The latest public body to come under fire for late payment of invoices is the police force.

The REC is holding a series of regional workshops around the country to help its members understand how the Agency Workers Regulations will impact their business.

Tim Denison from Synovate believes that the VAT increase which will come into effect next January could be the first of a range of changes.

HM Armed Forces are going to suffer the most severe cuts ever as part of the government’s austerity measures.

George Osborne has announced that, as part of the government’s Spending Challenge, the public have submitted more than 100,000 ideas on how the coalition should cut spending.

The Investment Management Association has said that the government must not be detracted from the need to reform the UK taxation system just because spending cuts are being implemented.

95% of people, including contractors, nearing retirement age aren’t ready for the financial implications it will bring, according to MGM Advantage.

The fiasco surrounding HMRC’s attempt to introduce a new system to cope with PAYE codes earlier this year continues with news that PAYE processing errors resulted in a 15.7% increase in underpayments and a 148% increase in overpayments.

The latest London Employment Monitor from Morgan McKinley shows a 7% month on month increase in new City jobs, and a 71% rise on July last year.

Recruitment agencies supplying staff to hospitals have hit back at the unions who claim that recruiters are charging outrageous fees.

Since the coalition came into power, umbrella company civil engineers have been enjoying an unexpected upswing in work.

Last week HMRC sent out letters to some of the taxpayers who had taken up the Offshore Disclosure Facility to ask them for their insights.