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Have IT contractors noticed a skills shortage?

news / May 2, 2012 / Computer Weekly, employees, it contractors, IT professionals, multi-national companies, on the job training, outsourcing, skills shortage

Outsourcing IT functions abroad is contributing to a skills shortage at home, according to a recent survey by Computer Weekly.

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IT contractors may want to check their credit rating

news / May 1, 2012 / admin staff, Call Credit, CCJ, City hirers, credit checked, credit refemces. IT professionals, Finance professionals, finances, financial services sector, freelance workers, FSA, internal fraud, it contractors, medics, pre-employment screening

IT contractors better make sure their finances are in good order following the news that an increasing number of companies are looking into the financial past of freelance workers before offering them a contract.

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HMRC prosecutes tax evading IT contractor

news / April 30, 2012 / consultancy fees, contractors, fraud, hmrc, HMRC investigators, income tax fraud, income tax records, Isle of Man, it contractors, limited company, Scottish consultant, sole trader, tax affairs, tax evasion, taxpayers

IT contractors should be aware that HMRC will track down anybody it believes could be guilty of tax evasion as a Scottish consultant found to his cost recently.

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Are IT contractors heading for the Scottish clouds?

news / April 21, 2012 / cloud computing firm, contractors, Edinburgh, enterprise, European, innovations, it contractors, IT industry, IT sector, job seekers, job-hunting, Monster, online opportunities, online recruitment, REC KPMG, recruiting, Regional Selective Assistance grant, Scotland enStratus, technology, Umbrella company contractors, workforce

Umbrella company contractors may want to head for the clouds of Scotland after enStratus announced it plans to set up operations in Edinburgh.

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Signs that AWR might be affecting the temporary jobs market

news / April 18, 2012 / AWR, catering, driving, engineering, IT, it contractors, IT/Computing sector, job seekers, kpmg, permanent placements, permanent vacancies, rec, recruitment, temporary contracts, temporary recruitment, Umbrella company contractors

The latest Report on jobs from the REC/KPMG suggests that AWR might after all be having an affect on temporary recruitment. If that were to be true, it could be a matter of concern for umbrella company contractors.

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Gartner revises global IT spending prediction

news / April 17, 2012 / Eurozone, gartner, global economic outlook, global economy, it contractors, it spending, public sector, technologies, telecom, telecome equipment sector

IT contractors may be interested to learn that industry analyst Gartner has revised its prediction for worldwide IT spending this year.

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Lights are appearing at the end of the job vacancy tunnel

news / April 14, 2012 / Adecco, AWR, ContractorCalculator, economic conditions, energy projects, engineering, it contractors, IT sector, IT umbrella company contractors, Job vacancies, management sector, north of the border, public sector, recession, recruit, recruitment, recruitment agency, ScotlandIS, technology sector, temporary contracts, temporary opportunities, Umbrella company contractors

Recruitment agency Adecco recently said that the number of job vacancies was on the increase last month, news that will no doubt delight IT umbrella company contractors.

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Umbrella company IT contractors must be on cloud alert in order to survive

news / April 12, 2012 / cloud, cloud services, cloud systems, gartner, IT bosses, it contractors, IT departments, IT gurus, new technology, umbrella company, Umbrella company contractors

IT contractors must embrace the cloud if they want to remain in demand, according to analysts Gartner.

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Optimism returns to the financial services sector

news / April 10, 2012 / CBI, Eurozone, financial services, financial services sector, it contractors, OECD, PricewaterhouseCoopers, uk economy, Umbrella company contractors

Umbrella company contractors working in the financial services sector could see more demand for their services after PricewaterhouseCoopers and the CBI announced that the sector was still growing.

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Are IT contractors having to work harder this year?

news / April 9, 2012 / budget, budget increases, contractors, financial incentives, IT, it contractors, IT directors, recruitment, ReThink, Umbrella company contractors, workloads

A new study by ReThink Recruitment suggests that IT contractors will soon need to work harder for their money.

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Why are IT contractors still blocked from sensitive projects?

news / March 27, 2012 / clearance system, contractors, government, it contractors, pcg, procurement professionals, recruitment, sub-contractors, vacancies

The government still hasn’t managed to fine tune the clearance system to make sure it gets the best value IT contractors for sensitive projects.

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SMEs need better security to prevent data breaches

news / March 15, 2012 / data security, IT administrators, it contractors, spam emails

IT contractors with experience in preventing data security breaches could soon experience a big demand for their services.

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Demand for IT contractor accountants continues to recover

news / March 14, 2012 / developers, gaming industries, IT contractor accountants, it contractors, IT engineers, recruiters, specialist skills

Demand for IT contractors continued to grow last month, according to the latest Report on Jobs from the REC/KPMG.

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Are ICTs forcing UK IT contractors out of work?

news / March 13, 2012 / ICTs, it contractors, IT workers, Migration Advisory Committee, Non-EU workers, UK employee, umbrella company

IT umbrella company contractors might be distressed to hear that the Migration Advisory Committee has recommended that the government should not make changes to the rules concerning intra-company transfers.

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