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		<title>Permanent and Contractor IT Jobs Grew in 2011, New Data Reveals</title>
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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>IT Contracting Experts Shift to Telecoms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research reported in Shout 99 confirms that growing numbers of PAYE umbrella contractors specialising in the IT skills market are moving into the telecoms sector. The study by giant group plc reveals a 43% leap in the number of contractors opting for telecoms jobs over the last twelve months, largely in response to demand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contractors in Oil and Gas Industry See Big Increases in Pay Rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors with skills in the oil and gas industry are likely to be cheered by the latest Oil and Gas Salary Guide, which polled more than 14,000 workers in the industry. After a difficult year in 2011, the oil and gas industry appears to be springing back into rude health. The Salary Guide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Contractors to be Lapped Up as G20 Digital Economy Soars in Value</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study from the global management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) makes for very happy reading for specialists in IT contracting. The research forecasts a massive proliferation in the use of internet-enabled mobile devices, which will double the value of the G20’s web economy by 2016. The value of that economy is set to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC Extends Online Self Assessment Deadline for Contractors Due to Strike</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2313/hmrc-extends-online-self-assessment-deadline-for-contractors-due-to-strike</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HMRC has just announced a mild analgesic for the tax return migraine that many will suffer this year. Busy contractors working through their own limited companies have an additional headache at this time of year with HMRC’s self-assessment tax return deadline due to slam into place. It is tomorrow, of course, which means that, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Permies Suffer in January but Prospects for Contractors Remain Good, REC Finds</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2311/permies-suffer-in-january-but-prospects-for-contractors-remain-good-rec-finds</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jobbing PAYE umbrella contactors may be interested in the REC’s latest JobsOutlook report, which reveals a “marked dip” in hiring intentions vis-à-vis permanent posts. The REC’s monthly survey is based on the responses of 600 UK employers. The number of employers planning to increase their permanent workforce fell from 65% to 63% over the month, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Mandatory Pre-Contract Health and Safety Training on the Cards for PAYE Umbrella Contractors?</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2309/is-mandatory-pre-contract-health-and-safety-training-on-the-cards-for-paye-umbrella-contractors</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractors working through umbrella companies can avoid delays in starting new placements by taking health and safety training before their contracts begin, the firm HSE Passport advises. The company, as its name suggests, provides PAYE umbrella contractors with a recognised HSE ‘passport’ which shows recruiters and employers that up-to-date training in health and safety legislation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REC Latest AWR Does Not Appear to be Diminishing Demand for Skilled Contractors</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2306/rec-latest-awr-does-not-appear-to-be-diminishing-demand-for-skilled-contractors</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite early forebodings about the possible negative impact of the Agency Workers Regulations on PAYE umbrella contractors, the latest evidence from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation suggests that demand for contractors and other temps remains strong. Amidst reports that January might see tens of thousands of contractors who work through umbrella companies out of work, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PAYE Umbrella Contractors Thriving North of the Border</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2303/paye-umbrella-contractors-thriving-north-of-the-border</link>
		<comments>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2303/paye-umbrella-contractors-thriving-north-of-the-border#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intrepid contractors working through umbrella companies may consider a move north of the border if they specialise in IT skills market, following the latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs. The Bank’s report for December reveals that temp and contractor demand remained in surprisingly good health, with billings slipping by a mere gnat’s whisker into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will New HP Initiative and Forthcoming ‘Big Data’ Projects Increase Demand for IT Contracting?</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/2301/will-new-hp-initiative-and-forthcoming-%e2%80%98big-data%e2%80%99-projects-increase-demand-for-it-contracting</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors seeking new opportunities in the IT skills market in 2012 may be in for a good year, with the giant IT firm Hewlett-Packard promising to share its public sector work with small businesses and accountancy leviathan Deloitte forecasting an expansion in ‘big data’ projects over the next twelve months. Hewlett-Packard is currently [...]]]></description>
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