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138 ARTICLES
2001–2026
DESK / BUSINESS
2001–2026
DESK / BUSINESS
- 2 AUG 2002Oracle ships out to IndiaOracle, the enterprise software company, has bought a large area of land in Hyderabad where it plans to build new offices.READ →
- 29 JUL 2002Revenue snaps back at Guardian criticismThe Inland Revenue has responded to a series of articles in The Guardian that allege the Department has allowed large companies to cut tax corners…READ →
- 24 JUL 2002Skills gaps are stifling small businesses, SBC warnsThe Small Business Council (SBC) has asked the Government to address 'critical skills gaps that are leaving the UK's 3.5 million small businesses…READ →
- 12 JUL 2002India and the new 'digital dragon' set to swallow global ITIndia is actively making contingency plans to save its fastest growing industry, IT, from being overtaken by China, which says it can do the job even…READ →
- 12 JUL 2002UKTECH survey shows contractor to permie shift has doubledA UKTECH survey has revealed the number of contractors who have closed their businesses to go permanent has doubled since June 2000.READ →
- 10 JUL 2002IT contractor demand to turnaround with economy, says people3IT contractor demand will experience a dramatic turnaround from its current low position as a result of tighter budgets and deferred or discontinued…READ →
- 4 JUL 2002Low demand for IT contractors 'a real concern', says RECIn this month's market report, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) acknowledged that a lack of demand for IT contractors has become a…READ →
- 27 JUN 2002Revenue pulls external e-mail project over security fearsA pilot scheme to allow 55,000 Inland Revenue employees to communicate with taxpayers using e-mail has been put on hold after internal security…READ →
- 10 JUN 2002Upturn on the horizon? Weakest decline in IT contractor demand for 15-monthsThe rate of decline in demand for IT contractors has fallen to its lowest level for 15-months, according to the most recent Recruitment and…READ →
- 31 MAY 2002GSK contractor from axed supplier speaks outUKTECH interviewed a contractor working through the recruitment agency Certes for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).READ →
- 31 MAY 2002Revenue takes online self-assessment offline over security fearsThe Inland Revenue has suspended its online self-assessment service after users reported they could see parts of completed forms submitted over the…READ →
- 24 MAY 2002Revenue's investigatory powers no longer extend to contractors' legal adviceA recent case between the investment bank Morgan Grenfell and the Inland Revenue at the House of Lords has reversed a previous Court of Appeal…READ →
- 23 MAY 2002Barclays 'not concerned' over highest contractor rates cutsBarclays Bank is to introduce one of the highest confirmed rates cuts for IT contractors at 20 per cent from July 1 in a bid to cut substantial costs…READ →
- 17 MAY 2002Feature: Security clearance for contractorsContractors looking to take on projects in some Government departments will first need security clearance, which is issued by the UK Defence Vetting…READ →
- 10 MAY 2002CSSA defends use of fast track visa system on costThe Chairman of the Computing Services & Software Association's (CSSA) Offshore Group has defended the fast track visa system as "an alternative to…READ →
- 9 MAY 2002IT demand improves for first time in 12 monthsThis month's REC Report on Jobs has shown the first rise in demand for permanent IT staff for one year and the biggest slowdown in the rate of…READ →
- 5 MAY 2002Broadband breakthrough: Oftel reports 500,000 connectionsOFTEL, the telecom regulator, has reported more than half a million high-speed DSL, satellite and cable internet connections have now been set-up…READ →
- 26 APR 2002Sector Skills Council gets major Government cash injectionThe newly formed 'Sector Skills Council' network will receive nearly £30 million between 2003-4 to boost business efficiency through the development…READ →
- 18 APR 2002Duncan Smith warns of hidden Budget taxes 'like IR35'Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith attacked the Chancellor after his Budget speech, warning of hidden taxes 'like IR35' and a return to Government deficit.READ →
- 9 APR 2002IoD says red tape machine is forcing companies abroadA survey conducted by the Institute of Directors has shown that 93 per cent of UK businesses are unable to grow efficiently with some moving abroad…READ →
- 8 APR 2002Accountants say Revenue's tax-NIC merger failed to deliverThe ICAEW has accused the Inland Revenue of failing to deliver the benefits it promised when the income tax and National Insurance offices merged in…READ →
- 5 APR 2002Demand for contractors rises at fastest rate for 13 monthsThis month's Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Report on Jobs shows demand for contractors has risen at its fastest rate for thirteen…READ →
- 4 APR 2002Umbrella company owes contractors thousandsContranet, a Birmingham-based umbrella company for IT contractors, has gone into administration leaving contractors unpaid to the tune of thousands…READ →
- 12 MAR 2002Contracting back on the up?This month's industry statistics show an increase in weekly billings from contract workers for the second successive month, marking a further…READ →