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			<title>It's not where you're from but what you do that counts </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/temping/it-s-not-where-you-re-from-but-what-you-do-that-counts-</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[It's not where you're from but what you do that counts.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Medical sector increases use of freelancers </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/temping/medical-sector-increases-use-of-freelancers-</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Press Release<br/>
21 November 2011 <br/>
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Medical sector increases use of freelancers ]]></description>
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			<title>Public Sector Contractors Can Go Private </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/temping/public-sector-contractors-can-go-private-</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Public Sector Contractors Can Go Private <br/>
By Simon Last Sutton, Managing Director, FPS ]]></description>
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			<title>Comparator vs. Swedish Derogation</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/temping/comparator-vs-swedish-derogation</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Comparator vs. Swedish Derogation]]></description>
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			<title>Contractor Market Likely to Grow </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/uk-economy/contractor-market-likely-to-grow</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Contractor Market Likely to Grow <br/>
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			<title>CONTRACTORS &amp; TEMPS - The Advent of AWR</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/temping/contractors-temps---the-advent-of-awr</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[CONTRACTORS & TEMPS - The Advent of AWR<br/>
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Recruiting Temps online<br/>
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			<title>Steve Lord wins VIP Rihanna tickets for the O2 Arena! </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/competitions/steve-lord-wins-vip-rihanna-tickets-for-the-o2-arena-</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Steve Lord of Certes Computing was the winner of the FPS umbrella company draw for VIP tickets to see Rihanna at the O2 Arena.<br/>
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			<title>Rihanna VIP concert package winner announced! </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/competitions/rihanna-vip-concert-package-winner-announced-</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Stephen Lord of Certes Computing winner of the FPS umbrella company draw for VIP tickets to the Rihanna concert at the O2 Arena on Thursday 13th October 2011.<br/>
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			<title>Cheryl O'Connor wins Wizard of Oz theatre package! </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/competitions/cheryl-o-connor-wins-wizard-of-oz-theatre-package-</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Cheryl O'Connor of Randstad Care was the winner of the FPS umbrella company draw for VIP tickets for the Wizard of Oz theatre package. (Cheryl is in the burnt orange dress).<br/>
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			<title>No diluting of Agency Workers Regulations: Government will bring in AWR &quot;as intended&quot;</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/temping/no-diluting-of-agency-workers-regulations-government-will-bring-in-awr-as-intended-</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Government has insisted it will bring in the new Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) “as intended” on 1 October 2011, despite reports of top-level debates about the controversial EU law, according to media reports. ]]></description>
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			<title>Wizard of Oz competition winner announced</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/competitions/wizard-of-oz-competition-winner-announced</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Cheryl O'Connor of Randstad Care winner of the FPS umbrella company draw for VIP tickets for the Wizard of Oz theatre package on 24th September 2011.<br/>
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			<title>England v India cricket competition winner announced</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/competitions/england-cricket-competition-winner-announced</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Neil Price of Hudson IT winner of the FPS umbrella company draw for VIP tickets for the England v India at the Kia Oval 20th August 2011.<br/>
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			<title>Umbrella company loses tract-ion! </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/umbrella-companies/umbrella-company-loses-tract-ion-</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[An umbrella company has gone to ground and is not responding to more than 1,000 staff and contractors who are likely to be left thousands of pounds out of pocket in unsettled invoices.]]></description>
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			<title>FPS umbrella client wins  F1 Grand Prix day! </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/competitions/fps-umbrella-contractor-wins-f1-grand-prix-day-</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[John Hamilton Brown of Hamilton-Brown was winner of the FPS umbrella company draw for VIP tickets for the British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone! ]]></description>
			<guid>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/competitions/fps-umbrella-contractor-wins-f1-grand-prix-day-</guid>
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			<title>Fallout from the Reed VAT ruling </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/umbrella-companies/fallout-from-the-reed-vat-ruling-</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A recent tax tribunal ruled that Reed Employment could charge VAT on the margin when supplying temporary workers rather than on the full value of its invoices. HMRC has decided not to appeal the decision, which opens the door for other staffing companies to reduce their charges to make recruitment through agencies more affordable.]]></description>
