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This section contains the bulk of our news items relating to IT contracting in general. Specific news can also be found in sections such as IR35 and Jobs. Compulsory ID cards abandonedUK citizens will no longer be required to carry identity cards. Job News | Jul 2, 2009 Bosses question the legality of e-borders Electronic border project is mired in legal and practical concerns. Job News | Jul 2, 2009 Baby Boomers – time to cash in pensions? Tony Harris from IFAs ContractorMoney explains that baby boomers have an important decision to make regarding their pensions. Comment | Jul 1, 2009 Contractor UK Market Report - Rates take sharp and sudden drop After months of gentle decline, contractor rates took a significant dip in June. Market Reports | Jul 1, 2009 Contractors' Questions: Any IR35 risk to 'pre-employment’ survey? One IT contractor worries about the IR35 implications of a 'pre-employment' form. Comment | Jul 1, 2009 Lloyds 'uses Indian staff to undercut UK IT contractor pay' Hundreds of techies being imported to replace and undercut IT contractors in the UK, says LGU. Contracting News | Jun 30, 2009 Foreign workers take bulk of new jobs Call for the private sector to give Britons first refusal. Job News | Jun 30, 2009 Taxman gets new power to trace debtors £300 penalties loom for not helping HMRC find its targets. Money News | Jun 29, 2009 VAT clawback 'to cost the Treasury £7bn' 'Small firms listening to their advisors tore a multi-billion pound hole in the public purse.' Money News | Jun 29, 2009 The Itch: June; Digital dithering amid IT jobs meltdown Digital Britain hears contractors loudly proclaiming its phenomenal success. Meanwhile, job markets collapse, rates plummet and High-Definition goes Light-Entertainment. Comment | Jun 26, 2009 Website: Happiness is just a click away Reminder to gloomy Brits - you are 'here for a good time, not for a long time.' TechZone | Jun 26, 2009 Jobless are effing and blinding at IT recruiters Agents feel the strong arm, and sharp tongue, of candidates in a recession. Job News | Jun 25, 2009 Mac evangelist framed in sex video link Hackers lure Apple users with Twitter, sex and celebrity. TechZone | Jun 25, 2009 Lloyds cuts IT contractor pay rates Bank repeats its offer to IT contractors: 'put up or get out.' Contracting News | Jun 24, 2009 US lost 34,000 IT jobs in May Signs of a labour market upturn don't point to the IT sector. Job News | Jun 24, 2009 Recession to cut 38,000 IT jobs, says CEBR No sign the UK IT jobs market will grow, in real terms, until 2013. Job News | Jun 23, 2009 'Well-paid IT contractors are not vulnerable' Government told to direct 'equal treatment' law at those who need it. Contracting News | Jun 23, 2009 Taxman to get £2,000 clawback on workers' pay Revenue set for 'unfettered access' to paycheques without the payees’ consent. Money News | Jun 22, 2009 ID card deal shelved as Tories brace its bidders A showpiece contract is delayed amid warnings to the frontrunners about its risks. Contracting News | Jun 22, 2009 IT contractor petitions No10 on security clearance Freelance techies called to help 'change IT contracting forever.' Contracting News | Jun 19, 2009 
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