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		<title>Motor industry brings more opportunities to Sunderland</title>
		<link>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/17/motor-industry-brings-more-opportunities-to-sunderland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 06:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractors who work in the motor industry in the North East of England will be pleased to learn that their prospects are looking good! ]]></description>
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		<title>How can 40% of recruiters be oblivious to AWR?</title>
		<link>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/16/how-can-40-of-recruiters-be-oblivious-to-awr/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/16/how-can-40-of-recruiters-be-oblivious-to-awr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When AWR first came onto the scene there were major concerns that the legislation would have an adverse affect on contractors and other temporary workers. It now appears that those fears were largely unwarranted.]]></description>
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		<title>SMES still think its too hard to win government contracts</title>
		<link>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/15/smes-still-think-its-too-hard-to-win-government-contracts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/15/smes-still-think-its-too-hard-to-win-government-contracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite government promises to make it easier for small businesses to win public sector contracts, it’s plans don’t seem to be working.]]></description>
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		<title>More employers were on the lookout for IT contractors during April</title>
		<link>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/14/more-employers-were-on-the-lookout-for-it-contractors-during-april/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/14/more-employers-were-on-the-lookout-for-it-contractors-during-april/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 06:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[computing sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[it contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IT freelancers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IT sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job hunters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rec]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Billings for IT freelancers reached their second highest level of the year in April, according to the latest Report on Jobs from the REC.]]></description>
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		<title>IR35 Forum members are disappointed with HMRC</title>
		<link>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/12/ir35-forum-members-are-disappointed-with-hmrc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/12/ir35-forum-members-are-disappointed-with-hmrc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 06:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Within hours on HMRC publishing its IR35 guidance, members of the IR35 Forum issued a statement saying the document did not take key elements of their advice into consideration. ]]></description>
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		<title>HMRC publishes IR35 Business Entity Tests</title>
		<link>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/11/hmrc-publishes-ir35-business-entity-tests/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/11/hmrc-publishes-ir35-business-entity-tests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 06:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The long awaited IR35 guidance was published on Wednesday. The guidance will enable contractors to determine if their contract is disguised employment or if they really are in business in their own right.]]></description>
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		<title>Are IT contractors really being replaced by permies?</title>
		<link>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/10/are-it-contractors-really-being-replaced-by-permies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/10/are-it-contractors-really-being-replaced-by-permies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 06:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Desk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hudson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[it contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[it recruitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[permanent IT staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recruitment agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ReThink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SQ Computer Personnel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/?p=5807</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SQ Computer Personnel, a recruitment agency that specialises in jobs for IT contractors, said recently that it received more new instructions in March this year than it had in any other month during the last two years.]]></description>
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		<title>PCG talks to Scottish MSPs about independence</title>
		<link>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/09/pcg-talks-to-scottish-msps-about-independence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/09/pcg-talks-to-scottish-msps-about-independence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 06:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Desk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scottish Referendum on Inderpendance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-employed]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractors in Scotland may have started to wonder what their future will be after the Scottish Referendum on Independence takes place.]]></description>
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		<title>Are conmen giving contractors a bad name?</title>
		<link>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/08/are-conmen-giving-contractors-a-bad-name/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/08/are-conmen-giving-contractors-a-bad-name/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 06:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Desk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recruiters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recruitment agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scammer]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/?p=5801</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Umbrella company contractors might find themselves under more scrutiny after it was revealed that some recruiters have been targeted by conmen.]]></description>
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		<title>Security software market continues to grow</title>
		<link>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/07/security-software-market-continues-to-grow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/07/security-software-market-continues-to-grow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 06:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Desk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hacking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[it contractors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SMEs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/?p=5794</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every cloud has a silver lining so they say, and for IT contractors that cloud could come in the form of data security issues and the software necessary to solve them.]]></description>
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		<title>Will it be bonanza time for umbrella companies next week?</title>
		<link>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/05/will-it-be-bonanza-time-for-umbrella-companies-next-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/05/will-it-be-bonanza-time-for-umbrella-companies-next-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Desk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial year]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contractors working through limited companies might be tempted to switch to umbrella companies once the full extent of the Revenue’s IR35 assessment criteria becomes known next week.]]></description>
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		<title>How much are umbrella company contractors saving for their retirement?</title>
		<link>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/04/how-much-are-contractors-saving-for-their-retirement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.umbrellacompanies.org/2012/05/04/how-much-are-contractors-saving-for-their-retirement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 06:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>News Desk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial provisions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Association of pension funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pensions Policy Institute]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[retirement age]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s not only small business owners who are going to have to keep on working past normal retirement age, according to the Pensions Policy Institute. ]]></description>
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