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Screening firm, Powerchex, on the information checks you and your company will be required to undergo - and how to prepare.

Explained - the staple payment terms of freelancing, attached to your next IT contract, by Outsource UK

Does the economic climate mean that contractors have no option but to take reduced rates on the chin, or are there measures that can be taken in self-defence?

Why the way you handle jumping from permie to contractor defines your whole experience of contracting.

The technical and administrative decisions you'll need to make, and why you need more than shiny shoes on your first day.

Not having truly transferable skills isn't stopping contractors trying to switch sector.

Veterans aren't the only IT contractors who should be ready to go direct.

The IT Coach sharpens your CV and offers guidance on agent-relationship building.

How to get your CV to the top of the agency's pile and other top tips.

By understanding how to fit your skills to your client's advertised needs, you CV can present you as the perfect solution.

In this two-part article, the IT Coach explores the drives that apparently get us out of bed in the morning.

The IT Coach looks at how to make contracting more enjoyable.

You will not maximise contract rates by smiling meekly and taking whatever the agent offers, but by negotiating for the best deal available.

Intra-Company Transfers & Work Permit updates

Intra company transfers, and their impact on the IT sector, to stay until at least 2013.

Employers are already taking steps to deny UK IT contractors a level playing field.

‘Huge step forward’ for UK contractors on the back foot from intra-company transfer staff.

State advisor signals immigration rules may need tightening again to protect British IT contractors.

Employers import non-EU IT workers at twice the rate of any other industry.

Government closes a loophole to stop UK IT contractors being displaced.

A BBC Radio 4 investigation claims IT companies are bending visa rules to undercut UK contractors.

Jobs News

‘Even non-work-related venting needs moderating if you’re job-seeking.’

 

Feb 7, 2012

Hiring managers’ rally in IT contractor hiring intentions really was, it seems, just for Christmas.

Jan 31, 2012

Economic jitters helped give non-permanent IT job candidates the edge in 2011. 

Jan 26, 2012

Recruitment law expert pinpoints where to mark your 2012 diary.

Jan 19, 2012

Businesses 'too nervous' to even make short-term staffing commitments - other than for five hot contract skills.

Jan 16, 2012

The stock of banks cutting rates is rapidly heading in the wrong direction.

Dec 21, 2011

Egos wants your help building a database to ‘name and shame’ IT contract-breakers.

Dec 21, 2011

A short supply of mcommerce skills is pushing daily rates upwards.

Dec 20, 2011

Finance remains a better payer than agencies even when rate cuts are factored in.

Dec 16, 2011

'Secure a longer-term IT contract at current pay rates while you still can.'

Dec 14, 2011

Further Reading

Recruiter helps an ex-public sector worker looking for his first commercial contract.

Solicitor helps an IT contractor told to reduce his rate five weeks in owing to agent error.

Legal aid for a contractor whose negotiated rate doesn't reflect the seniority of her work.

IT freelancers may receive a cautious response for changing tack.

Sign of the times, as one contractor seeks consistency before pay.

Agent asked whether there's a right time to renegotiate.

Roger Sinclair offers advice to an IT contractor denied an extension to their contract at the last minute.

Can the law help when previous clients write terrible things about you?

Discover who makes the decision to take on a contractor, and do better at interview.

Practicality and law mean end clients prefer agents.

Legal expert, John Antell, replies to a contractor 'ripped off' by an agent, who convinced him to accept a lower rate, and then took over 50%.