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		<title>REC/KPMG Report on Jobs: Contractor Billings Better Than December but Grow Only Slightly</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2330/reckpmg-report-on-jobs-contractor-billings-better-than-december-but-grow-only-slightly</link>
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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>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>Positive News for Freelancers as Financial Leaders Experience Difficulty Finding Staff</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2032/positive-news-for-freelancers-as-financial-leaders-experience-difficulty-finding-staff</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been revealed in a new study that financial leaders across the world are struggling to find skilled members of staff. With star performers also leaving companies in favour of better career choices, the news is positive for freelancers with finance and accounting skill sets. With firms finding it hard to fill top positions, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dispute Highlights the Rise of Contractor Payroll</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A dispute between the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Britain’s trade union, Unite, has highlighted the upsurge in contractor payroll in the UK. Whilst RBS has cut large numbers of permanent staff, an email leak over the bank holiday has revealed that around 3,000 freelancers are currently being used by the bank. However, Unite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contractors To Benefit as Company Expansion Plans Limited</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2024/contractors-to-benefit-as-company-expansion-plans-limited</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been revealed by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) that, with many companies reducing their plans to expand permanent staff, independent contractors are set to benefit. With the economy’s future remaining uncertain, the next quarter will see more temporary workers taken on as firms look at payroll outsourcing and IT contracting instead of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contractors and Small Firms Unable to Leave Work Behind on Holidays</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2027/contractors-and-small-firms-unable-to-leave-work-behind-on-holidays</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been revealed in a new survey that up to three quarters of small business owners find it difficult to go on holiday and leave their work concerns at home. With many freelancers providing ongoing services for a range of companies, sole contractors also feel concerned, finding that they are unable to relax whilst [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PAYE Umbrella Contractors in IT Skills Market see Rise in Outsourced Work</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1997/paye-umbrella-contractors-in-it-skills-market-see-rise-in-outsourced-work</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NHS is seeking highly skilled specialists in IT contracting working through umbrella companies, according to data from the international recruitment firm Badenoch and Clark. Contractors in the IT skills market who have knowledge of NHS data systems and SQL server business intelligence are experiencing increased demand for their services, figures contained in Badenoch and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PAYE umbrella contractors urged to consider small tech businesses for work opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors with expertise in the IT skills market should consider placements with small tech firms, according to one expert who believes they provide exciting opportunities for tekkies. Ian Hogarth, the Chief Executive Officer of the music website “Songkick,” claims that smaller companies emerging in the technology sector can deliver a stimulating and stable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demand for IT Contracting Surges in Financial Services Sector</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1987/demand-for-it-contracting-surges-in-financial-services-sector</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IT contracting in the financial services sector continues to have decidedly healthy prospects, new research suggests. The study from the contractor service provider Giant Group suggests that insurance firms and banks are boosting their IT expenditure, a development that hasn’t gone unnoticed by many PAYE umbrella contractors in the IT skills market. A third of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contradictory News for PAYE Umbrella Contractors</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1981/1981</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two new forecasts offer opposing prospects for umbrella companies in the coming year. PAYE umbrella contractors hunting for new placements may be heartened by the latest forecast from the CBI. It predicts that, while growth will remain sluggish throughout 2011, GDP will rise modestly in 2012. However, a study by the insurance firm Aviva suggests [...]]]></description>
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