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RBS 'Computer Glitch'
Guardian Article linky apperently according to them on the first line its now 'Simon Hester' and not 'Stephen' :rolleyes: This RBS chaos was no 'inconvenience'. Missing the bus is an inconvenience | John Crace | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk -
RBS 'Computer Glitch'
Don't know how true this is but found this on 'The Money' website, mentions it believes files were deleted in error 3 nights on the trot .... RBS says outsourcing of IT work to India nothing to do with computer system chaos | This is Money -
RBS 'Computer Glitch'
Ive been a customer of them for 28 years but after this I am defiantly leaving them, a couple of days is not good but acceptable, now they are saying on there site payments out like direct debits etc might not go through over the next few days either, just as we hit month end. -
RBS 'Computer Glitch'
BBC News - Is outsourcing the cause of RBS debacle? -
RBS 'Computer Glitch'
I thought that to, also Iv seen same at RBS logged into prod only to find Bob had released uat code and pointed it to a uat db! -
RBS 'Computer Glitch'
I did a stint at RBS and on at least 2 occassions I saw code released in to prod by Bob and built by Bob that was not what was tested and signed off amd resulted in losing a day or two backing it and sorting out the mess. Ask there Bobs about it and you get silence never admit to it, the... -
RBS 'Computer Glitch'
Its still bust I can't transfer any £ between my accounts and direct debits due to go out yesterday have not, I can't even view my accounts online though I can login. Wasn't bothered about it before as I thought a day to sort may be so should be ok on Wednesday but no still bust and when I... -
Lazy, useless team members: What to do?
And he is probably on a better rate than you as well. -
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HAYS contracts
Yeah but they might also email out your daily rate to all other contractors as they did at RBS, then promise they will tell the people on the list, only for them not to tell them and find out from other people who had seen there rates that they were on the list. I worked with Hays once, never...- Bumfluff
- Post #20
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Samsung tab for dummies
Hi, I've told to get one for my dad as a birthday present, didnt really want to spend hundreds tbh :frown anyway I know nothing about them, is there an old and new version like they have with Ipads ? Also any recommendation where to get one as cheap as possible ? -
First batch of HMRC IR35 compliance letters out
+ the 2.5k public services contractors who have already had there details passed over to HMRC.- Bumfluff
- Post #52
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Contract Review - Deemed Failure
re MOO most of the banks in the last few years have this told contractors they are not to come in last 2 weeks of December or during summer months as it was "business strategy to ensure efficient use of resources", so contractors off during quiet times but permies in. This is not the same as...- Bumfluff
- Post #11
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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More than 2,000 'off payroll' civil servants face tax probe
Might go our way in the end, as the public services most productive / useful people are probably contractors, and contractors will now start leaving on mass or won't want to touch new public sector gigs at all. I was talking to a contractor last week who is public service and they forced to... -
First batch of HMRC IR35 compliance letters out
Cool thanks- Bumfluff
- Post #9
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
