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		<title>Contractor Rates Fall By Eight Per Cent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel Evans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Skillfair have conducted a survey amongst 40,000 independent professionals and have found that their daily fees have fallen by around eight per cent. The data collected shows that in 2008 the average daily fee charged by freelance consultants was £565 but by 2009 this had dropped to £523. Contractors who have experienced the highest pay cuts primarily worked in change management, IT management, telecoms and engineering.
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		<title>Calls for Better Broadband Infrastructure</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/863/calls-for-better-broadband-infrastructure</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Willows</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research data shows that 60 per cent of small firms are unhappy with the reliability and speed of their broadband service. Thirteen per cent of the 1300 small firms surveyed said they would actually consider moving premises in order to secure a better connection which is unsurprising considering 30 per cent of respondents said they currently have an unreliable connection. This data comes at a crucial time, since the Digital Economy Bill is set to be debated next week in the House of Lords.]]></description>
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		<title>ARC Challenge AWD Regulations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Hamilton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consultancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agency Workers' Directive]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) is challenging the legality of the draft Agency Workers Directive Regulations which were laid before Parliament at the start of this year. Despite a two part consultation process, ARC have stated that the draft Regulations contain important aspects which were omitted from the consultations and should not be introduced as part of a secondary legislation such as AWD.]]></description>
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		<title>Budget Date Increases General Election Speculation</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/858/budget-date-increases-general-election-speculation</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Hamilton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, has confirmed that 'Britain's Budget for 2010' will be delivered on 24th March which means that he now has less than two weeks preparation for what may or may not be his last budget, given the looming general election.]]></description>
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		<title>PCG Speak Out on IR35</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/856/pcg-speak-out-on-ir35</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HMRC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IR35]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The PCG have spoken out regarding their view that IR35 regulations should not affect contractors who are working on several different projects for the same client. It is the view of PCG that HMRC should only be concerned with the nature of the arrangement between the contractor and client and not the duration of the agreement.
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		<title>VAT Payments Online</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/854/vat-payments-online</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMRC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[All businesses with an annual turnover of £100,000 will be required to file their VAT returns online as of 1st April 2010. They will also be required to make electronic payments in respect of any VAT due.]]></description>
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		<title>Crystal Umbrella – Press Release</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/852/crystal-umbrella-%e2%80%93-press-release</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crystal Umbrella]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Crystal Umbrella is dedicated to providing a professional service to all of our customers and clients. This is why, back in 2008, we launched our Recognition scheme to publicly praise and reward our staff who go that extra mile for our customers and client base. The aim, as always, was to ensure that those using our services can trust in the knowledge and expertise which exists within Crystal and that, irrespective of their reason for contacting us, individuals can expect to receive the highest standards of customer care.]]></description>
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		<title>IT Contractors Hit Hardest by Recession</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/850/it-contractors-hit-hardest-by-recession</link>
		<comments>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/850/it-contractors-hit-hardest-by-recession#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IT contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rethink]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The recession has had a detrimental effect on recruitment in the UK but new research conducted by ReThink Recruitment found that IT contractors were actually hit harder than anyone else, particularly as contractor rate reduction programmes were commonplace throughout 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>IT Contracting Opportunities Increase&#8230;For Now</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/848/it-contracting-opportunities-increase-for-now</link>
		<comments>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/848/it-contracting-opportunities-increase-for-now#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consultancy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IT contractors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There seems to be a direct link between the recent demand for IT staff and the recovery of the banking industry. This is the belief of the Association of Recruitment Consultants (ARC) who believe that many companies are looking to upgrade their IT systems as the UK leaves recession. This means that skilled IT contractors are back in demand.
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		<title>HMRC Set to Name and Shame</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/845/hmrc-set-to-name-and-shame</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel Evans</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New legislation has come into force which will allow HMRC to publicise the names and details of individuals and companies who evade tax.
This will be effective from 1st April 2010.]]></description>
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