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Security clearance guide for contractors – with an expert’s top tips
To hold security clearance as a contractor you must go through a process called National Security Vetting. Here’s how, by Reed’s Keith Rosser.
Networking advice for IT contractors – why keeping in touch is vital
For many IT contractors hearing the word “networking” causes a cold shiver to run down their spines. It conjures up images of stuffy conference rooms, drab food and forced awkward small talk.
How to choose the right solicitor for your contracting business
A solicitor can offer advice on a range of contracting issues, from checking contract wording to resolving client disputes and late payment problems.
Why the MSC legislation needs to be consigned to history
It’s time to scrap the MSC rules policing UK contracting. Here’s why.
Five areas where HMRC’s Spotlight 67 on MSCs could be better
It’s unclear if the taxman’s guidance can contain the MSC fiasco, or will just end up pre-dating more ‘contractor accountant’-type investigations.
HMRC’s own Spotlight shows its MSC legislation to be bizarre
An update on the Revenue’s roundabout way to obtain national insurance contains warning lights, an unhelpful example and a thought to perish.
Why contractor security clearance is ripe for review
The vetting process that too often acts as an inefficient gatekeeper for the UK’s most sensitive roles must be modernised, and that includes banishing the ‘Catch-22.’
‘Don’t do a Rachel Reeves and play with fire on your CV’
A series of LinkedIn edits by the ‘bragging’ chancellor seems at odds with claims that the Treasury boss has been honest.
The software that Jack built. Or didn’t. Allegedly. Maybe
A High Court wrangle over parking software contains so many redlines that the key areas affecting IT contractors are somehow in the double figures.