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01/02/2012
Contracting vs permanent
Most it contractors start out as their permanent counterparts and, having notched up several years' worth of client contacts, training and expertise in their...
21/10/2011
Agency Workers Regulations – which contractors are affected?
The Agency Workers Regulations ("AWR") become legislation on 1 October 2011.
The legislation will give...
21/10/2011
IR35: What are the implications for contractors?
IR35 is a piece of UK tax legislation, introduced in 2000, and designed to tackle "disguised employment".
The legislation affects freelancers...
21/10/2011
Guide to Umbrella Companies
When starting out as a contractor or freelancer, the main two different ways of trading are setting up a...
21/10/2011
How to get started as an IT contractor
If you've decided your brain is wired to run your own business, then the next question is how to trade?
For some, an umbrella company...
21/10/2011
Establish Your Project Management Career through ESI's World-Renowned Project Management Courses.
ESI International is the leading provider of Project Management professional training and consulting.
We have established ourselves with many of the top performing Fortune 500 organisations, and also the most...
12/07/2011
Delivering Successful Programmes - 10 Essential Steps
This comprehensive, 16 page guide to delivering successful programmes can be downloaded from our site in PDF format here:
Delivering Successful...
01/09/2010
The difference between projects and programmes
Many of us would class ourselves as project managers, and some of us aspire to be programme managers. But is programme management just about managing bigger projects? PMTips spoke to J. LeRoy Ward, author of Dictionary of Project...
01/09/2010
Programmed For Success
Many organisations, while accustomed to the demands of managing individual projects, are ill-equipped to handle the complexity of larger-scale Programmes. Here are 10 essential elements of programme management. The past...
01/09/2010
How programme manager contractors can increase their take home pay
How programme manager Contractors can increase their take home pay
For the truth about Limited versus Umbrella pay, click through to this exclusive page:
25/01/2010
Daily rate checker for programme managers
Pay is one of the main motivators of contract based work so of course, you’ll want to know that you’re getting paid the going rate. With this in mind, SJD...
21/01/2010
How much can I earn as a programme manager?
Of course, the amount an programme manager earns is dependent on a number of factors including; area of work (i.e. London rates tend to be higher), contract length, experience, economy etc. However, the single biggest factor...
21/01/2010
Limited Company vs PAYE Umbrella - 'The ultimate (quick) guide'
Before we begin, you may find our new page helpful in understanding the difference in take home pay:
01/05/2009
