Soloist – a modern day networking tool for consultants
Source: Soloist Soloist is a jobs board and professional network of consultants, coaches, interim managers, project managers, business advisors, mentors and non-executive directors. Soloist aims to become the UK’s most diverse […]
CEST exposed as biased and hopelessly unreliable as ContractorCalculator re-tests evidence
Source: ContractorCalculator HMRC’s Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool has been exposed as biased and hopelessly unreliable, after a comprehensive re-testing of HMRC’s CEST test data obtained under FOI […]
The IIM Interim Management Survey has been released for 2018
Source: Institute of Interim Management The Institute of Interim Management has released its annual survey for 2018. Some of the key findings were: Interim managers are mostly in their 40’s, […]
Businesses to face cost hikes and skills shortages if new Off-Payroll tax hits the private sector
Source: ContractorCalculator Increasing costs, shrinking talent pools, reduced flexibility and legal challenges to status assessments are among the hurdles that firms are expected to have to navigate if the Off-Payroll […]
Retailers are ditching ‘big 4’ for independent consultants
Source: PCR 37 per cent of retailers are turning to independent consultants over traditional management consultancy firms for the specific expertise they can offer. According to new research by Odgers Connect, […]
IIM Interim Management survey has launched
Source: IIM The Institute of Interim Management (IIM) is the UK’s professional body for independent professionals operating at board or near-board level as interim managers and executives, in business on […]
FOI investigation into HMRC’s digital tool CEST reveals thousands of contractors have been wrongly taxed
Source: Contractor Calculator An FOI investigation indicates that 54% of assessments carried out by HMRC’s Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool obtained a “IR35 does not apply” result. This […]
The devastating impact of IR35 on business and the UK economy
Source: Julia Kermode, FCSA April 6th 2017 might have been just another date at the start of another new tax year but for many in the public sector it has […]
Views from the top: Becoming a career interim
Source: Goodman Masson My name is Austin, I manage the Social Housing Finance team at Goodman Masson. As part of our commitment to developing careers we will be talking with […]
A delicate balancing act: Discussing the possibilities of carving out a successful interim portfolio career
Source: Alison Rotundo, Eton Bridge Partners David Clay has been an interim manager for 18 years, delivering change to clients that range from SMEs to blue chips including Centrica, Waitrose, […]