Reply to: CVs From India

[Amiga500]

on assignments I always make a point of showing Bob Jobserve and encouraging him to leave and get a permy role or contract on the back of his visa situation him already being in Europe


it helps us cos if Bob leaves the team then they'll have to keep us longer

simples innit

Milan.

Who's Bob Jobserve, is he the guy who setup that recruitment website?

[Incognito]

http://www.citywire.co.uk/adviser/-/...aspx?ID=385344

Amazing isn't it. Bangalore is going to be running your state pension. Much cheepness guaranteed.

[ArgieBee]

But who gets the tax back from the dispenstion on the allowances?

As was mentioned before, the Indian IT companies get dispensation from HMRC (e.g. under the temporary workplace rules) so that very little income tax and NI is paid.

I have asked some TCS ICTs and a Mastek ICT what they got paid and what it says on their visas. It looked like the tax deduction from the dispensation was not passed on to the worker.
e.g. visa says £35k, employee gets £21k allowance in UK (and £6k Indian salary)

This seemed strange, but I just noticed this link posted on a Computer Weekly blog yesterday:
http://www.lieffcabraser.com/lawsuitagainsttata.htm

(It was the 8th post on http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/....html#comments)

Could it be true that TCS claims tax back for their employees and keeps it?
Do the others do it as well?

Anyone know any ex-TCSers who could confirm this?

[singhr]

What we need is a campaigning journalist - a Panorama type program.
Anyone know any?

Donal MacIntyre covered it on BBC R5 last year http://www.recruitment-international...bate--1867.htm

Given how quickly Haiti has fallen off the news agenda, I wonder if anyone gives a toss about anything anymore.

[Menelaus]

Are you referring to Gilligan or yourself?

Moi.

[TheFaQQer]

Naturally, as a tainted evidence carrier that's probably not a great idea.

Are you referring to Gilligan or yourself?

[Menelaus]

I don't know him, if you do why not take it form here.

Naturally, as a tainted evidence carrier that's probably not a great idea.

[Churchill]

And if something is going to be done make it quick.

It's getting that bad round here I swear people are going for their lunch and coming back looking and sounding Indian.

Another 2 appeared sitting behind me yesterday.

Radio 4 are running programmes this week lauding the abilities of Indian graduates...

<SLAM> <----- stable door!

[minestrone]

And if something is going to be done make it quick.

It's getting that bad round here I swear people are going for their lunch and coming back looking and sounding Indian.

Another 2 appeared sitting behind me yesterday.

[sasguru]

Andrew Gilligan. Have PM'd you his email address.

Enjoy.

I don't know him, if you do why not take it form here.

[Menelaus]

What we need is a campaigning journalist - a Panorama type program.
Anyone know any?

Andrew Gilligan. Have PM'd you his email address.

Enjoy.

[sasguru]

What we need is a campaigning journalist - a Panorama type program.
Anyone know any?

[minestrone]

No, not at all. If they are to go to HMG and say this is going on and it's breaking the rules, the first question will be "Where is the proof?". We all know it's happening but if we don't have demonstrable evidence of it, we're just mictuarating in the wind. Don't forget HMG wants to pretend the problem doesn't exist so you need something they can't deny.

And that is exactly what has happened, and why they are looking for documentary, auditable evidence. They have some (along with a large pile of other evidence that don't meet that requirement) but every little bit helps. That Joiner's Kit reported earlier, for example, would help blow the whole thing open, but only if they get the hard copy.

It's also been flagged to the Press on several occasions. For some reason - perhaps because we're the privileged few, in their eyes, or becuase journos are too dim to understand the problem - it's not been taken up by anyone that matters. Go figure.

That said, if someone wants to set up a dedicated group to tackle this issue then go right ahead. But they will hit the same barriers.

As I said you are never going to get a smoking gun, it will just be denied, blamed on an clerical error or put down to a one off.

You are barking up the wrong tree on this.

[singhr]

I flagged ICT abuse up to my MP who was sympathetic and wrote to 'the minister in charge'. He got a letter back from the minister in which, amongst all the other guff, said they wouldn't be looking at it until they got re-elected.

So looks like it will all be sorted out soon then

[HairyArsedBloke]

I reported K**G in detail. Five programmers from India living in one small flat, paid a pittance working from 8am to 10pm. There is no incentive for any government agency to go after large international companies.

Er, it's not only Indians that live / work like that.