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Avnet hires former Computacenter man to grow overseas
Avnet has hired former Computacenter and Bell Microproducts man Henry Godwin to help grow its operations in the Middle East and Africa. Godwin will be reporting into another former Bell old boy Graeme Watt and is charged with driving growth in what ... News
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VAT 'amnesty' to end soon
A window of opportunity for anyone outside of VAT regime, that should be registered and inside, closes soon. As reported by BusinessMan on 16 June, HMRC has been running a campaign that aims to capture those who should be registered for VAT but who h... Opinion
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Fujitsu staff to stage 24 hour walk out
Fujistu staff in Crewe and Manchester are staging a 24 walk out on Monday in a strike over victimisation of Union representatives. Unite members at the IT services firm voted to take strike action after one of the union reps was made redundant and s... News
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Nine out of ten city CIOs on course for prosecution by FSA
Over 90 per cent of city firms could face prosecution in November for failing to comply with new FSA regulations on call recording, according to one study. With November's deadline for meeting the Financial Services Authority's new rules on call... Opinion
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The new domain - it's not an e.xxxellent idea for all
With the launch of the new .xxx top level domain on September 7, businesses - and individuals for that matter - need to be awake to the fact that they may want to protect their brands and names from abuse by cybersquatters. Under the registration... Opinion
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UK IT consultants in demand from US firms
US firms are hiring UK IT consultants in the digital sector with an 275% increase in the number of American firms hiring Brits over the last year. The figures, from PeoplePerHour, showed IT and web programming as well as web design were the skills m... News
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Younger people lagging behind with pension provision
According to Government research, young workers are nearly four times less likely than their older counterparts to be saving in their employer's pension scheme. These figures show a stark generational gap in pension provision, with only 15 per cent o... Opinion
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To expense or not to expense
According to expense management firm Concur, around 20 per cent of small firms don't really know what they're paying staff in expenses. Further, they also aren't sure of how to claim tax relief on expenses which, in simple terms, means that they're p... Opinion
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The Apprentice
The Government has announced a package of measures that cut red tape for employers that may helpget more apprentices into the workplace, Under the measures, employers that contract directly with the Government will benefit from simpler payments, ... Opinion
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IT recruitment remains steady
McGregor Boyall, specialist financial services recruiter, has published its latest IT recruitment report showing that hiring requirements are still significantly down on 2010, writes Linda Endersby. However hiring for both contract and permanent rol... News