As UK Recruiters, we are often asked for information on how candidates can get Work Permits / Visas for the UK. Many people wish to live and work in the UK, however, many are confused as to what the requirements are that they need to meet and more importantly, how they go about applying for a UK visa or work permit. Unfortunately, we are not qualified to answer or advise on questions like this. So instead, we have taken a review of web offerings to provide correct, professional and up-to-date information and advice. We found the following 3 sites most helpful: UK Border Agency The UK Border Agency website … Continue reading
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AWR stands for Agency Workers Regulations and these will come into force on 1st October 2011. Background to the AWR This comes from the EU Directive which aims to get equal treatment for part-time and fixed-term workers. The initial drafts were blocked in Brussels for many years even though equal treatment for temporary workers has been in operation in many European countries since the 1980′s. In 2008, not enough countries were continuing to block the Directive in Brussels so the UK Government agreed a compromise deal with business and unions which meant that equal treatment would apply after 12 weeks of an assignment.m (However some Day 1 rights remain) In January … Continue reading
This is a scoop of many of the news, reviews, articles, releases and tweets that happen across the web from a variety of MultiValue sources. This is not automated but read, selected and collected and curated by humans ! What is a Scoop ? A “scoop” is a curated round up of news, information about a particular subject, in this case MultiValue technology. It is curated by a real human ! The MultiValue News Scoop is powered by Scoop.It What sort of things can you expect to see on the MultiValue News Scoop ? Here are the last 10 posts from MultiValue News Scoop. How … Continue reading
Did you know that Northgate Reality have a YouTube Channel ? Well, they do and they’ve been running a Coffee Break Series there for the last few months. Click here to go straight to their YouTube Channel. According to their YouTube Channel, their mission is to: ”continue as the leading MultiValue solution provider for the MultiValue market and the trusted partner to the MultiValue community IT decision makers, by preserving and rejuvenating MultiValue applications through smarter processes and more innovative technology.” In this regular Coffee Break series, videos are under 15 minutes long and cover a particular topic of Reality. The Coffee Break Series: Using SQL View (8 mins) – … Continue reading
Wish you could find and compare Umbrella Companies easily ? November 2009 saw the launch of Umbrella Detective whose aim is to help contractors compare umbrella companies and their offerings. Although they have a Director-in-common with Excellium (an Umbrella company), it could still be a useful site and tool to visit when tryng to find and assess companies and their offerings. It has 3 great elements: 1 Service Information This site puts a lot of focus on displaying the features and key benefits of every umbrella company on the site. They do not just list the contact details. They pride themselves on being able to assist contractors to make “informed” choices. … Continue reading
Following the 2011 Fiscal Reunion, I managed to catch up with Roger Flatt, the main organiser of this event to find out how it went. ELKIE: Why did you decide to organise a Fiscal Reunion ? ROGER: Mark Yoxall and myself had been trying to arrange a get together with Alex Morgan and Ross Brooker for what seemed like (and probably was) months and months, but for one reason or another it never got off the ground. Mark and myself eventually decided to name a date far enough away, and chose a place that was hopefully fairly central. ELKIE How was the concept received ? ROGER: Once we’d settled on … Continue reading
I am often asked about living and working in Australia and what opportunities there may be out there for candidates with MultiValue skills. Whilst I am more than happy to handle roles both in the UK and Australia, it is often better for candidates who do wish to work in this county to go direct to Australian recruitment companies, which is why I would like to recommend 2 agents whom I have had some good dealings with in the past: Harry Fatakia of CompuTracts Pty Ltd Peter Anderson of Harvard Australia Pty Ltd Both these agents have always been very responsive and given honest and straight talking feedback. Here are their … Continue reading
What is Twitter Twitter is basically a conversational / microblogging channel. You get a short sentence (140 characters) to make your point be it a comment, a link to a longer article, website or photo or YouTube. Twitter’s success could be their problem Twitter is continuing to grow rapidly in popularity with more people signing up and tweeting each day. This is great news but unless you actually know how to listen and also make yourself heard, it can be a pretty pointless exercise. Images which come to mind are: • Shouting into the wind and hoping someone hears you. • Trying to listen to every single TV and Radio … Continue reading
It’s time for a Reunion ! Have you worked on the Fiscal stockbroking system ? Were you one of the early developers ? Are you currently supporting a Fiscal installation ? If so, then you are invited (by Roger Flatt) to the Fiscal Reunion, details as below: Date: Friday 1 July 2011 Time: 5 pm onwards Location: The Founders Arms 52 Hopton Street, Bankside, London, SE1 9JH Thames side of the Tate Modern (between Blackfriars Bridge and the “Wibbly Wobbly” one) For more information check … Continue reading
Ever wondered why people attend Rocket U2 Universities ? The answers can be varied and include a number of things eg: Take certification exams. Attend the hands-on labs. Catch up with Rocket U2 staff from both the UK and USA. Meet up with other developers and business owners. One of the attendees this year was Ian Holmes, a Director of Reflex Data Systems Ltd which is possibly the UK’s leading supplier of information systems for the textile trade. Reflex work with dozens of fabric and flooring merchants and manufacturers offering a good portfolio of products and a bespoke service too. Ian Holmes agreed to share his reasons and experiences of this year’s Rocket … Continue reading
Andy Youniss, President and CEO of Rocket Software opened the UK U2 University 2011 by videolink. Andy explained that he was unable attend this event as later that day Rocket would be announcing an aquisition. So, U2 is no longer the “new kid on the block”. Aldon now known as Rocket Aldon, was acquired on 22 March 2011. Andy Youniss said: “Aldon’s strengths in application lifecycle management and expertise in the IBM i platform expand existing Rocket capabilities, which will allow us to bring more value to our customers.” Andy Youniss took the time to present via video link to the U2 delegates his roundup of highlights which included: There … Continue reading
