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		<title>Forthcoming EU Law to Impose New Data Protection Obligations on IT Contractors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A specialist in information law has alerted contractors working in the IT skills market to the pending impact of a proposed new data protection directive from the EU. If passed by the European Parliament and the European Council, the law will impose new obligations on IT contractors, which could result in fines for failure to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REC/KPMG Report on Jobs: Contractor Billings Better Than December but Grow Only Slightly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It will hardly have many PAYE umbrella contractors popping open champagne bottles but the latest REC/KPMG Report on Jobs, which is published today, does contain a few ‘glimmers of hope’ that the economy may not be heading for the knacker’s yard just yet. Permanent staff appointments rose slightly in January, marking the first time in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Contracting Market will be Strong in 2012 Leading Recruiter Predicts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The general economy may be limping painfully at present but the market in IT contracting is likely to remain in good health over the next twelve months, according to a prominent online recruitment site. The IT Jobs Board has released data which shows that, while employers remain cautious about hiring new staff, many are finding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gas and Oil Contractors Should Have Years of Work Thanks to New North Sea Pipeline</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2326/gas-and-oil-contractors-should-have-years-of-work-thanks-to-new-north-sea-pipeline</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil and gas engineers working through umbrella companies or limited companies could well benefit from a major new drilling project in the North Sea, as oil leviathan BP seals a multi-million pound deal with a giant offshore engineering company Subsea 7. The new Subsea 7 initiative, based in Wick, will build new pipelines at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Permanent and Contractor IT Jobs Grew in 2011, New Data Reveals</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2324/permanent-and-contractor-it-jobs-grew-in-2011-new-data-reveals</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the actions of major banking institutions last year, which saw pay rates for specialists in IT contracting being summarily slashed, 2011 was actually a rather good year for those who earn their daily bread in the IT skills market. Data from online IT recruiters CWJobs.co.uk and JobAdsWatch.co.uk reveals a strong rise in job postings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contractors From Umbrella Companies Will Survive AWR Unharmed, REC Suggests</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas Eve marks the day that the AWR’s first batch of ‘equal treatment’ provisions kick in to effect for temporary workers, a significant proportion of whom, of course, are made up of highly skilled PAYE umbrella contactors. This Saturday sees the end of the first 12-week qualifying period defined by the Agency Workers Regulations, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMEs Turn to Umbrella Companies</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2197/smes-turn-to-umbrella-companies</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study suggests that contractors working through umbrella companies are being increasingly sought by the UK’s SMEs, even though economic conditions remain uncertain. The report by the international office space supplier Regus indicates that SMEs are turning to skilled PAYE umbrella contractors in an effort to remain rapidly scalable in precarious times while simultaneously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bidding War Breaks Out in the City for IT talent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve recently reported some gloomy news for the IT contracting world, or at least those PAYE umbrella contractors working in banks and financial services who have seen substantial cuts to their pay rates in recent months. However, new research from a specialist recruitment agency suggests that City firms are engaged in a bidding war to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Stability Tops the Wish List of IT Contracting Specialists</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2133/job-stability-tops-the-wish-list-of-it-contracting-specialists</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, PAYE umbrella contractors in the IT skills market have acquired a reputation for their forward-thinking embrace of flexible working arrangements. However, a new study suggests that most of them actually rate job stability most highly in their list of priorities. Specialist recruitment agency Elan commissioned the survey of 500 IT workers, asking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Contracting Remains in Rude Health, PCG reveals</title>
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		<comments>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2118/it-contracting-remains-in-rude-health-pcg-reveals#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although news has been circulating over the last couple of weeks that a number of big financial institutions have cut their pay rates for contractors in the IT skills market, the ranks of highly skilled professionals making a living out of IT contracting remain at a very healthy level, according to recent research by the [...]]]></description>
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