A young and talented triathlete – Elliott Cole, approached Jenrick asking for support to help him reach his goal of qualifying for the 2011 Triathlon World Championships. From there, he aims to compete in the Hawaii Iron Man Competition and ultimately represent Great Britain at the Olympics.

Elliott works full time but still maintains an energetic and demanding training schedule to improve his fitness levels, with early morning lake swims, 30 km bike rides, 100 lengths in the pool plus hour long runs . . .and this is just in the week!

Then at weekends, he is either participating in local triathlon events or doing (in his words) ‘long’ swims, bike rides and runs. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the most welcome IR35 victories was announced this week, with Novak Brajkovic being cleared of being an employee. The fascinating area surrounding this case is that Mr Brajkovic would never have been investigated had he not approached the HMRC for help and assistance. Read the rest of this entry »

Alan Brill of Larkstar Data has decided to put a stop to his appeal, as reported by the PCG below.

We regret to report that HMRC will be rubbing their hands together today, as Larkstar’s Alan Brill has decided to call a halt to his appeal.  Although Alan is keen to fight (not least because of the stress he has been subjected to over the past 7 years), with retirement now upon him he does not want to submit his family to further stress. Read the rest of this entry »

From One Click magazine:

Have you tried ‘Googling’ yourself lately? Or for that matter the members of your board of directors? Go on, try it, you may find it enlightening, but not necessarily in a good way!

Type your name into Google and see what appears. And once you’ve found yourself, try the image results. It could be right about now that you regret uploading those holiday snaps to Facebook, because that shot of you in your swimwear is potentially the first impression of you that future customers will have. And this can be a real headache for marketing and communications professionals charged with managing the corporate image. Read the rest of this entry »

The leading IT job sites are all reporting a marked increase in the numbers of contract roles being advertised.

One job board has seen a 54% increase in the number of contract roles advertised during the first quarter of 2010, suggesting that we are entering into a full recovery for the contract market. Read the rest of this entry »

Q1 has reported a substantial growth in demand within the C++ Unix Engineer, Analyst and Developer job market - especially on a permanent basis and particularly within the London Media and Broadcasting Sector.

Richard Johnson, of specialist IT recruitment consultancy Jenrick, is a consultant who has worked extensively within the London market over 3 years, and has this information to further highlight why this trend is occurring; Read the rest of this entry »

As reported in the last Jenrick IT newsletter, we are keen to report on the initial thoughts about the iPad.  Having looked through a series of reviews on Apple’s iPad, we believe the best overall collective review has been provided by the BBC. Please see the whole article below.

By Jonathan Fildes

iPadApple has hand-picked a select group of journalists to review the much-hyped and long-anticipated iPad, ahead of its launch on 3 April. Read the rest of this entry »

Mark Prisk (Shadow Business Minister) has made a promise that the Conservatives would review IR35. However, as with all pre-election vows, the exact detail and timing of this review is filed as TBA.

Conservatives to reform IR35

Mark Prisk, the Conservative Shadow Business Minister, has announced that a Conservative Government would undertake a full review of small business taxation, including IR35.  The aim will be to provide a simpler and clearer tax regime.  Read the rest of this entry »

The ongoing ‘debate’ over national insurance rises continued last week with all parties attempting to put the best deal forward and discredit competitors.

Government, Opposition & Business in National Insurance rise row

A row over National Insurance rises has escalated after business leaders said claims they had been “deceived” into backing Tory plans were “patronising”. Chancellor Alistair Darling accused the Tories of “peddling a deception” after 23 top bosses backed proposals to curb National Insurance increases. Read the rest of this entry »

There was yet more political pre-election ‘courting’ from the Work and Pensions Secretary as she called on every employer to offer flexible working for parents – a sure vote winner?

Every employer should champion flexible working – Cooper

The Government this week called on employers to promote flexible working, as it published its response to the Family Friendly Taskforce report.

Building on the taskforce‟s recommendations, Ministers will promote flexible working across the public sector. Work and Pensions Secretary Yvette Cooper also announced that Government will appoint a taskforce of business leaders and business organisations to champion the case for flexible working in the private sector. Read the rest of this entry »