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		<title>Proposals for Growth in Liverpool Could Generate New Opportunities for Contractors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors working within travelling distance of Liverpool may soon find that opportunities for work placements in the area will surge, thanks to a report compiled by former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy and Tory party grandee Lord Heseltine. The document explores the possibilities for job creation, economic growth and investment in Liverpool, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Executives Believe Technology will Drive the UK Economy into Recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors specialising in the IT skills market may be encouraged by the views of some of the UK’s leading technology executives, the vast majority of whom believe that economic growth in the UK will be fuelled by technology over the next few years. Barclays Corporate’s Politics and Economy 2011 survey sought to glean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REC: Umbrella Companies Will Not Be Harmed By AWR</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[PAYE]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Highly skilled freelancers on agency payroll, such as the UK’s PAYE umbrella contractors, will not be adversely affected by the implementation of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) on 1st October, according to findings from the REC’s latest JobsOutlook. The survey found that many employers – 42% of those polled &#8211; are not planning to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contractors and SMEs to Benefit From Government Crackdown on Late Payments</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1953/contractors-and-smes-to-benefit-from-government-crackdown-on-late-payments</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Umbrella Companies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Contractors working for umbrella companies or limited companies are likely to endorse comments made by the Minister for the Cabinet, Francis Maude, who has just issued a warning to big business suppliers of Government services &#8211; make prompt payments to the smaller firms and contractors they use, or risk being named and shamed. Mr Maude [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PAYE Umbrella Contractors in IT Skills Market See Demand Rise North and South of The Border</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1844/paye-umbrella-contractors-in-it-skills-market-see-demand-rise-north-and-south-of-the-border</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[North of the border, umbrella companies (especially those supplying contractors in the IT skills market) are likely to be heartened by the Bank of Scotland’s latest Report on Jobs. Last month, IT professionals saw a significant increase in demand for their services in Scotland, with the IT industry seeking more temporary workers than either the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flexible Working Arrangements Decrease as Minister Urges Employers to Make Them the Norm</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 10:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors used to spending varying proportions of their daily life working from home might be interested in a new study from the TUC, which suggests that the number of people working from home in the UK has fallen slightly. At the start of 2010, 3.7 million worked chiefly from home.  The number actually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Umbrella companies benefit from increased use of agency outsourcing by public sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 10:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[freelance workers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractors working through umbrella companies may be interested in recent research charting the effects of the recession on the freelance jobs market.  Recent studies by PeoplePerHour.com, Europe’s largest online jobs marketplace, and leading HR group, the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) both suggest that as permanent posts disappear, freelance opportunities are rising. PeoplePerHour.com’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Umbrella companies and other SMEs suffer from poor bank lending terms</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 09:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK’s umbrella companies and limited companies may be amongst the many small enterprises suffering from discriminatory and unfair banking practises, according to former Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Lord Oakeshott. Lord Oakeshott was speaking after data from the Bank of England revealed massive discrepancies between interest rates paid by small companies and big firms. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Umbrella companies may prosper as more employers hire temps and contractors</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1802/umbrella-companies-may-prosper-as-more-employers-hire-temps-and-contractors</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 08:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractors working for umbrella companies may capitalize on what one expert has a called a “transitional jobs market” in the UK, as two new surveys present a mixed picture of the prospects for economic recovery. The Federation of Small Business’s regular “Voice of Small Business” recently revealed that confidence amongst small business owners has increased. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Businesses and Umbrella Companies Need New Government Initiatives to Drive Economic Recovery</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1798/small-businesses-and-umbrella-companies-need-new-government-initiatives-to-drive-economic-recovery</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 12:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors disheartened by recent news of feeble economic growth may support suggestions from a leading small business group. Last week’s announcement of a distinctly underwhelming growth in GDP &#8211; just 0.5 per cent between January and March – hardly amounts to encouraging news for umbrella companies or anyone else seeking new work opportunities.  [...]]]></description>
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