Failed Interviews – Ten ways to fail an interview
Look bored when they tell you about their company The post Failed Interviews – Ten ways to fail an interview appeared first on IT Contractor & IT Contracting News & Advice.
View ArticleUmbrella Company Explained – Why Use an Umbrella Company
An explanation of what an Umbrella Company is for New Contractors and a history of the Umbrella Company for all Contractors The post Umbrella Company Explained – Why Use an Umbrella Company appeared...
View ArticleAgency Regulations. To Opt In or Opt Out. That is the question
We have been asked many times by IT Contractors as to whether they should opt in or opt out, so we thought it a good idea to re-publish a previous article The post Agency Regulations. To Opt In or Opt...
View ArticlePCG lobbying wins landmark commitment on IR35 from the Tories
This shows that the Conservative Party has been listening to and understanding the messages that PCG has given them The post PCG lobbying wins landmark commitment on IR35 from the Tories appeared first...
View ArticleGeneral Election | LibDems Won IT Contractor Vote
General Election According to a survey of 1,300 job seekers just before the last general election by Totaljobs.com 38% of all IT workers intended to vote for the Liberal Democrats in the General...
View ArticleIR35 Tax – What is IR35 and How Does it Affect IT Contractors?
Many of those who are new to IT contracting may wonder what IR35 is and how it will affect them. We explain here The post IR35 Tax – What is IR35 and How Does it Affect IT Contractors? appeared first...
View ArticleContractor Businesses Will be Destroyed say IPSE
Destruction of Contractor Businesses Contractors Group IPSE (ex-PCG) are so afraid of the threat posed by the Conservative Government to Contractors that they have appealed for urgent help from all...
View ArticleOff Payroll Crackdown | How UK Contractors Can Fight Back
How Contractors Can Fight Off Payroll Crackdown The Guardian and the Mail announced that the Chancellor is going to force all contractors to go on their client company’s payroll after they have been...
View ArticleNew Online IR35 Test Blow for Contractors from April
New Online IR35 Test for IT Contractors We now have a better idea what the Chancellor intends for UK Contractors when he stands up to give his Autumn Statement next Wednesday. The main proposal is for...
View ArticleIPSE Government Collaboration Will Make Most Contractors Inside IR35
IPSE Government Collaboration It looks like the latest IPSE Government collaboration will end up in more, maybe most, contractors inside IR35. The Government are getting Matthew Taylor to compile a...
View ArticleContractor Definition – Are You a Real Contractor or a Disguised Employee?
Contractor Definition In order to work out if you are a proper contractor we have to look at the Government and HMRC’s contractor definition. This definitions is not too far from contractor group...
View ArticleContractors Group IPSE Finished Says Contractor
Contractors Group IPSE It seems that contractors group IPSE are in a bit of a crisis according to this contractor who is currently a member. The fact that their definition of a contractors in business...
View ArticleContractors National Insurance Increase Back on Agenda after New Election
Contractors National Insurance Increase It is almost certain that the contractors national insurance increase will be back on the agenda now that Theresa May has called a new election. After...
View ArticleContractors Abandon Conservatives Over IR35 & National Insurance
Contractors Abandon Conservatives Over IR35 The chickens may be coming home to roost as a new survey by Fluxible, the direct jobs app for contractors, shows Contractors abandon Conservatives in droves....
View ArticleTaxed as Employees – Contractors in Shock Over New IR35 Budget Move
Contractors Taxed as Employees Contractors everywhere are in shock over the Chancellor’s proposal in his last budget that most contractors will be taxed as employees. There was speculation in the...
View ArticleUK Independent Contractor or Dependent Contractor – New IR35 Definition
UK Independent Contractor A new report suggests a new definition of a UK independent contractor. Recently the Matthew Taylor Report for the Government suggested that there should be a new definition of...
View ArticleBenchmark contract for non IR35 IT Contractors
New Benchmark Contract We published this article on a benchmark contract created by IPSE and REC a few years ago. However, it is still current and well worth another read for freelancers and helps keep...
View ArticleCheck Employment Status for Tax Tool – What Is It? Meaning / Definition
Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) HMRC has come with a new online tool called Check Employment Status for Tax. This is to back up the Government’s IR35 rule changes in the public sector. The...
View ArticleFreelancers Personal Service Companies Use Attacked Again by The Times
Freelancers Personal Service Companies Use Freelancers Personal Service Companies Use has come under attack again at The Times newspaper. They have targeted the BBC again. The BBC hire many of their...
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Recruitment Agency Trickery – Why do we still have Agency Dirty Tricks?
Recruitment Agency Trickery Why are recruiters still able to get away with the same old recruitment agency trickery that they have been getting away with for years? A contractor asks this question. An...
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