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Hire Away! The Sky Is The Limit As Construction Industry Keeps On Smiling
marketing | 27 April 2015
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Business confidence amongst the UK’s construction leaders – and many other firms in between – remains tip-top according to the latest research from accountants and business insight providers BDO.

With an employment index rating of above 113.0, the growth indications for UK construction remains a long-term trend and beyond: employers intend to keep on hiring, because there is work to be done and more is on the way.

Umbrella.co.uk's Jessica Evans joined us to chat over the latest good news for UK construction contractors: “The continued recovery – in fact, resurgence – of the UK’s building industry has really fuelled this continuous feelgood factor around the sector.”

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Is The UK’s Lack Of Skills An Opportunity For Contractors?
marketing | 23 April 2015
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skill
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construction
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umbrella

Amongst all the good news and continued belief in the buoyancy of the UK’s economic performance, an elephant has been lurking somewhat awkwardly in the room: an acute lack of skills.

Rough estimates proffer that the Construction industry requires over 44,000 new entrants to the sector to keep pace with demand and to regenerate an ageing workforce. The UK also needs to be bringing thousands more engineers to the workplace than it is currently doing. To put it bluntly, there aren’t enough skilled personnel coming into the workplace across UK industry. 

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Umbrella.co.uk Easter Opening Hours
marketing | 2 April 2015
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Easter Opening Hours
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Contractor

Umbrella.co.uk would like to wish you a Happy Easter. Please see below our opening hours over the Easter period:

Thursday 2nd April 2015 - Normal Hours

Good Friday - Closed

Saturday 4th April 2015 - Closed

Sunday 5 April 2015 - Closed

Easter Monday - Closed

Our out of hours service will be operating on the days we are closed. This is monitored by duty staff. Please call if you have any queries.

 

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Umbrella Bake Off - Cookie Monster Showstopper
marketing | 24 March 2015
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The Great Umbrella.co.uk Bake Off! A different staff member has volunteered to bake every Thursday for the next few months. Here's this week’s Cookie Monster Showstopper, created by Alex Peet in Accountancy Services.

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Umbrella.co.uk pleased to announce partnership with SThree
marketing | 2 March 2015
umbrella
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umbrella companies
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asl
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approved supplier list
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sthree
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computer futures
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progressive recruitment
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Huxley
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orgtel
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real staffing group

Umbrella.co.uk are pleased to announce being selected as one of the Approved Suppliers for SThree, one of the UK’s leading staffing services businesses.

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Umbrella.co.uk staff are fundraising superheros
marketing | 24 April 2015
East Cheshire Hospice
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Fundraising
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accountancy

Umbrella.co.uk staff have come in dressed up as superheros today to raise money for East Cheshire Hospice

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Umbrella Company - Key Tax Changes
marketing | 7 April 2015
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tax changes
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Umbrella Company

Please find below the key tax changes that came into effect on 6th April 2015.

Employee National Insurance Contributions (NIC) Threshold (rate above which your start paying at rate of 12%)

£153 to £155 pw (per week)

Or if monthly paid

£663 to £672 pm (per month)

 

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The Great Umbrella Bake Off! Hoppy Easter Cupcakes
marketing | 26 March 2015
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Spring has arrived at The Great Umbrella.co.uk  Bake Off! Easter Bunny treats, created by Ashley O'Connor in Accountancy Services.

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The Great Umbrella.co.uk Bake Off!
marketing | 6 March 2015
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great bake off

Over the next few months Umbrella.co.uk staff will be battling it out to prove their amateur baking skills. A different staff member has volunteered to bake every Thursday for the next few months.

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Full report of Employment Intermediaries Syndicate Response to HMRC Review of Travel and Subsistence Relief
marketing | 12 February 2015
umbrella
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umbrella companies
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Employment intermediaries
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temporary workers
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subsistence
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travel
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Fcsa
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executive summary

At Umbrella.co.uk we were a member of and part of the steering group for the FCSA led Syndicate of Employment Intermediaries and their response to the HMRC discussion document titled “Employment Intermediaries: Temporary workers – relief for travel and subsistence”.

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