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IR35 should now be abolished
Recently, the Professional Contractors Group obtained information from the Government under the Freedom of information
IR35 a complete financial flop
Under the Freedom of Information Act the Professional Contractors Group has been able to find out how much tax the Government has raised from it.
Prince2 will get you work
According to a survey by recruitment website The IT Job Board, 84% of IT professionals believe that holding a certificate
Contracting in The Netherlands
Dutch law states that all Dutch individuals working in The Netherlands should be employees and Dutch tax
WORKING IN IRELAND
Your potential liability to income tax in Ireland is subject to a number of considerations.
Would you qualify to come to work in the UK?
The new Highly Skilled Migrants Programme will be fully implemented by the end of the summer.
Understanding IT Agents
Agencies are far more interested in keeping the client happy than keeping you happy.
7 Reasons a CV will get binned
One cannot gloss over any reason that gets a CV trashed, but CVs get binned especially because of these reasons
Should you tailor your CV
It is always interesting to get into the mindset of an employer, and see what they are looking for
E-learning versus traditional Training courses
With the Internet revolution sweeping the world, contractors can feel excited about constant updation of their currents skills
Ten reasons why clients are complete idiots
Clients often demonstrate an idiotic streak in some of the decisions they take, especially when it comes to dealing with contractors
Not Missing Out on IT Contracting Opportunities
IT Contractors should make sure that they cover all possible options as far as getting work are concerned.
Golden rules for interviews
Preparing for that big interview is no mean task but if you subscribe to the Golden rules for interviewees, it will be a cakewalk.
The Killer Questions to ask to make sure you get that IT Contract
IT Contractors often fail to appreciate the value of asking questions at an interview.
How to conduct yourself at an IT interview
Your arrival time should be 10-15 minutes before the interview.Notify the receptionist of your arrival
10 things you do not want to find when starting an IT
You’ve been eagerly awaiting to start your new IT contract, but unable to fight off a certain bit of trepidation when the day arrives.
What to do when agencies want to know your bottom line
While putting contractors forward for roles, Agents generally ask them what rate they are looking for and precisely
How to get your rate up after getting that IT Contract
If you are able to make it in the interview and crack it, you hold the whip hand.
Should you take a contract where they want you to turn Permie after 6 months
Another subject that could be raised by the agent, before the interview, is that the agent might say that the company can recruit a contractor
How Income Shifting proposals will affect IT Contractors
In 2007, the Chancellor of the Exchequer had announced a proposal to prevent "income shifting
IT skills not important now to business
The results of a survey of 500 top CEOs by Microsoft suggest that the top skills needed by businesses are Team Work and Interpersonal Skills
How to buy time before accepting an IT Contract
Once you’ve got the job, the agent is desperate to freeze it.

General

HSBC to lay off 1,700 - but no IT workers
That's a turn up for the book
Strike, Strike, Strike
IT workers to strike over job losses
HMRC not above the law
It was sort of assumed that nothing could touch HMRC even after they lost 25 million people's data on two disks which were sent unregistered by courier.
Contractors Group slam shock new HMRC powers
A series of new compliance approaches announced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) this week has elicited a mixed response from the Professional Contractors
Freelancer of the Year Winner
Freelance communications consultant, Rona Levin, has bagged the Xchangeteam Freelancer of the Year Award
Public now think ID cards a bad idea
The latest ICM poll reveals that 50% of the British public now think that the UK Card ID system is a bad idea

Job market

Indian President tells Brown we should take more IT Professionals
The US and other EU countries are having IT sector booms because they are doing it the President tells Brown.
BT to dump 10,000 Contractors
BT have announced that they are going to get rid of 15,000 people after the huge losses that they have just reported.
IT Contractors doing better in this downturn
Despite the economic crisis joblessness among IT contractors is still
Dramatic Increase in Foreign IT workers entering UK
Nearly three times as many foreign (non-EU) IT workers entered the UK last year
UK now biggest and fastest growing IT hub outside the USA
A new report published by Deloitte says the UK is the new hub for fast growing technology firms.
Cutting Back
An article in the Private Eye says that the Government are cutting back on the number of Tax Inspectors
CBI predicts 2 years of pain for UK economy and IT Contractors
In the Budget, the Government said that economic growth would fall to 1.75% this year and subsequently to 2.25% next year
IT Contracts curtailed as fears over Muscat judgment bite
The Court of Appeal's judgment in the case of Cable & Wireless v Muscat has far-reaching consequences for long-term IT contractors

