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info@commonwealthcontractors.comWriting on a number of message boards a leading member said that “Following the outcome of the recent Budget there has been a call from a PCG member (myself) for the Board and the Consultative Council to resign. I am concerned that the PCG are trying to bury this within their own forums, so a […]
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According to Mr Smith “The publishing of the draft guidance offers a stark reminder to HR professionals that it is now just six months to go until the regulation comes into effect. It is essential that those organisations which have not already begun to assess the impact this regulation will have on their business and […]
Applications made outside of the UK Tier 1 (Entrepreneur, Investor, Exceptional Talent) Current Fees – £750 Fees from the 6th April 2011 – £800 Tier 1 Post Study Worker Current Fees – £344 Fees from the 6th April 2011 – £474 Tier 2 General (Main Applicant) Current Fees – £350 Fees from the 6th April […]
A spokesperson for Arcadia said told the Daily Mail that ‘We have for many years outsourced our cleaning operation to a third party. We are very concerned to hear of this alleged occurrence and we are looking into the matter with great urgency. We are unable to comment further until we fully understand the circumstances.’ […]
A report into last year’s Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill recently highlighted the importance that advanced IT can have in improving safety in the Oil & Gas sector. The report said that better algorithmic software would have played a key role in preventing the disaster, which was one of the worst in the country’s history and […]
From the guidance it looks as though those contractors who are genuinely operating outside of the scope of IR35 will be excluded from the regulations. The draft document points to the employment status guidance published on the Business Link website as a way of determining whether or not a worker is genuinely in business on […]
Mr Green said in the letter that “The cost of decommissioning ID card systems and securely destroying the personal data is, subject to final invoices, £375,000.\” And the research director at TechMarketView said that \”The cost over the lifetime of the ID cards was estimated at £4.5bn, a good proportion of this will be saved.\” […]
According to Mark Blowers, lead analyst at Ovum \”IT users are coming to expect similar levels of interaction in their corporate lives as they do in their online life as private consumers. Social media tools can work well in IT service management, especially in bringing about improvements in the service provided to users. Delaying an […]
Jesse Harriott, senior vice president and chief knowledge officer at Monster Worldwide said that “The March Index reinforces a consensus from other leading indicators that the labor market is continuing to grow at a measured pace. We continue to see the impact of an increased demand for specialized IT talent as well as sustainable recruitment […]
Speaking on the move into South Africa, Wendy Cowell, the company’s Online Sales & Business Development Manager said that “Africa’s largest economy will probably expand by over 5 percent in 2011, and both the mining and manufacturing sectors both face critical skill shortages. This is where JobServe’s international presence and our partner’s immigration skills can […]