Archive of Economic News
Pulse Are Recruiting!
10 May 2012
Are you a Software Developer? Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 + benefits Location: Macclesfield Job Type: Permanent Date Posted: Friday, May 04, 2012 Pulse are looking for a software developer to join their IT team based in Macclesfield, Cheshire. You will be working directly with the end-users to develop Pulse core systems and web platforms. We ...
The Pulse Umbrella Group Contractor Attitudes Survey 2012 Results
15 March 2012
Contractors are confident in demand for their skills in 2012 Contractors are feeling upbeat about the year ahead; the results of a new survey undertaken by The Pulse Umbrella Group released today (15 March 2012) show that almost three-quarters (73 per cent) are confident about the demand for their skills in 2012. But only 16 ...
Business Leaders Urge the Government to Cut the 50p Tax Rate
01 March 2012
We reported back in January that the top rate of tax could be cut to 45p either this year or in 2013 but at the time the government dismissed this possibility. However, the latest development in the saga is that more than 500 business leaders have called on the Government to scrap the 50p tax ...
Treasury reveals Government commitment to tackling cross border tax evasion
09 February 2012
Earlier this month, we reported how the British Government had pledged to do more to stop tax avoidance by big firms and now it aims to tackle it on an international scale. The UK has collaborated with the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States to set out an approach that deals ...
Contractors largely unaffected by the Autumn Statement
05 December 2011
Although the Autumn Statement has delivered some negativity about the economy, contractors have been largely unaffected by the details included in the update to the Budget. The Chancellor delivered the statement last week, and for contractors there was no mention of legislation which affects them such as IR35. This means that although contractors will still ...
