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- Contractor Doctor: How Does Contract Work Compare with Permanent Work?
Do contractors get stuck with the unattractive work?
- Agency Workers Directive Still Threat to All Contractors - EU Must Decide
Although the national legislation on agency workers now excludes contractors, Brussels has the last word and may not allow the exclusion.
- Contractors Who Migrated to UK Can Stay, Court Says
Highly skilled contractors who came to the UK under the previous visa programme, and who were attacked under the new points-based system, can stay in the UK, a judge ruled on April 8, 2008.
- Contractor Calculator Market Report - April 2008
A slight slowdown in job offers due to the Easter holiday, but demand is predicted to remain strong right through the UK economic woes. Engineering saw a slight drop, but electronics and construction experienced no decline.
- Should Contractors Blow the Whistle on Projects That Go Wrong?
If a project is going bad, and you think you know what's wrong, what should you do?
- We Need the Contractor Migrants
East European migrants who came here to work are leaving the UK in droves. Far from being a threat to UK contractors, they have filled necessary gaps in the labour
- High-Tech Contractors Excluded from Agency Workers Legislation
High-tech contractors are to be excluded from Agency Workers Legislation
- Contracting Industry Veteran Parasol Qualifies for Professional Passport Certification
The pioneering umbrella company Parasol has been certified as having the highest possible professional standards by Professional Passport.
- What Contractors Should Know About the New Companies Act
The Companies Act of 2006 which is in the process of coming into force changes the way we have to run our limited companies. Here's how.
- Has Social Networking Become Important in Your Contracting?
Has social networking become important in your business?
- CIOT Tells Contractors: ''IR35 Doesn't Work''
Richard Mannion, chairman of the Owner-Managed Businesses group at the Chartered Institute of Taxation, slams IR35 as being unworkable and calls for a new review of contractor tax issues.
- An End To Expense Deductions for IR35-Caught Contractors?
A source close to the Treasury has told ContractorCalculator that HMRC is seriously considering cutting out the expenses deductions for IR35-caught contractors.
- Credit Crunch Doesn't Bite on Contractors
A study released on March 31 by the Confederation of British Industry shows that small business is little affected by the credit crunch.
- Choosing a Company Name
Choose something catchy and original but avoid using something too specific.
- Contractor Interview: Steve Sammut Grows a Business Despite Everything
Contractor Steve Sammut started off 15 years ago with nothing but an idea. Now he runs a business that employs 50 people. And he's done it despite the shocks of adverse fortune.