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Get your hand in your pocket and pay someone. Let them do it while you sit inside and earn four times what they are.
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Might be better starting a new thread rather than resurrecting a 13 year old one....
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Interesting, so reading that it looks like it's valid for 6 months after a gig and can be transferred but anecdotal evidence tells that isn't always a given but it's an option....
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Ah the old contractor fantasy. In very rare situations, possible. In general, not a chance.
If less supportive means breach of contract then you are correct. As much as it should be so, you'll be surprised how few outside gigs work on an output scenario. They'll probably be very...
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Something changed for me. Never got bitten when I was 20 for a couple of decades. When we went away with the lads on the 20's and 18-30s holidays I'd often sleep out on the balcony because non of the rooms had air con and never got a bite. My mate had to do a nightly hour long mozzie hunt to clear the...
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NPPV Clearance
So I see a couple of instrastructure gigs floating around at the moment needing SC and NPPV clearance. It appears both are mandatory for the gig and they won't put anyone through clearace. SC not a problem with people transfering from previous clients within the year but I though NPPV was one of those...
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