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8/9/2010 - Contract IT workers 'are in demand'

A new report has revealed that there is a greater demand for contract workers in the IT sector than for permanent staff.According to the first quarter report by e-skills UK, there was a ten per cent increase in demand for IT contractors during in the first thr...

7/9/2010 - Workers have 'widespread apathy' about income tax

The UK's contractors may be paying over the odds when it comes to income tax and failing to do something about it by not checking their deductions, it has been claimed.After it was revealed that over a...

6/9/2010 - Barclays plans to create 600 jobs

Barclays has revealed it plans to create up to 600 jobs in Glasgow, as the bank aims to expand its presence in the Scottish city.The new positions, which may interest UK contractors, will be created as the organisation opens a new facility for its investment b...

3/9/2010 - Contractors 'should consider open markets'

It has never been more important for contractors to use the open market option due to current annuity rates, one expert has claimed.George Ladds, head of investment and pension research at Fair Investment Company, said that the fact that annuity rates have fal...

2/9/2010 - Construction contractors 'needed urgently'

It is essential that new homes are built in the UK in order to solve the country's housing crisis, it has been claimed, which may interest UK contractors in the construction industry.According to Steve Turner, head of communications at the Home Builders Fe...

1/9/2010 - Commercial lending to SMEs on the rise

Overall commercial lending to small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) rose by 17 per cent year-on-year, according to the latest report, which may affect contractors.According to a poll carried out by the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NAC...