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		<title>IT contracting: communication skills and technical knowledge necessary, expert advises</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors supplying the IT skills market might wish to take heed of recent advice proffered by a leading recruitment specialist on how to clinch the best work placements.  Professionals in IT contracting are widely respected for their technical expertise, but according to Richard Nott, the Website Director of specialist IT recruiter CWJobs.co.uk, this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freelance Hiring On The Increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Francis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The founder of Ecademy, a social business network, believes that more companies are shunning permanent staff in favour of freelancers and contractors. Penny Power is an expert in business matters and she has said that this increase in freelance hiring is inevitable while the effects of the recession continue. She said: &#8220;Businesses have hired consultants, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Tax Reforms Could Reduce IT Outsourcing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Francis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many American and European companies have moved their bases to India in recent years in a bid to reduce costs. However, proposed changes to the taxation system in India could force them out.]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC Quantum Project to Offshore IT Services?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Tedd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent reports have suggested that HMRC are looking at the feasibility of outsourcing tax return processing offshore. This has raised a number of concerns regarding the security of confidential data within such an operation.
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		<title>British Council Announce Plans to Move Jobs Off-shore</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cultural relations organisation The British Council have announces that they are planning to move hundreds of their contractor positions offshore. This is likely to affect non-core functions such as IT services. The British Council receives taxpayer funding but if these plans go ahead, around 250 contractors and freelancers in this country would be let go.]]></description>
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