Taxing times for interim consultants as IR35 introduction confirmed
By Rachel Frankland Last week’s Budget confirmed what many interim executives had been expecting – the planned extension of IR35 to the private sector is going ahead next month. Despite industry pleas for the major change to off payroll working rules to be further delayed due to the ongoing economic fallout from the pandemic, there […]
Seasoned interims the answer to executive talent gaps in these uncertain times
By Rachel Frankland Uncertainty. You just cannot escape it at the moment. From the US election to Covid-19 to Brexit, we have never experienced such prolonged instability. Businesses in many – if not most – industry sectors have spent several years now battling to keep up with the frenetic and insatiable drive to new technology. […]
Growth in fixed term contracts with benefits: the new opportunity for interims
By John Wakeford With confirmation in Wednesday’s Budget that the extension of IR35 to the private sector is going ahead next month, interim consultants face a big decision. From April 6, medium and large sized private sector firms (over 50 employees) will bear the responsibility for determining the IR35 status of all their off-payroll workers. […]
Insatiable appetite for innovation in online sales drives demand for interim consultants
The insatiable appetite for innovation in online sales is generating a stack of opportunities for talented interim consultants in consumer retail. With online retail market leaders and digital disruptors threatening to squeeze out many established brands who have been too slow to adopt new technologies, demand for interim managers who can lead business transformation programmes […]
D-day looms for interim consultants facing IR35
By John Wakeford With just five months until the IR35 changes come in, D-day is looming for interim consultants. From April 2020 medium and large sized private sector firms (over 50 employees) will bear the responsibility for determining the IR35 status of all their off-payroll workers. While the vast majority of companies who employ interim […]
Former treasury executive encourages others considering an interim career to ‘go for it’
Growing numbers of executives are leaving permanent roles and moving into the fast growing professional interim management market. The drive for digital transformation and customer experience programmes across the consumer, retail and financial services sectors is creating huge demand for interims to help steer companies both large and small through organisational change. The sudden departure […]
Interim executives meet transformation talent gap
By John Wakeford, MD of HW Interim Has your business got a talent gap that could be bridged with a swift executive interim appointment? The professional interim management market is enjoying rapid growth, driven largely by a corresponding increase in business transformation programmes across all industry sectors. Companies both large and small are increasingly turning […]
Have you considered the benefits of an interim executive?
By John Wakeford, MD of HW Interim HW Global Talent Partner has built a reputation for excellence in executive search over the past decade among the many global and local brands we serve. But did you know we also have an interim management business? Many of our executive search clients also turn to us when […]
Have you considered a career in interim?
By John Wakeford, MD of HW Interim The professional interim management market is enjoying rapid growth, driven by a burgeoning cycle of business transformation programmes across all industry sectors. For a multitude of reasons, companies both large and small are increasingly turning to professional interim managers to help steer them through organisational change – with […]
Ten top tips for Executive Interim candidates
By John Wakeford You may expect that highly talented executives offering their skills to some of the UK’s largest companies for day rates of up to £2,000 would be paragons of preparation. And to be fair, many are. Highly professional, well organised, excellent communicators, experts in their field – which is why they are sought […]