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Previously on "Big Business exploits visa loophole to decimate IT jobs"

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  • amcdonald
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    Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
    It's not a loop-hole, it was designed that way.
    GPWM, we're all slaves to big business in the end

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  • DodgyAgent
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    Originally posted by Arturo Bassick View Post
    Cant you just point him at the original author.
    He's a Tory boy so does'nt know how to do a Google search unless it has three Xs in it

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  • Arturo Bassick
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    Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
    That is probably closer to the truth than one might think.

    anyway I have had a response from my MP who has asked for examples. I will start

    M&S at Uxbridge
    Cant you just point him at the original author.

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  • DodgyAgent
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    Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
    It's not a loop-hole, it was designed that way.
    That is probably closer to the truth than one might think.

    anyway I have had a response from my MP who has asked for examples. I will start

    M&S at Uxbridge

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  • TimberWolf
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    It's not a loop-hole, it was designed that way.

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  • The Spartan
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    It sure is and it's not even good labour either

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  • mos
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    You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to doodab again.

    Originally posted by doodab View Post
    I'm guessing the taxes & NI avoided make the whole IR35 / avoidance debate look rather comical as well.

    It seems to me that they could save a lot of money by simplifying ballot papers. Just write "bunch of cnuts" on them and we'll all tick them and hand them in.
    +10

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  • BA to the Stars
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    Can I get someone to go in my place for that?
    I've outsourced that to a nice chap called Bob

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  • DodgyAgent
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    Originally posted by doodab View Post
    I'm guessing the taxes & NI avoided make the whole IR35 / avoidance debate look rather comical as well.
    That and the profits made by the Indian businessmen which will also be untaxed in the UK.

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  • doodab
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    I'm guessing the taxes & NI avoided make the whole IR35 / avoidance debate look rather comical as well.

    It seems to me that they could save a lot of money by simplifying ballot papers. Just write "bunch of cnuts" on them and we'll all tick them and hand them in.

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  • DodgyAgent
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    Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
    It's interesting to contrast the fuss that is made when a few machine workers (engineering) jobs go abroad, but when 100s of thousands of IT workers are outsourced or ICTed, no one gives a tulip.
    That in my view is fair enough. if we as a country want to make it unattractive to manufacture then we have to live with the consequences. Bringing cheap labour from abroad is another matter altogether.

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  • ChimpMaster
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    Originally posted by ZoppZ View Post
    This article is dated Oct 2010.

    Fail. (you and the government!)

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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
    It's interesting to contrast the fuss that is made when a few machine workers (engineering) jobs go abroad, but when 100s of thousands of IT workers are outsourced or ICTed, no one gives a tulip.
    Glorified typists. As Dawn Prim said "IT contractors are stupid little people".

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  • The Spartan
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    Fair point that one, no one seems to be kiccking up a fuss I guess it's up to us

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  • TimberWolf
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    Masses couldn't give a tulip as long as there's cheap lager at ASDA and Big Brother on the telly.

    Politicians couldn't give a tulip as long as there's subsidised Champagne at the Westminster bar and a new show on at the theatre.

    HTH BIDI.
    It's interesting to contrast the fuss that is made when a few machine workers (engineering) jobs go abroad, but when 100s of thousands of IT workers are outsourced or ICTed, no one gives a tulip.

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