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Guide CVs & interviews
Five tests will decide which UK data centres get fast-tracked to the grid, pending ‘strategic’. Contractors have 12 months, says a recruitment director — premiums for…
Guide IR35
Under HMRC scrutiny, the FCDO has put almost 90% of its contractors inside IR35, compared with a near even inside-outside split a year ago. Off-payroll working expert…
Guide Limited companies
Whether IR35 played a part or not, former contractors who've wound up their personal service companies are on the receiving end of form PA302 — often due to savings,…
Guide Contracts & agencies
A music mogul's dinner-table deal and a contractor's quick email exchange have more in common than you'd think — both can be binding. Evane Alexandre, technology lawyer…
Guide Limited companies
‘Going direct’ by paying company profit into a pension can leave a limited company £2,430 better off because it comes ‘off the top.’ Dolan Accountancy's Lauren Sears…
Guide Limited companies
A Speedo. Lingerie. A camel ride?! Somewhere in an accountant's filing system is proof that contractors will try to expense almost anything, and the stories are funnier…
Guide Umbrella companies
How the UK contractor sector is set to be shaken up by RTW expanding to alternative work arrangements, including checks every time you jump umbrella, agency checks not…
Guide Tax & money
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is already live for some sole traders and landlords. A limited company, on its own, is still outside it.
Guide Starting out
With full-time CTO packages in London now surging to £310,000, a growing number of SMEs are asking if they need a permanent tech leader at all. It’s a question that a…
Latest
Contractors banking on HMRC’s new tax avoidance promotion ban to clear out risky take-home schemes should remember the taxman has plenty of rules but, too often, too…
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Ask a questionCorsham, Wiltshire
VMware Virtualisation Engineer - VCF / NSX / vSAN / Terraform + Long term contract + £600 to £675 per day - Inside IR35 + SC Cleared role + Working hybrid from Corsham We are seeking an experienced VMware Virtualisation…
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Complex Care Worker – Great Yarmouth Experienced Complex Care Worker | Norwich | £16ph Days | £18ph Nights & Weekends Experienced Complex Care Worker Required Clover Care Group is looking for an experienced Complex Care…
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
SEN Teaching Assistant in High Wycombe £475-£500 per week | Full-time | Monday-Friday Are you someone who believes every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow and succeed, regardless of the challenges they may…
Warwick, Warwickshire
Warwick Hospital, Warwickshire Continental Shift Pattern (Days & Nights) | 6am-6pm / 6pm-6am Up to £27.00 per hour Umbrella | Temp-to-Perm A leading facilities management provider is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance…
