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138 ARTICLES
2001–2026
DESK / BUSINESS
2001–2026
DESK / BUSINESS
- 8 MAR 2002Government Skills Agency nears completionThe Sector Skills Development Agency framework is being finalised ahead of its official launch in April, when it will take chief responsibility for…READ →
- 22 FEB 2002Leaked Brussels temp proposals cause uproar in UK recruitment industryDraft EU proposals concerning the rights of temporary workers in relation to those enjoyed by permanent employees have caused widespread controversy…READ →
- 6 FEB 2002January marks first contract sector upturn in four monthsAgencies reported an increase in weekly billings from contract staff for the first time in four months in January, according to the latest REC Report…READ →
- 28 JAN 2002Market Outlook 2002: IT market showing signs of recoveryCertain areas of the IT recruitment market are showing the initial signs of a recovery, according to Daniel Elkins, CEO of the skills exchange…READ →
- 22 JAN 2002Further rates cuts for contractors in 2002?Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) has cut its contractor rates by a further five per cent.READ →
- 22 JAN 2002Market Outlook 2002: Do accountants understand IR35?Whether an IR35 challenge by the Inland Revenue is successful or not can depend on what advice a contractor receives from his or her accountant in…READ →
- 21 JAN 2002Market Outlook 2002: IT contractor demand will grow in 2002Over the next week UKTECH will present various interviews and discussions with leading agents, accountants and clients in the IT contracting sector…READ →
- 9 JAN 2002Market Report - From skills shortage to surplus?This month's REC Report on Jobs has shown yet another large increase in the availability of both permanent and contract workers across a number of…READ →
- 14 DEC 2001IT contractors feel the cold of the December jobs marketConsultancies have reported billings from contract workers across all sectors to have fallen for the second month running in November.READ →
- 21 NOV 2001Bring tax system into 21st century, urges CIOTJohn Whiting, President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), has called for a universal 'e-tax return' to replace the existing system…READ →
- 14 NOV 2001Is the only way up for the IT contracting market?Monthly market reports show a further drop in demand for IT contractors as well as a sharp fall in demand for permanent staff.READ →
- 13 NOV 2001Survey puts almost a third of UK IT contractors 'on the bench'Twenty-nine per cent of IT contractors whose contracts finished in the last quarter are currently in-between contracts according to a survey…READ →
- 7 NOV 2001Contractors' training position 'unchanged' by suspension of ILAsIndividual Learning Accounts (ILAs) have been closed down by the Government amid reports of fraud and corruption, although the Paymaster General had…READ →
- 6 NOV 2001The IT agency, the contractor and the economic downturnAs contractor rates have fallen in the current economic downturn, so too have agencies' margins fallen - some having been hit considerably harder…READ →
- 2 NOV 2001Reduce tax burden on business, says CIOTThe Government should reduce the administrative tax burden on business to help employers in a difficult trading period, according to John Whiting…READ →
- 29 OCT 2001Management guru says contractors are future UK workforceCharles Handy, the author and social commentator, told the recent Recruitment Industry Resource conference at the Institute of Directors that the UK…READ →
- 22 OCT 2001Government opens contracts to 500,000 SMEs500,000 newly incorporated Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) will be able to bid for Government contracts more easily following new financial…READ →
- 18 OCT 2001Regulation Task Force concerned with competitivenessThe Better Regulation Taskforce has found encouraging signs that its five principles of good regulation are influencing Whitehall thinking.READ →
- 15 OCT 2001Clients show preference for contractors over permanent staffDespite the current downturn, some recruitment agencies have reported an increase in billings from contract staff over the last month.READ →
- 8 OCT 2001Employment appeal tribunal rules contractor 'not an employee'Hewlett Packard has won its appeal against an employment tribunal judgment which found that an independent IT contractor had been unfairly dismissed…READ →
- 12 SEP 2001BT and IBM contractors are latest rates cuts casualtiesBT and IBM are the latest companies to join the growing number of firms cutting their contractor rates by 10 per cent according to contractors…READ →
- 7 SEP 2001Skills shortages ease but contractor demand and rates remain lowSkills shortages may have eased according to discrepancies between the REC index and the CIPS Employment index, however demand and rates for…READ →
- 7 SEP 2001Private banks are latest to cut contractor ratesDeutsche Bank is the latest company to join the growing number of firms announcing 10 per cent rates cuts for IT contractors in the UK, effective…READ →
- 5 SEP 2001REC slams TUC over Fixed Term Working Directive press releaseThe Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has hit out at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) over its claims that unionised work forces have…READ →