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Warning: PayPal Scam
Received a letter today from "PayPal Credit" telling me that me account is £1200 in arrears - I do have a PayPal account but not PayPal Credit. Did a quick search of the "0800" number quoted in the letter - looks like this is a scam. Thought I would post as a warning to others. I will report... -
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Indian recruitment consultancies operating in the UK
Yes - even though they are on a fixed margin! I talked to the client hiring manager, told him what I wanted as a day rate and all was well - until TechM got involved. However, rate and hours are now agreed - just a struggle to get a contract out of them.- Normie
- Post #57
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Indian recruitment consultancies operating in the UK
I'm currently trying to arrange a contract with a previous client. They want me to go through Tech Mahindra for the contract. However, it is proving very hard to get "onboarded" - the latest snag is that they want MyCo to contract via a Swiss payroll company. Going round in circles. However, I...- Normie
- Post #54
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Contracting for Norwegian company
Hi, I have recently been offered a direct contract with a Norwegian company - however the work will be carried out at a UK based subsidiary. Does anyone have any experience of this (or similar)? In particular, I'm not sure how this works regarding VAT. Looking at...- Normie
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Does anyone know what this is?
Is it a tool for working out Egyptian Fractions? Egyptians expressed fractions as a sum on unit fractions with a numerator of 1, so: 2/3 = 1/3 + 1/4 + 1/12 -
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zip archive
Install 7zip and try that - I've had corrupt zip files that WinZip couldn't handle but 7zip allowed partial extraction of archived files that weren't corrupted. -
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Negotiating agency commission
If you're with a big agency supplying many contractors on a PSL the rate can be even lower - mine is currently under %4.- Normie
- Post #16
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Xbox One Headset
My son has gone through 3 Turtle Beach headsets - always seem to break after about a year. He now has a set of TIRTTON - not sure which model, but they appear to be a bit more sturdy than the TB ones and have lasted about 18 months so far. -
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BT Home Hub 5
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but thought it may be useful to update: Yesterday I bought a TP-Link TD-9880 VDSL/ADSL Modem Router for £48 from Currys. A quick 5 minute install and all is good again in the home network - WiFi range and stability much better than the HH5. No problems with... -
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Samsung Fridge Freezer I'm I going mad ?
A few years ago I made the mistake of buying a Samsung American style fridge freezer - also from Currys. In the 2 years we had it the compressor was replaced twice and also the controller. I argued with Samsung that the product was not fit for purpose and after much hassle accepted their offer... -
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Timesheets - pre authorised work clawback
Send the agency an invoice for the full amount covering Septembers timesheets - ignore the request to reduce by 3 days. Wait until your payment is overdue (e.g. 30 days) then issue a Letter Before Action (google this for many samples or pay £3 quid and get one sent out online).- Normie
- Post #15
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Quick VMware ESXi question
hot-plug/hot-add needs to be enabled on a per VM basis and you need to halt the VM to be able to make the initial config change. I've not kept up with licensing, but I think you need at least the Advanced license (or was it Data Centre?) to enable the hot-plug feature. Also, there are... -
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Hmmm! Short term contracting past is not seen as successful???
Ditto - although 10 years for me, but with several months breaks here and there, so probably about 9 years total.- Normie
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
