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IT contractor wins key IR35 battle
News A contractor working for British Aerospace has won his IR35 case against the Inland Revenue, in a landmark decision that is likely to help other contractors who are disputing their status under the controversial tax rule.
[July 30, 2004, 11:10]
IT contractor wins key IR35 battle
Talkback Until the government actually understands the workings of business and industry, it should be very cautious at introducing any regulations which so greatly distort business relationships. Repeal this ill-conceived regulation:
[August 9, 2004, 13:39]
EDS loses unencrypted armed-forces data
News IT contractor EDS has lost a hard drive containing unencrypted Ministry of Defence data. On Wednesday 8 October we were informed by our contractor EDS that they were unable to account for a portable hard drive used in connection with the...
[October 10, 2008, 11:55]
IT contractors face big rate cuts
News Among the big companies leading the offensive are Barclays Bank, which is to cut IT contractor rates by 20 percent from 1 July, and GlaxoSmithKline, which could be cutting rates by up to 25 percent. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is the latest major player...
[May 29, 2002, 11:19]
IT contractors flee UK
News A poll of freelance IT staff by contractor networking group Shout99 found that almost half have either already left the country or are waiting to go. But the climate in which contractors operate in is very different, with IR35 now in full effect...
[August 18, 2003, 15:05]
IT wages fall as credit crunch bites
News The recent stock-market stumbles are already starting to have an effect on the IT market, with contractor rates slumping. Research by online CV company iProfile.org and the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) has found that...
[October 7, 2008, 12:56]
How will the election affect IR35?
News The government claims that IR35 was brought in to stop the "Friday to Monday" syndrome -- where IT workers resign their salaried job only to carry on doing the same work, but as a self-employed contractor.
[May 19, 2001, 10:06]
PCG offers help with IR35-proof contracts
News IR35 allows the Inland Revenue to treat the turnover of an IT contractor or a small business as salary, if it believes that the person is effectively an employee of the firm paying them. Where the 'direct' contract, between the client and the...
[September 25, 2001, 10:20]
IT contractors focus on job security
News Research by contractor services provider Giant Group has found that more freelancers are now ranking job security as a top priority than three months ago: 20 percent, compared to 16 percent in the second quarter of 2008.
[October 29, 2008, 6:30]
Taxation changes may hit IT sector
News Barry Roback, chief executive of IT contractor accountants JSA, warned the new legislation will drive taxation non-compliance underground and push up pay rates. MSCs are intermediary companies through which the services of a contractor are provided...
[January 19, 2007, 8:33]
NHS IT delays cost Accenture £260m
News CfH also said that CSC, the prime contractor for NHS IT systems in the North West and the West Midlands, has already developed a plan for the delivery of iSoft software. Accenture is the prime contractor for the North East and
[April 3, 2006, 9:30]
'IR35-friendly' contracts could mean jail
News He admitted that the Revenue does not have the resources to crack down on every contractor but said it would look to name and shame a high-profile offender. But employment law experts are warning that those who collude in designing contracts that...
[May 20, 2003, 16:30]
News Roundup: IR35 in the High Court
News Wed, 21 Mar Judge argues that an IT contractor who has to pay the same rate of tax as an employee deserves to get the same benefits The government claims that IR35 was brought in to stop the "Friday to Monday" syndrome -- where IT workers resign...
[March 16, 2001, 10:50]
Benefit discs threaten new data scare
News A DWP spokesperson told GC News that it was investigating claims that an ex-contractor had held two discs with thousands of benefit claimants' details for more than a year. The contractor told the News of the World that she forgot to return them...
[December 4, 2007, 7:37]
Home Office rapped over data-protection breach
News This breach illustrates that, even though a contractor lost the data, it is the data controller (the Home Office) which is responsible for the security of the information. Although the data was lost by contractor PA Consulting, as the relevant data...
[January 23, 2009, 12:25]
IT salaries on the rise in 2007
News Around 40 percent of those surveyed believed that the IT contractor market would grow in 2007, with 50 percent predicting no change. Contractor UK, a website aimed at IT freelancers, claimed on Wednesday that the daily rates on offer in the private...
[January 24, 2007, 13:30]
Google paring back contractor workforce
News However, the 10,000 figure, and details of Google's efforts to reduce its contractor headcount, emerged in October in a San Jose Mercury News article, and it is unclear exactly how many people will lose their job.
[November 25, 2008, 10:43]
VMWare locks down Windows
News Without something like ACE, a company would have to supply a remote user or contractor with an entirely separate computer, Mullany said. ACE can be set to stop working at a specific time -- for example, when a contractor's job is scheduled to be...
[September 20, 2004, 8:05]
IBM server falls off a lorry
Blog The government contractor responsible argues that the machine would have withstood the jolt were it not for shoddy packaging, apparently. Virginia-based contractor TR Systems is the company suing. And it broke.
[August 30, 2007, 12:37]
UK contractor rates... contract
News However, to call it niche is an understatement -- it is requested in 0.01 per cent of contractor ads. Average hourly rates have fallen 11 percent from £26.10 to £23.35 since May, according to industry portal Contractor UK, but some skills still...
[November 25, 2004, 8:25]
