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Parasol predictions for 2012
Parasol Group Managing Director, Derek Kelly, on his predictions for 2012 There is no denying it’s tough out there from an economic point of view and you don’t have to look too far into the national media for predictions of … Continue reading
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Best advice from Parasol
Parasol Group, the UK’s leading outsourced employment services provider, which includes Parasol, ClearSky Accounting and Silverline, has launched a ‘best advice’ campaign for contractors, temps and freelancers. Building on the experience it has built up over a decade as market … Continue reading
Will you be ho-ho-home for Christmas?
It’s been a quiet news week this week and it seems like the Christmas slow down has started early this year. Well it has unless you’re a contractor or freelancer as a lot of you seem to be working over … Continue reading
A week in statistics – fiction or fact?
As the countdown to Christmas begins in earnest this week, apart from the raging debate as to whether or not anyone else in the EU is speaking to the UK, it’s traditionally a quiet time for the media and a … Continue reading
Are assignment numbers set for a pre-Christmas boost?
There has been some conflicting outlooks for umbrella contractors, freelancers, temps and interims in recent weeks. However, The Interim Management Association (IMA) has thrown its hat into the ring with some encouraging stats. According to a study conducted by Ipsos … Continue reading
Parasol responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
The Parasol group of companies responds to today’s Autumn Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Derek Kelly, Group Managing Director of the Parasol group of companies, which includes ClearSky Accounting and Silverline, said: “There is positive news in today’s … Continue reading
How valued do you feel?
National Freelancers Day On Wednesday 23/11/2011 this week it’s National Freelancers Day, an annual event established by the PCG to recognise the value that the UK’s flexible workforce adds to the UK economy. It’s a great idea and something the … Continue reading
Parasol celebrates 150,000 assignments
Parasol, the UK’s leading outsourced employment services provider and umbrella company, is celebrating a significant milestone this week after the company processed its 150,000th assignment. Since its launch in 2000, Parasol has also: Paid over £2.8 billion in wages to … Continue reading
Keep your CV tip top
Keep your CV tip top, do your networking and claim expenses to help weather the jobs market storm. It seems like every week we have yet another ‘UK Jobs’ report at the moment and all of them are painting a … Continue reading
Are we seeing green shoots for contractors and freelancers this winter?
The current situation in Greece and the EU might have cast a dark cloud of the UK economy but we could also start to see the green shoots of recovery we keep being told about to finally take root. A … Continue reading
Parasol predictions for 2012
Parasol Group Managing Director, Derek Kelly, on his predictions for 2012 There is no denying it’s tough out there from an economic point of view and you don’t have to look too far into the national media for predictions of … Continue reading
Best advice from Parasol
Parasol Group, the UK’s leading outsourced employment services provider, which includes Parasol, ClearSky Accounting and Silverline, has launched a ‘best advice’ campaign for contractors, temps and freelancers. Building on the experience it has built up over a decade as market … Continue reading
Will you be ho-ho-home for Christmas?
It’s been a quiet news week this week and it seems like the Christmas slow down has started early this year. Well it has unless you’re a contractor or freelancer as a lot of you seem to be working over … Continue reading
A week in statistics – fiction or fact?
As the countdown to Christmas begins in earnest this week, apart from the raging debate as to whether or not anyone else in the EU is speaking to the UK, it’s traditionally a quiet time for the media and a … Continue reading
Are assignment numbers set for a pre-Christmas boost?
There has been some conflicting outlooks for umbrella contractors, freelancers, temps and interims in recent weeks. However, The Interim Management Association (IMA) has thrown its hat into the ring with some encouraging stats. According to a study conducted by Ipsos … Continue reading
Parasol responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
The Parasol group of companies responds to today’s Autumn Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Derek Kelly, Group Managing Director of the Parasol group of companies, which includes ClearSky Accounting and Silverline, said: “There is positive news in today’s … Continue reading
How valued do you feel?
National Freelancers Day On Wednesday 23/11/2011 this week it’s National Freelancers Day, an annual event established by the PCG to recognise the value that the UK’s flexible workforce adds to the UK economy. It’s a great idea and something the … Continue reading
Parasol celebrates 150,000 assignments
Parasol, the UK’s leading outsourced employment services provider and umbrella company, is celebrating a significant milestone this week after the company processed its 150,000th assignment. Since its launch in 2000, Parasol has also: Paid over £2.8 billion in wages to … Continue reading
Keep your CV tip top
Keep your CV tip top, do your networking and claim expenses to help weather the jobs market storm. It seems like every week we have yet another ‘UK Jobs’ report at the moment and all of them are painting a … Continue reading
Are we seeing green shoots for contractors and freelancers this winter?
The current situation in Greece and the EU might have cast a dark cloud of the UK economy but we could also start to see the green shoots of recovery we keep being told about to finally take root. A … Continue reading