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    Moving on from InTouch (Brookson)

    I do not have a personal accountant at the moment as the last one, who was there for less than a year, left during the summer. I am currently being looked after by their accounts team and they will assign me a personal accountant when they manage to recruit one. I wouldn't hold my breath. My...
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    Moving on from InTouch (Brookson)

    I have been with Intouch for a number of years, but I have had enough. My personal accountant has changed several times and the last one has also left the company. How much notice do you generally have to give when changing accountants? I have not been able to find any T&C that state this. For...
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    PIi for ltd registered in Cyprus

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    GSK IT Consultant in trouble

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    GSK IT Consultant in trouble

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    IR35 letters going out to GlaxoSmithKline contractors

    External GSK IT consultant with a £1.15 million house in Ascot in news today External GSK IT consultant with a £1.15 million house in Ascot in news today An external IT Consultant who has been working at GSK for 20 years and lives in a £1.15million five-bed detached house in Ascot has made the...
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    Is GDPR training necessary for IT contractors?

    GDPR will be effective from 25th May and several training courses are being offered on this topic. For a limited company IT contractor is there any reason or benefit to attend a GDPR course or will it be sufficient to understand what the new legislation means? All sorts of certification courses...
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    The future of IT contracting in Europe

    I have been contracting in mainland Europe for the the past 5 years. Just like Osborne in UK, in Germany a certain Frau Andrea Nahles is making the lives of IT contractors in Germany difficult and the future looks bleak. The trend seems to be be pretty much the same everywhere at the moment. If...
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    Being messed up by agents

    Thanks to everyone for your advice. I will keep you posted...
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    Being messed up by agents

    Agency C has already asked the client who has confirmed that they have received my CV. Apparently the client has also said that they would only consider me if I went through Agency C, not the other rogue agency. Agency C could also be telling porkies. Apparently there are several role and I...
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    Being messed up by agents

    A few weeks ago a rogue agent (let's call them Agency A) contacted me about a new contract role. We had a vague discussion about it and then I got another call from him saying that he had sent my CV to the client - without my permission that is. Last week he phoned me again and finally provided...
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    Contracting in Germany through UK company

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    Contracting in Finland. Please help

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    Von Essen Consulting

    They have been OK so far They have been OK so far I am contracting in the Nordics and have been using Von Essen since October last year. They have always done all the running for me and communicate very professionally. So far I have not had any issues with them, so no complaints whatsoever. :smile
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    Those Crazy Fins

    Apparently the winner (or surviver), Timo Kaukonen, normally practises in sauna that has 130C - 140C, so 110C must have felt quite chilly for him.
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