Reply to: ICT Petitition on Number 10 website

[HairyArsedBloke]

Come on 339 sigs, let's at least get 500. There must be people on here who feel strongly yet haven't signed it yet.

Now up to 340, keep them coming guys & gals

[MB99]

Now 340

Now up to 340, keep them coming guys & gals

[GreenerGrass]

Although you may be right, in the time it took you to type that pointless reply you could have signed the petition and increased the count.

[TimberWolf]

Way too late to be worth bothering with.

[GreenerGrass]

Come on 339 sigs, let's at least get 500. There must be people on here who feel strongly yet haven't signed it yet.

[SueEllen]

Yeah, its edging up slowly still. I think some people may be worried about being black-listed for putting their names up.

Personally, I don't think its likely, I've just got a new contract anyway so think that's evidence enough...

How?

Loads of people here have common names so there is no way of knowing which J Smith, K Jones etc it is.

You are not required to put your full name on display.

[Sean Key]

Now started a Facebook campaign to draw people to the petition

Hi

Theres about 3 weeks left to get another 200 signatures for this petition to hit the target of over 500.

I've created a basic Facebook campaign to see if this gets any more people involved.

Its a bit lonely in there on my own at the moment so if anyone else fancies joining me:

http://www.facebook.com/seandkey?ref...5917944&ref=nf

[happyroggat]

There are almost 320 Signatures. If you haven't yet signed please consider doing so.

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Abolish-ICTs/

It would good , if a total of 500+ signatures could be reached. Then they would have to send us a response.

Thanks

[herman_g]

Only in the UK have I seen other countries labour forces being actively incited to work over the local, tried and tested talent.

I witnessed precisely the same thing in 2001 in the states.

Some contractors I knew who had easily obtained steady work for 20+ years were being forced to train imported sub-continent "talent" that was being brought in at a 3 to 1 ratio. At the time, the work as all being performed onshore. The training was their final task.

Most have never worked since ( unless you count work delivering mail or driving a school bus ).

[Sean Key]

210 now

Yeah, its edging up slowly still. I think some people may be worried about being black-listed for putting their names up.

Personally, I don't think its likely, I've just got a new contract anyway so think that's evidence enough...

[KrishnanGuru81]

up to 209 now..

Only in the UK have I seen other countries labour forces being actively incited to work over the local, tried and tested talent. It is truly incredible to me. And I suspect the business arrangements our government have discretely facilitated under 'globalisation' are now too entreched.. My feeling is that the current ICT situation is as much about reducing IR35 'avoidance' (by over supplying the market, and therefore supressing freelance acitivites) as addressing any perceived skill shortage. Yet with their subtle pay arrangements in place, I doubt these new guys even pay the taxes a local UK worker would have to.

At least the sun shines today!

[happyroggat]

Slowly creeping up. Over 200 signatures now.

With the total number of contractors effected by ICT's, it surprising there just over 200 Signatures.

[wurzel]

Done. let's hope they listen.

[Sean Key]

about to bust the 200 sigs barrier...

Hovering at 196 this morning....

[Sean Key]

Now up to 174 sigs

But the No 10 site was down most of this morning....