Umbrella company contractors may be interested to learn that latest findings have revealed that the number of people joining the self-employment sector has increased considerably over the last few months.
Recent ONS employment figures show that during the three months to December last year, the number of contractors in the UK rose by 125,000 to 4.8 million.
The ‘voice of independent professionals’, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) have responded to these latest findings.
Chris Bryce, IPSE CEO, commented, “The continued growth of self-employment is a sign of the UK economy’s resilience through 2016. More people launching a solo business makes for a stronger labour market, with unemployment falling to an 11-year low.
“However, there are challenges ahead. A minority of self-employed people should not be classed as such, and are being exploited by unscrupulous firms. We need to make the distinction between the vulnerable and the millions of highly skilled, highly paid professionals who work this way by choice.
“It’s good to see the Government addressing this issue with the Taylor Review of modern employment practices. Mr Taylor must now be sure to call out those companies using self-employment to deny their workers their rights, while also supporting people who wouldn’t choose to work any other way.”
Daniele Cantello is an Contract Manager for Contractor Umbrella Ltd, one of the UK’s Most Respected Umbrella Companies. Learn more about Daniele on Google.
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