PCG newsletter 20/02: July 25, 2002: PCG's
Invitation to Tender
In this issue:
- ITT - Business Process Practitioner for PCG
- PCG's Letter to Dawn Primarolo
- Innovations in Microprocessing Report
- PCG Interview in the Guardian
- PCG Interview on New Oil & Gas Tax
- PCG AGM & Conference 2002
- Real Life Meetings
1. ITT - Business Process Practitioner for the PCG
The Professional Contractors Group is offering experienced
Business Process Practitioners, the opportunity to design
and deliver key essential business processes necessary to
support one of the fastest growing entrepreneurial trade
associations in Britain today.
The Board of the PCG has reviewed the strategic direction
and the present and future requirements of the PCG. Part
of the recommendations of this strategic review is that
internal business practices and procedures should be strengthened
to support future aspirations.
Submissions are invited from applicants who have gained
the necessary experience whilst operating at a Senior Management
level in a corporate or Trade Association environment. BPR
experience gained through operational experience is mandatory.
To deliver this assignment effectively and within extremely
tight cost and time constraints, applicants should be able
to hit the ground running.
Details about the requirements and timetable are available
here:
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/resources/BPRITT-020720_v3.pdf
2. PCG's Letter to Dawn Primarolo
The Paymaster General, Dawn Primarolo, recently told the
House of Commons that '
the Professional Contractors
Group, the lobby and professional group which has worked
with the Government for the past few years-has been totally
silent...' She added that '
it (the PCG) has been totally
silent on every issue over the last 12 months.'
As PCG members are fully aware, the PCG has been far from
silent over the last year. The Group was quick to point
out to the Paymaster General that she has been misinformed
if she thinks that is the case.
Read the PCG's response in full at
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/resources/dawn_let160702.pdf
3. Innovations in Microprocessing Report
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has
thanked the PCG for contributing to its enquiry on innovations
in microprocessing.
The PCG's report is based on first hand experience from
people working on the ground in this industry, rather than
being purely academic. It explains that one of the PCG's
greatest concerns is that engineering is too often perceived
as being the domain of just the large manufacturers or consulting
companies, whereas in fact independent consultants have
a significant presence and form the true dynamo of the UK's
knowledge economy.
You can read the PCG's submission to the House of Lords
in full at
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/resources/hold-micro-submitted.pdf
4. PCG Interview in the Guardian
The Guardian newspaper has published an interview with
PCG's Director of PR, Richard Robson on the state of the
current IT contracting market in the UK.
In an article outlining the difficulties faced by the independent
contractor, Richard highlights the PCG's opposition to IR35
and the Fast Track Visa scheme. He stresses that contractors
are not looking for hand-outs, just a level playing field.
Click on
http://money.guardian.co.uk/work/story/0,1456,754313,00.html
to read the full article.
5. PCG Interview on New Oil & Gas Tax
The PCG has featured in the Press and Journal (the largest
UK regional newspaper, covering the northern half of Scotland)
in an article slamming the Government's decision to impose
an extra 10% tax on the profits of North Sea oil and gas
production companies.
The PCG stated that the major firms would be forced to
cut costs and would look elsewhere to invest. This would
in turn endanger the livelihoods of many hundreds of small
entrepreneurs who provide services to the industry.
Read the article in full at
http://www.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=62692&command=displayContent&sourceNode=62244&contentPK=2154727
6. PCG AGM & Conference
The PCG Annual General Meeting and Conference has been
booked for the weekend of 26th October, 2002. The venue
is the Wokefield Park Conference Centre, Mortimer, Reading
(their website is at www.initialstyle.co.uk/wokefield_park.html
).
Further details will be released soon.
REGIONAL NEWS
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Real Life Meetings
PCG members hold local meetings to socialise, to network
and to discuss PCG issues. These meetings are open to everybody,
and new members are welcome to come along.
CLC London
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The 'Central London Chapter' of the PCG is holding a summer
'thirst quencher' get-together on July 30, 2002 at the Cheshire
Cheese (aka the War Room during the judicial review), Little
Essex Street, nr the Aldwych, London WC2 from 6pm. Items
on the 'agenda' will include the main CLC summer get-together
which is scheduled from August 20. All welcome.
Details of this and other Real Life Meetings in the forum:
https://www.pcgroup.org.uk/threads/wwwthreads.pl?a=l&f=meet
To promote your local meeting through the newsletter -
email [email protected]
with REGIONS in the subject matter, details of the event
and a name and email contact point/or phone number for further
information.
Issued on behalf of:
Professional Contractors Group
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