IT Programme Staffing – How to get it right

When looking for staff for your IT programmes, it can be difficult to know which avenue to choose, in terms of resourcing for these roles. There is the option of using your in-house team, an outsourced consultancy or contingent labour (also more generally called...

How to handle IR35 regulations: A guide for businesses

Contractors working under limited companies will often ask if a contract sits outside or inside IR35. In the public sector, there is already legislation in place to ensure the responsibility of being inside or outside IR35 is down to the client and this is set to...

The Contractor’s Guide to Securing your Next Job

The prospect of starting your search for the next job is never a particularly appealing one. Every un-billed day hits you hard. For instance, for someone earning £500 a day, a two-week gap between jobs has the same impact as dropping your day rate by a whopping £25...

Active vs Passive Recruitment – Are You Paying the Same?

There is a lot of confusion among businesses about the real value of recruitment agencies.  Recruitment agencies notoriously charge high fees to secure candidates, often 15-20% and sometimes even as high as 50%. Most businesses have little knowledge of the level of...

Shared Service: Is this Slowing Down Your Recruitment Processes?

When IT transformation programmes are launched by an organisation, time is usually of the essence and a quick turnaround is necessary. One of the early requirements is staff up a whole team comprising of a wide variety of skills. This usually means a requirement to...

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