Autumn Statement 2016 summary: Key points at-a-glance
Source: BBC Public borrowing/deficit/spending Government finances forecast to be £122bn worse off in the period until 2021 than forecast in March’s Budget Debt will rise from 84.2% of GDP last year […]
Brexit: Could UK get ‘associate EU citizenship’?
Source: BBC News Freedom of movement, access to healthcare abroad, voting rights – some fundamental aspects of British life in the EU must be clarified before Brexit happens. A Luxembourg liberal […]
UK: Demand for Permanent and Temporary Candidates Grows
Source: Staffing Industry Analysts Demand for both permanent and temporary staff in the UK was at the highest since May according to the latest Market/Recruitment and Employment Confederation Report on Jobs. […]
Eastern European consulting industry grows 5% to €1.1 billion
Source: Consultancy.uk Eastern Europe’s consulting market has, despite a turbulent political environment, recorded solid growth last year, expanding 5% to reach a total value of €1.1 billion. Geopolitical tensions and […]
McKinsey proves that the gig-economy is a matter of choice
Source: CityAM A few days ago, McKinsey publish a landmark report. You probably missed it. Most people did. It’s called: ‘Independent work: Choice, necessity, and the gig economy’. But it may well […]
Small businesses seek to break into French retail space, despite Brexit concerns
Words by Elena Hector, freshbusinessthinking.com A growing number of British brand owners and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are seeking expert support to break into the French retail space, regardless […]
The unstoppable rise of the Uber economy: A record 5.5m private firms now up and running in Britain
Source: thisismoney.co.uk A record 5.5 million private sector businesses are now up and running in Britain as more people work for themselves, according to official figures. More than 99 per […]
Brexit Britain: What has actually happened so far?
Source: BBC There was a slight fall in UK unemployment to 1.63 million between May and July which shows there is yet to be a “Brexit effect” on the jobs market, […]
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘Self-employed value independence’
Source: IPSE IPSE has today responded to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s address to the Labour Party Conference where he stated tax and social security for the self-employed must be reviewed. Simon McVicker, […]
IR35 reform: what the contractors think
The UK public sector benefits from the expertise of around 26,000 contractors at one time. They’re the flexible, highly-skilled labour force propping up our NHS, our Civil Service, our police service […]