Tax

Taxman to chop IT budget by £110m
After the Inland revenue and Customs & Excise merged, they now have duplicate systems
Cameron slams Government over NHS IT failures
David Cameron said that the Government had demonstrated a deplorable want of maturity
IR35 should now be abolished
Recently, the Professional Contractors Group obtained information from the Government under the Freedom of information
IR35 a complete financial flop
Under the Freedom of Information Act the Professional Contractors Group has been able to find out how much tax the Government has raised from it.
Contractors Group welcome new Taxpayers Charter
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG), has welcomed today's announcement that there will be a new Taxpayers' Charter
IT Contractors soft targets for Chancellor in Budget
The too-obvious credit crunch and the looming slowdown are putting pressure on the Chancellor to raise tax from somewhere.
IT Contractors soft targets for Chancellor in Budget
The too-obvious credit crunch and the looming slowdown are putting pressure on the Chancellor to raise tax from somewhere.
Taxman now has powers to intercept emails and internet browsing records
HMRC has now been vested with new powers that will allow them to intimidate and force from Internet Service Providers email information about those that they suspect.
Government are absurd retards over Income Shifting, say Contractors Group
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG), which represents the UK's freelancers
How Income Shifting proposals will affect IT Contractors
In 2007, the Chancellor of the Exchequer had announced a proposal to prevent "income shifting

Skills

Work permits
Given that well over half of the 2.1m new jobs created in the last few years have gone to 1
Would you qualify to come to work in the UK?
The new Highly Skilled Migrants Programme will be fully implemented by the end of the summer.
IT skills not important now to business
The results of a survey of 500 top CEOs by Microsoft suggest that the top skills needed by businesses are Team Work and Interpersonal Skills
More than half of new jobs have gone to immigrants
Given that well over half of the 2.1m new jobs created in the last few years have gone to 1.1m immigrants

Tax

Taxman to chop IT budget by £110m
After the Inland revenue and Customs & Excise merged, they now have duplicate systems
Cameron slams Government over NHS IT failures
David Cameron said that the Government had demonstrated a deplorable want of maturity
IR35 should now be abolished
Recently, the Professional Contractors Group obtained information from the Government under the Freedom of information
IR35 a complete financial flop
Under the Freedom of Information Act the Professional Contractors Group has been able to find out how much tax the Government has raised from it.
Contractors Group welcome new Taxpayers Charter
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG), has welcomed today's announcement that there will be a new Taxpayers' Charter
IT Contractors soft targets for Chancellor in Budget
The too-obvious credit crunch and the looming slowdown are putting pressure on the Chancellor to raise tax from somewhere.
IT Contractors soft targets for Chancellor in Budget
The too-obvious credit crunch and the looming slowdown are putting pressure on the Chancellor to raise tax from somewhere.
Taxman now has powers to intercept emails and internet browsing records
HMRC has now been vested with new powers that will allow them to intimidate and force from Internet Service Providers email information about those that they suspect.
Government are absurd retards over Income Shifting, say Contractors Group
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG), which represents the UK's freelancers
How Income Shifting proposals will affect IT Contractors
In 2007, the Chancellor of the Exchequer had announced a proposal to prevent "income shifting

Job market

Indian President tells Brown we should take more IT Professionals
The US and other EU countries are having IT sector booms because they are doing it the President tells Brown.
BT to dump 10,000 Contractors
BT have announced that they are going to get rid of 15,000 people after the huge losses that they have just reported.
IT Contractors doing better in this downturn
Despite the economic crisis joblessness among IT contractors is still
Dramatic Increase in Foreign IT workers entering UK
Nearly three times as many foreign (non-EU) IT workers entered the UK last year
UK now biggest and fastest growing IT hub outside the USA
A new report published by Deloitte says the UK is the new hub for fast growing technology firms.
Cutting Back
An article in the Private Eye says that the Government are cutting back on the number of Tax Inspectors
CBI predicts 2 years of pain for UK economy and IT Contractors
In the Budget, the Government said that economic growth would fall to 1.75% this year and subsequently to 2.25% next year
IT Contracts curtailed as fears over Muscat judgment bite
The Court of Appeal's judgment in the case of Cable & Wireless v Muscat has far-reaching consequences for long-term IT contractors

