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Previously on "As you sow, so shall you reap"

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  • Bluenose
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    Paging Wipro U.K sales executive Mr. Reddy....

    ......I have the resourcing manager for the U.K Civil Service on the line....

    ....what's that sir? you are still on the golf course with HMRC ? No problem sir I will tell them to call back later.....

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  • gables
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    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
    Nah we just get them from India and then get a third of that number in the UK to manage them.
    What I meant was, it'll be reported as a skills shortage by press\politicians, then we'll do as you say :-)

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  • DotasScandal
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    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
    Nah we just get them from India and then get a third of that number in the UK to manage them.
    Empire 2.0

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by gables View Post
    Whilst we laugh, it's ****ing outrageous really. Also, there'll be a 'skills shortage' even though there's plenty on the bench.
    Nah we just get them from India and then get a third of that number in the UK to manage them.

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  • DaveB
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    Originally posted by cojak View Post
    I particularly liked this bit:

    Originally posted by El Reg
    However, the issue of skills will only be exacerbated as thousands of tech contractors are set to leave the public sector amid a major crackdown on the tax freelancers pay via IR35.

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  • gables
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    Whilst we laugh, it's ****ing outrageous really. Also, there'll be a 'skills shortage' even though there's plenty on the bench.

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  • northernladyuk
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    Get Crapita in instead. And pay 10 times the price.
    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    For a tenth of the quality...
    That should be their mission statement.

    I see Brillo saying his bit in a Barry Scott Cillit Bang voice, and then NAT as one of those reassuring voice over ladies advertising adult continence aids to shauny on daytime telly.

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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    Won't they just get Crapita in instead? And pay 10 times the price.
    For a tenth of the quality...

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  • MrMarkyMark
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    Originally posted by cojak View Post
    Oh dear

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  • BrilloPad
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    Won't they just get Crapita in instead? And pay 10 times the price.

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  • cojak
    started a topic As you sow, so shall you reap

    As you sow, so shall you reap

    Gov needs to splash 245m on IT contractors



    HAHAHAHAHAHAH!
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