Shout99 Sells IR35 Guidance
News IT contractors who are still unsure how the IR35 tax affects them are being offered a pack which aims to explain the new law, and even suggest how a self-employed worker could use IR35 to their advantage.
[June 29, 2001, 16:39]
IT Contractors Flee UK
News IT contractors are continuing to leaving the UK because of the uncertainty created by legislation such as IR35, according to new research. A poll of freelance IT staff by contractor networking group Shout99 found that almost half have either...
[August 18, 2003, 15:05]
IR35 Campaigners Hit The Road
News A series of roadshows will help IT contractors learn how to cope with the Inland Revenue Self-employed IT contractors are being encouraged to attend a series of seminars to learn how to comply with the controversial IR35 tax rules.
[May 9, 2001, 13:45]
Contractor Loses High Court IR35 Case
News The High Court on Friday denied a software contractor's challenge to the IR35 tax regime in a case that a contractors' group called "a bitter blow" for the UK's 100,000 IT freelancers. The court decided against IT consultant Gordon Stutchbury in...
[March 31, 2003, 15:45]
IT Contractors Facing Pay Cuts
News Self-employed workers have been warned that some companies are lowering their contractor rates, leading to fears of cuts across the whole IT sector. Shout99, a news Web site for contract workers, has reported that both Credit Suisse First Boston...
[July 25, 2001, 12:22]
Labour Wades In To Delayed IR35 Appeal
News UK politicians are taking more interest in the government's controversial IR35 rules ahead of the latest legal clash between the Inland Revenue and opponents of the tax. At a debate last week, the paymaster general, Dawn Primarolo, was questioned...
[November 20, 2001, 16:54]
Contractors Excluded From Permanent Jobs
News Recruitment agencies are being instructed to avoid contractors looking for permanent work because of fears that they will return to contracting at the first opportunity, according to reports by Shout99.com, a Web site for contractors.
[August 20, 2002, 15:15]
IT Contractors Squeezed Into Permanent Jobs
News The number of contractors who have left self-employment to become permanent employees has doubled since June 2000 and the number out of work has more than tripled, according to a survey conducted by contract workers' Web site Shout99.com.
[July 12, 2002, 18:27]
IT Contractors Face Big Rate Cuts
News IT contractors are facing substantial pay cuts as big companies seek to cut costs. 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...
[May 29, 2002, 11:19]
Government Gives Further Boost To Employee-PC Scheme
Talkback Very good if you aren't a one person company. Yes, such people can't get this deal at all. If any of the computer is used for personal use it gets taxed and company still pays 12.8% Nat Ins on that part.ie thousands of contract workers can't benefit.
[January 20, 2004, 18:50]
Power Failure Knocks Web Sites Offline
News London hosting firm Redbus Interhouse has blamed a power outage for a meltdown which took many of its customers off the web on Tuesday morning. The incident underlines the importance of power, which according to other reports this week is a...
[March 2, 2005, 16:25]
PCG Offers Help With IR35-proof Contracts
News The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) has created a series of draft contracts that it believes self-employed workers could use to avoid falling foul of IR35. The draft agreements, which were published on Monday, cover situations where a...
[September 25, 2001, 10:20]