Rates

Pay leaps for IT Contractors in Financial Services
Pay for IT contractors in financial services has jumped 11% over the past six months
Major IT skills shortages driving IT Contractor rates up
According to an annual survey by Robert Walters, one of the biggest existing IT agencies, both salaries and contractor rates are being driven northwards
Unemployment lowest for 30 years
Rates should now be seen getting pushed higher, if you forget the credit crunch.

Job market

Indian President tells Brown we should take more IT Professionals
The US and other EU countries are having IT sector booms because they are doing it the President tells Brown.
BT to dump 10,000 Contractors
BT have announced that they are going to get rid of 15,000 people after the huge losses that they have just reported.
IT Contractors doing better in this downturn
Despite the economic crisis joblessness among IT contractors is still
Dramatic Increase in Foreign IT workers entering UK
Nearly three times as many foreign (non-EU) IT workers entered the UK last year
UK now biggest and fastest growing IT hub outside the USA
A new report published by Deloitte says the UK is the new hub for fast growing technology firms.
Cutting Back
An article in the Private Eye says that the Government are cutting back on the number of Tax Inspectors
CBI predicts 2 years of pain for UK economy and IT Contractors
In the Budget, the Government said that economic growth would fall to 1.75% this year and subsequently to 2.25% next year
IT Contracts curtailed as fears over Muscat judgment bite
The Court of Appeal's judgment in the case of Cable & Wireless v Muscat has far-reaching consequences for long-term IT contractors

General

HSBC to lay off 1,700 - but no IT workers
That's a turn up for the book
Strike, Strike, Strike
IT workers to strike over job losses
HMRC not above the law
It was sort of assumed that nothing could touch HMRC even after they lost 25 million people's data on two disks which were sent unregistered by courier.
Contractors Group slam shock new HMRC powers
A series of new compliance approaches announced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) this week has elicited a mixed response from the Professional Contractors
Freelancer of the Year Winner
Freelance communications consultant, Rona Levin, has bagged the Xchangeteam Freelancer of the Year Award
Public now think ID cards a bad idea
The latest ICM poll reveals that 50% of the British public now think that the UK Card ID system is a bad idea

Tax

Taxman to chop IT budget by £110m
After the Inland revenue and Customs & Excise merged, they now have duplicate systems
Cameron slams Government over NHS IT failures
David Cameron said that the Government had demonstrated a deplorable want of maturity
IR35 should now be abolished
Recently, the Professional Contractors Group obtained information from the Government under the Freedom of information
IR35 a complete financial flop
Under the Freedom of Information Act the Professional Contractors Group has been able to find out how much tax the Government has raised from it.
Contractors Group welcome new Taxpayers Charter
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG), has welcomed today's announcement that there will be a new Taxpayers' Charter
IT Contractors soft targets for Chancellor in Budget
The too-obvious credit crunch and the looming slowdown are putting pressure on the Chancellor to raise tax from somewhere.
IT Contractors soft targets for Chancellor in Budget
The too-obvious credit crunch and the looming slowdown are putting pressure on the Chancellor to raise tax from somewhere.
Taxman now has powers to intercept emails and internet browsing records
HMRC has now been vested with new powers that will allow them to intimidate and force from Internet Service Providers email information about those that they suspect.
Government are absurd retards over Income Shifting, say Contractors Group
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG), which represents the UK's freelancers
How Income Shifting proposals will affect IT Contractors
In 2007, the Chancellor of the Exchequer had announced a proposal to prevent "income shifting

Training

Prince2 will get you work
According to a survey by recruitment website The IT Job Board, 84% of IT professionals believe that holding a certificate
E-learning versus traditional Training courses
With the Internet revolution sweeping the world, contractors can feel excited about constant updation of their currents skills
IT workers hideously undertrained
The changing role of IT workers necessitates moving from being behind-the-scene techies

