23rd March, 2001 - PCG Elections & Admin

A direct result of the judicial review has been an upsurge in interest in PCG and activity levels on the site. This newsletter provides useful information for new members, and since we are adding new information and services all the time, it will act as a 'refresher' for the many 'old hands'.

In general, we try to make life easy by placing important links on the PCG homepage - try here first! See also https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/members_guide.pdf

ELECTIONS

There is just one week to go before Elections close for the PCG Consultative Council - voting ends 5pm on 30th March. Please take the time to vote - the CC is the first line of governance of YOUR organisation.

The CC appoints the Board of Directors, advises the Board of Directors and shapes the way PCG is run. Please read the manifestos and vote .
Here

LEGAL CHALLENGE

JR result
We do not yet know when the judicial review result will be announced - we expect some time w/c 26th. As soon as we have a date for the announcement we will publicise this via www.ir35update.co.uk and a newsletter.

When the judgement is announced all news will be posted to www.ir35update.co.uk (and not the forums). This is because during the hearing the server ran at maximum capacity - using ir35update allows us to publish the news without overloading the server with the 'heavier' forums.

You can get more information about the legal challenge, and make a donation etc from:
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/members/legal/index.html

The archived JR hearing reports are at
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/judicialreview/archive.html

MEMBERSHIP ADMIN

Receipt for membership
You must print this yourself;
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/scripts/members/profile/invoice.pl

Change of registration details
To update your email address, company name, address or telephone number ;
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/scripts/members/profile/editme.cgi
(To change your registered email for Shout99, please contact this site separately)

Forgotten Password
There are two levels of login

• From PCG public page to members area
• From members area to discussion forum (see below)

Please make sure that you are using the correct username and password. NB the login is case sensitive Check your original PCG membership email if possible.

If necessary use the feedback form and specify whether you are accessing the 'Members Area' or the 'Forums'
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/scripts/public/access/form.pl
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/support.html

Membership Renewal
We will contact you in plenty of time when your membership is due for renewal.

DISCUSSION FORUMS

The Discussion Boards are a treasure trove of information for members. We share info here and discuss the latest news. With so many members now, you can be sure that if you have a problem someone else will be able to provide some help or advice:

From the "Discussion Forums" link there are four boards - until you login and open a whole new world!

Access & Passwords
Login using the link in the top navigation bar for the full forum index. You will have set your Forum userID when you first registered with PCG - it is different from the members area. The password will have been emailed to you.

To find your "forum user name" click on "registration info" on homepage and scroll down.

To find your "forum password" use the forgotten password link.

Daily Digests
For daily digests of key forums activity set your preferences using the 'edit profile' link; This is useful if you can't visit every day - we recommend all members receive the Noticeboard digests.
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/threads/editprofile.pl

Legal and Accounting
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/threads/wwwthreads.pl?a=l&f;=legalandaccount
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/threads/wwwthreads.pl?a=l&f;=leg

Further information
This document, produced last year may also help:
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/threads/showpost.pl?f=forum-4&p;=0&v;=c&s;=5 or as PDF file https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/members/resources/forum_faq_vn01.pdf

MEMBER SERVICES

Again, more information is available a
t https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/members/index.html
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/members_guide.pdf

Portal
Make sure you have registered your business profile on the Portal. Increasingly clients and agents are using this service - or use it yourself to build a project team or find a substitute. https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/portal

Contract Reviews
The Online Review service is now available. You must complete the questionnaire before you can contact an approved Reviewer
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/cr/index.html

The PCG draft contracts are available at
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/resources/ir35_contracts.html

Should I get my contract reviewed by the Inland Revenue? https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/threads/showpost.pl?f=Notice-200&p;=9&v;=c&s;=5

Insurance
The Tax Investigation Insurance is included in your membership - you should receive a certificate from us.

All other schemes are discounted rates.

Susie Hughes
(Head of Executive Services)

This newsletter is published by the Professional Contractors Group. Please feel free to circulate the newsletter to other independent contractors who you know, and who may be interested in joining the PCG. Some links in the newsletter will take you into the password-protected members' area of the PCG website. If you have forgotten your password, contact https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/scripts/public/access/form.pl

To view the Forum links in this newsletter, you must be first logged into the Forum. Further details available at https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/members/discussion_forum.html