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  1. Re:Chapter 11 is another option. by mikael · · Score: 1 · on Should RISC OS be Open Sourced?

    For news from the UK accounting system, try Accounting web. Membership is free, and there is a newsletter you can subscribe to.

    For a perspective from UK contractors, try Contractor UK and Shout 99.

  2. Re:UK Jobs by mikael · · Score: 1 · on Job Market for Developers Evaluated

    IT Sector

    Engineering

  3. Re:UK Jobs by mikael · · Score: 1 · on Job Market for Developers Evaluated

    IT Sector

    Engineering

  4. Re:It's not just the USA by SmackCrackandPot · · Score: 1 · on Andy Grove Speaks out on Offshore Outsourcing

    I don't know which country you are living in, but in the UK, outsourcing is a major concern in the IT industry, with over 44,000 contractors unemployed. If you do the arithmetic, you will figure out that is a loss of at least 750 million pounds/year in income tax/VAT.

    The biggest fear now is that the outsourcing will spread from the IT industry and call centres to financial jobs such as accountancy and stockbroking. I'd recommend you visit the following sites:

    Prescott enters outsourcing furore

    The Sunday Times also had an article:

    Where is your job going?

    And a discussion group for UK contractors who are trying to fight the IR35 legislation Shout99

    These should provide a more detailed snapshot of the current state of the IT industry.

  5. Re:It's not just the USA by SmackCrackandPot · · Score: 1 · on Andy Grove Speaks out on Offshore Outsourcing

    I don't know which country you are living in, but in the UK, outsourcing is a major concern in the IT industry, with over 44,000 contractors unemployed. If you do the arithmetic, you will figure out that is a loss of at least 750 million pounds/year in income tax/VAT.

    The biggest fear now is that the outsourcing will spread from the IT industry and call centres to financial jobs such as accountancy and stockbroking. I'd recommend you visit the following sites:

    Prescott enters outsourcing furore

    The Sunday Times also had an article:

    Where is your job going?

    And a discussion group for UK contractors who are trying to fight the IR35 legislation Shout99

    These should provide a more detailed snapshot of the current state of the IT industry.

  6. Re:it isn't that uncommon by aunitt · · Score: 1 · on Teleworking in the UK?

    I can personally vouch for some of these conference services. Shout99 has a good conference service plus lots of other information for freelancers. Or you could try Conference So Easy or Call Vox for similar packages.

    I'm lucky in that I work only a few minutes from my office but it is still very useful to be able to work at home at times. Less distractions are a wonderful thing when you have some difficult code to think through and it makes it a lot easier to get into the zone.

  7. Alive but not so well in the UK by wapwam · · Score: 1 · on Is There Still A Contract Market For Programmers?
    I presume (since you don't mention) that the original poster was based in the US? If they have the misfortune to be in the UK then they will discover that the contract market here has been sent back into the Dark Ages by our mis-guided Labour government.

    There is a lot of work here but the new law (nicknamed IR35) means that you pay 10% more tax then regular employees but without any of the perks of full-time employment. Insecurity AND more tax! hmmm-mmmm give me more of that! I'll make my voice heard at the election ;-)

    for more information check:
    http://www.pcgroup.co.uk (The UK based contractors association who has taken the taxman to court!), http://www.shout99.com and http://www.contractoruk.co.uk.

    BTW, remember that it is called contract programming for a reason! ;)