General

HSBC to lay off 1,700 - but no IT workers
That's a turn up for the book
Strike, Strike, Strike
IT workers to strike over job losses
HMRC not above the law
It was sort of assumed that nothing could touch HMRC even after they lost 25 million people's data on two disks which were sent unregistered by courier.
Contractors Group slam shock new HMRC powers
A series of new compliance approaches announced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) this week has elicited a mixed response from the Professional Contractors
Freelancer of the Year Winner
Freelance communications consultant, Rona Levin, has bagged the Xchangeteam Freelancer of the Year Award
Public now think ID cards a bad idea
The latest ICM poll reveals that 50% of the British public now think that the UK Card ID system is a bad idea

Tax

Taxman to chop IT budget by £110m
After the Inland revenue and Customs & Excise merged, they now have duplicate systems
Cameron slams Government over NHS IT failures
David Cameron said that the Government had demonstrated a deplorable want of maturity
IR35 should now be abolished
Recently, the Professional Contractors Group obtained information from the Government under the Freedom of information
IR35 a complete financial flop
Under the Freedom of Information Act the Professional Contractors Group has been able to find out how much tax the Government has raised from it.
Contractors Group welcome new Taxpayers Charter
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG), has welcomed today's announcement that there will be a new Taxpayers' Charter
IT Contractors soft targets for Chancellor in Budget
The too-obvious credit crunch and the looming slowdown are putting pressure on the Chancellor to raise tax from somewhere.
IT Contractors soft targets for Chancellor in Budget
The too-obvious credit crunch and the looming slowdown are putting pressure on the Chancellor to raise tax from somewhere.
Taxman now has powers to intercept emails and internet browsing records
HMRC has now been vested with new powers that will allow them to intimidate and force from Internet Service Providers email information about those that they suspect.
Government are absurd retards over Income Shifting, say Contractors Group
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG), which represents the UK's freelancers
How Income Shifting proposals will affect IT Contractors
In 2007, the Chancellor of the Exchequer had announced a proposal to prevent "income shifting

Rates

Pay leaps for IT Contractors in Financial Services
Pay for IT contractors in financial services has jumped 11% over the past six months
Major IT skills shortages driving IT Contractor rates up
According to an annual survey by Robert Walters, one of the biggest existing IT agencies, both salaries and contractor rates are being driven northwards
Unemployment lowest for 30 years
Rates should now be seen getting pushed higher, if you forget the credit crunch.

Skills

Work permits
Given that well over half of the 2.1m new jobs created in the last few years have gone to 1
Would you qualify to come to work in the UK?
The new Highly Skilled Migrants Programme will be fully implemented by the end of the summer.
IT skills not important now to business
The results of a survey of 500 top CEOs by Microsoft suggest that the top skills needed by businesses are Team Work and Interpersonal Skills
More than half of new jobs have gone to immigrants
Given that well over half of the 2.1m new jobs created in the last few years have gone to 1.1m immigrants

Job market

Indian President tells Brown we should take more IT Professionals
The US and other EU countries are having IT sector booms because they are doing it the President tells Brown.
BT to dump 10,000 Contractors
BT have announced that they are going to get rid of 15,000 people after the huge losses that they have just reported.
IT Contractors doing better in this downturn
Despite the economic crisis joblessness among IT contractors is still
Dramatic Increase in Foreign IT workers entering UK
Nearly three times as many foreign (non-EU) IT workers entered the UK last year
UK now biggest and fastest growing IT hub outside the USA
A new report published by Deloitte says the UK is the new hub for fast growing technology firms.
Cutting Back
An article in the Private Eye says that the Government are cutting back on the number of Tax Inspectors
CBI predicts 2 years of pain for UK economy and IT Contractors
In the Budget, the Government said that economic growth would fall to 1.75% this year and subsequently to 2.25% next year
IT Contracts curtailed as fears over Muscat judgment bite
The Court of Appeal's judgment in the case of Cable & Wireless v Muscat has far-reaching consequences for long-term IT contractors

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