10% on the previous year.
London - New research has revealed that organisations across the UK were seeking more IT staff than ever before in 2016, with job postings in the sector increasing by 10 per cent on the previous year............................................................................................................Read More
CV-Library has found that retail, sales and construction jobs were the most searched for by candidates last month, suggesting that these industries are some of the most popular to work in right now.
New data from the UK’s leading independent job site, CV-Library, has found that retail, sales and construction jobs were the most searched for by candidates last month, suggesting that these industries are some of the most popular to work in right now............................................................................................................Read More
Nearly 40% of UK companies hire staff on a temporary or project basis, and “gig economy” working is set to grow, according to research from software company Oracle.
Businesses will increasingly recruit talent on a “gig” basis to operate more flexibly and bring in a more specialist range of skills...........................................................................................................Read More
Growth in temp billings remained sharp in January, in spite of the rate of expansion easing from December’s eight-month peak as per the latest Markit/REC Report on Jobs.
Permanent staff starting salaries increased at a sharp and accelerated pace in January, with the rate of inflation the quickest in nine months..........................................................................................................Read More
Carol Brick, our colleague and Managing Director of CWM Wealth Management and HerMoney, features in Irish Times, in a conversation with Tony Clayton-Lea.
Carol Brick, managing director at CWM Wealth Management: “I like to invest in a diverse portfolio of blue-chip shares across a wide variety of sectoral and geographical areas..........................................................................................................Read More
One in seven HR leaders report Automation / Artificial Intelligence is already impacting their workforce plans, reports Harvey Nash HR Survey 2017.
Technology as a whole is revolutionising how today’s HR departments are operating, with 60 per cent of respondents saying the importance of Technology Enabled HR has increased within the past year..........................................................................................................Read More
Comparing the estimates for type of employment for September to November 2016 with those for a year earlier self-employed people increased by 133,000 to 4.77 million (15.0% of all people in work) as per the latest statistical bulletin
Between June to August 2016 and September to November 2016, the number of people in work was little changed, the number of unemployed people decreased, and the number of people not working and not seeking or available to work (economically inactive) increased.......................,...................................................................................Read More
Temp billings increased at a sharp and accelerated pace that was the fastest seen since April as per the latest “Markit/REC Report on Jobs”.
Recruitment consultants signalled a further increase in permanent staff placements during December, though the rate of growth softened slightly from November’s nine-month peak.......................,...................................................................................Read More
Latest News
- Budget 2018: Self-employed people are set to pay more tax from 2020.
- Out-of-date school hours push parents towards self-employment as per “The Good Life Report”, a study by AXA Business Insurance into Britain’s boom in self-employment.
- The construction industry remains one of the highest paying sectors in the UK, with the average salary at £40,782, an incredible 44.7% higher than the UK average.
