by SJD Accountancy on May 2, 2012
Freelancers working in the IT sector may be interested to hear that one of the world’s leading computer giants, Apple, has announced that it will be expanding its operations to its European headquarters in Ireland, Cork.
Apple, which already employs 2,800 members of staff in this area, is set to create a further 500 jobs at its Hollyhill HQ, which was the first ever non-US base for Apple.
The company has been negotiating the project for several months with Ireland’s Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton, and IDA Ireland. This project will provide brilliant opportunities for contractors who live in Cork, or those who are willing to travel in that direction. Click Here for more >
by SJD Accountancy on May 1, 2012
The Automotive manufacturing company, Calsonic Kansei, will be creating more than 140 new jobs at its north-east plant, in Sunderland.
Contractors specialising in the industry will be pleased to hear that the Japanese company, which is a supplier to Nissan, will be investing up to £15.3 million at its site based in Sunderland, as they expand on a range of its products.
Those who are freelancing in the Sunderland area might be interested to hear that the company plans to expand its capacity to make heating and ventilator components, as well as dashboards, vehicle metres and printed circuit boards – according to a spokesman for UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).
Prime Minister David Cameron said of the announcement, “This new multi-million investment from Calsonic Kansei into their Sunderland plant is great news for the local economy, creating 145 new jobs in Sunderland and reflecting the city’s expertise in the automotive sector.”
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by SJD Accountancy on April 24, 2012
IT contractors have been advised to look into brushing up on their knowledge and skills of the cloud, if they want maintain both a heavy and well-paid workload in the future.
Gartner, which is an information technology research and advisory company, has made this suggestion to IT contractors across the UK, and it may be worth taking this advice on board.
According to Gartner, IT contractors must embrace the cloud system and ‘stay in the game’ by keeping their skills as up to date as possible; this is because cloud computing is on the rise across the world. The company has said that interest in the cloud services dramatically increased last year and is thought to accelerate over the next three to five years.
David Mitchell Smith, a research vice president at Gartner, said, “The trend and related technologies continue to evolve and change rapidly, and there is continuing confusion and misunderstanding as vendors increasingly hype ‘cloud’ as a marketing term.
“Many organisations look first for opportunities to migrate existing enterprise workloads to a cloud system and/or an application infrastructure.”
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by SJD Accountancy on April 18, 2012
Latest findings have revealed that contractors have seen an impressive boost of job vacancies since January. This comes as great news for the self-employed, as it was initially believed this growth would only be short lived due to the traditional post-Christmas boost – yet it has continued further into the year than expected.
The research, which has been carried out by the recruitment agency Adecco, has shown that those freelancing in the IT, telecoms and public sector, were among the professions thought to benefit the most in the next few months.
Steven Kirkpatrick, Managing Director of Adecco, said,
“This data gives a great confidence boost for the year ahead, and seems to have disproven any suggestion that January’s positive results were just a flash in the pan. With each passing month, confidence is building in the job market and this is extremely encouraging to see. Click Here for more >
by SJD Accountancy on April 16, 2012
New research has found that those freelancing in the financial services sector, could see themselves becoming high in demand.
This latest study has been carried out by two organisations: the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which is a UK business lobbying organisation that aims to ‘provide a voice’ for employers; and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), an organisation that looks to achieve the growth of the iconic professional services firm.
The study has revealed positive news for those contracting in financial services, as the industry has experienced a continuing growth, which has been sustained for eight consecutive quarters. The first quarter of 2012 even showed an above average increase.
The industry has seen an increased confidence for the first time in 12 months, with 19 per cent of financial services companies found to be taking on new staff.
CBI’s Chief Economic Adviser, Ian McCafferty, has said that he is pleased to reveal the positive news, saying, “Financial services sales volumes and income continued to rise this quarter, putting the sector’s recovery on a firmer footing.” Click Here for more >
