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I have also secured a new permie gig. I'd have preferred a return to outside IR35 but the recruiter vanished.
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They only do that so the pilots keep their skills up to date - even then stuff like the throttle settings on takeoff are automated. Planes could very easily manage the takeoff and landing (and they do the landings at times) - in some cases like full cat III landings in dense fog there's no way for a...
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He's succeeded in destroying any and every bit of the concept that leaders should show statesmanship and decorum.
He has shown (but not for the first time in history) what happens when people elect a con man.
I had hoped that over my lifetime people would stop allowing the world to be run...
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Back on track, nothing heard about the urgent outside IR35 gig so assume that's not happening, but have had some interesting interviews for permie roles recently. One was originally hybrid until they couldn't get anyone so has become remote. Got two others with major consulting outfits - so fingers...
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The regs are these -
The main upcoming change to UK umbrella company compliance is the introduction of Joint and Several Liability (JSL) for unpaid PAYE and National Insurance Contributions (NICs), effective from 6 April 2026. This shifts the financial risk from the worker to the recruitment...
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Well I learn new stuff all the time - and BTW, kids, this is what happens when everything is done in 3 letter abbreviations - you get confusing overlap.
VME (the one Malvolio mentioned) - mainframe operating system for ICL mainframes.
VME (as applied to DEC VAX etc) some kind...
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Er... wasn't VME an ICL OS? Nowt to do with DEC unless I'm missing something?...
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