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The number of people placed in permanent jobs has increased further in January, reaching a six-month high, according to new research.
The latest Report on Jobs, by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG, finds that the rate of growth accelerated to the fastest since July 2010.
The survey respondents cited a stronger demand for staff and improved client confidence as the cause of the growth in placements.
Temporary appointments have also increased, rising at the strongest rate for seven months.
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Contractor wins IR35 tribunal decision.
An engineer working on a contract basis for Airbus UK won his appeal against HMRC's determination that he should be taxed as an employee under IR35 rules rather than as self-employed.
Following a hearing in Bristol in November, the First Tier Tribunal found in favour of MBF Design Services, the trading company operated by Mark Fitzpatrick. In February 2009, he appealed against HMRC's decision that his employment status for the years 2001-07 fell within the terms of the Social Security Contributions (Intermediaries) Regulations 2000 and Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003. ... Read Full Article

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The PMP Exam Changes On 31 August 2011. What This Means For You.
Every five to seven years, the Project Management Institute (PMI)® performs a Role Delineation Study to determine authority (“the role”), responsibilities & duties of project managers today. The findings are then used to update the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam. In this way, PMI ensures that the PMP Exam is a reflection of what project managers actually do in the field. If PMI didn't regularly go through this process adding new elements and removing old ones, then you would still be tested on outdated methods that were used in the 1980s when the first PMP exam was given.

PMI completed their latest study at the end of 2010. The findings will lead to an update in the PMP Exam on 31 August 2011. Let's look at what this means to you. .. Read full article.. _____________________________

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• Introduction
• How do interest rates affect inflation?
• Working for PSS-Europe
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Welcome to the February 2011 newsletter from PSS-Europe.

In the last month two interesting things, one happened and the other didn't. Microsoft did link up with Nokia and the Bank of England base lending rate didn't go up.

The link up between Microsoft and Nokia has the potential to have the biggest impact in the smart phone market for a very long time. The key to the success of this venture will be the designers responsible for the look and feel of the gadgets, they will need to be gadgets that are desirable and have a prestige feel. Ugly looking gadgets that work beautifully will fail, the challenge is that Microsoft is mainstream and has not produced anything that looks that cool, Nokia once did produce desirable gadgets but it is now so long ago now that the worry is they cannot remember how it is done.

In the smart phone market Apple have set the standard in handset look and feel, look at the Samsung Galaxy, HTC have a slightly different look but the format is the same. Sony is going down the gaming route, so perhaps there will be a portable XBOX console? Microsoft and Nokia will need to produce a beautiful gadget that works well and is sufficiently different to make a compelling case against buying a current market leader.

For this agreement to be a success Microsoft and Nokia need to emulate the BMW 3 series model, produce a desirable product, advertise it on the basis of joining an elite group, move the design forward without fundamentally changing appearance. The result of this strategy for BMW is that now 3 series sells in greater numbers than the Ford Mondeo.

The base lending rate did not go up but the pressure to put up the base interest rate is because inflation is double the target rate set by the government. The lead article looks at how interest rates affect inflation. The danger here is that an interest rate rise slows the economy and the much talked about second dip into recession occurs.

Monetary policy aims to influence the overall level of monetary demand in the economy so that it grows broadly in line with the economy's ability to produce goods and services. This stops output rising too quickly or slowly. Interest rates are increased to moderate demand and inflation and they are reduced to stimulate demand. If rates are set too low, this may encourage the build-up of inflationary pressure; if they are set too high, demand will be lower than necessary to control inflation. How does this work? ... Read more..

New Business Development Managers
(commission only) - Home/Field based.

PSS-Europe is looking for Business Development people to build the customer base. We are offering an attractive commission only package and the role can be either full or part-time.

We are looking for people with previous business development experience and ideally having worked in a SME setup. As we are currently a small company, this is an excellent opportunity to join the team, where you have the opportunity to share in the future success and growth of the company.

As a New Business Sales Manager, you will be responsible for selling our recruitment solution to organisations of all sizes. This will include talking to HR Directors/Managers, Programme Managers and Portfolio Managers – requiring you to have an excellent ability to liaise with senior decision makers.

To find out more contact Tom or e-mail in your CV.

Tom - 07789 994994 or E-Mail Project Services

Liz Drysdale - Project Manager
Available immediately

Liz is a multi-skilled, energetic and highly capable manager with a demonstrable record of delivering quality, technical and business change projects and programmes to time and budget. Accomplished in building and maintaining effective relationships to ensure successful delivery, Liz is a confident and able manager who enjoys high level responsibility. Liz is self-motivated with an excellent ‘can-do' attitude with the ability to work alone, as part of a team and as a man manager.

More information on Liz's career.

To book Liz's time

Tom - 07789 994994 or E-Mail Project Services ___________________________________________________

Lawrence Richardson - Senior Consultant/Project Manager
Available immediately

Lawrence has substantial international experience of managing and delivering major projects and programmes of work primarily in the Telecoms Sector. Successfully working with management at all levels to determine appropriate business and technical strategies and manage the implementation.

Held senior roles as Programme Manager, Billing and Revenue Assurance Director and Project Manager/Consultant (contract and permanent). Over 20 years progressive experience, while still retaining a fresh and direct approach to new challenges. Able to quickly integrate into any organisation or sector and provide immediate value. Business focus is paramount and most projects have been sponsored by the Business other than IT or technical enablers. Effective Stakeholder management has been key factor in getting good results.

A significant contributor in establishing four separate start-up operations in Europe, USA and the Middle East .

More information on Lawrence's career.

To book Lawrence's time

Tom - 07789 994994 or E-Mail Project Services ___________________________________________________