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			<title>Will AWR undermine temp to perm trend? </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/temping/will-awr-undermine-temp-to-perm-trend-</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) that come into effect in October could undermine the practice of employers taking on people as temporary workers first before recruiting them permanently, according to Albert Ellis, CEO of Harvey Nash Group.]]></description>
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			<title>FPS umbrella is a Bacs Approved Bureau</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/umbrella-companies/fps-umbrella-is-a-bacs-approved-bureau</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Little known fact: although most umbrella companies use Bacs to pay their clients, only a very few are Bacs Approved Bureaux. The FPS umbrella company is in the Top 2 of this select group. ]]></description>
			<guid>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/umbrella-companies/fps-umbrella-is-a-bacs-approved-bureau</guid>
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			<title>A fully regulated umbrella company </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/umbrella-companies/a-fully-regulated-umbrella-company-</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[FPS Group is licensed by the Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission and that means it's the UK's only fully regulated umbrella company. ]]></description>
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			<title>UK West Midlands hardest hit by recession</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/uk-economy/uk-west-midlands-hardest-hit-by-recession</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The West Midlands and the North West were the UK regions hardest hit by the recession in terms of unemployment, according to new figures from the Office for National Satistics. ]]></description>
			<guid>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/uk-economy/uk-west-midlands-hardest-hit-by-recession</guid>
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			<title>Win a pair of VIP tickets to England V India cricket </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/competitions/win-a-pair-of-vip-tickets-to-england-v-india-cricket-</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[UK recruitment agency owners, directors and consultant can learn how to make AWR less stressful and enter to win VIP tickets to the England V India cricket match taking place at the Kia Oval next month, thanks to a new competition announced by the FPS umbrella company.]]></description>
			<guid>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/competitions/win-a-pair-of-vip-tickets-to-england-v-india-cricket-</guid>
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			<title>British Grand Prix competition winner announced </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/fps-group-news-/british-grand-prix-competition-winner-announced-</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to John Hamilton Brown of Hamilton-Brown winner of the FPS umbrella company draw for VIP tickets for the British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone on 10 July 2011.  ]]></description>
			<guid>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/fps-group-news-/british-grand-prix-competition-winner-announced-</guid>
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			<title>London has most graduate jobs </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/uk-economy/london-has-most-graduate-jobs-</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Research by the Association for Graduate Recruiters found 44% of all graduate vacancies are in London, the UK capital. Just under 10% are in the South East, while the remaining jobs were spread out across the UK.]]></description>
			<guid>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/uk-economy/london-has-most-graduate-jobs-</guid>
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			<title>Recruitment Consultant Industry Awards 2011</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/fps-group-news-/recruitment-consultant-industry-awards-2011</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to three FPS Group clients for picking up gongs at this week's Recruitment Consultant Industry Awards.  Liquid Personnel, Eden Brown and GCS Recruitment Consultants all picked up top honours at the awards dinner held on 23 June at Cafe de Paris in central London.]]></description>
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			<title>Draw for VIP Tickets for British Grand Prix</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/fps-group-news-/draw-for-vip-tickets-for-british-grand-prix</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Umbrella company FPS Group has published a free white paper to help independent contractors, freelancers and agency workers understand new employment legislation, the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), being introduced later this year by the UK government. Agency workers can download the white paper at http://www.fpsgroup.com/emails/awr2011.php and will be entered into a draw for VIP tickets to the British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone on 10th July 2011.]]></description>
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			<title>New Bribery Act and contractors</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/umbrella-companies/new-bribery-act-and-contractors</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Agency Workers Regulations: a beginner's guide</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/temping/agency-workers-regulations-a-beginner-s-guide</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Will the Bribery Act impact umbrella companies?</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/umbrella-companies/will-the-bribery-act-impact-umbrella-companies-</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>No insurance for 95% of temps</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/temping/no-insurance-for-95-of-temps</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Will AWR change umbrella companies?</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/umbrella-companies/will-awr-change-umbrella-companies-</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Enterprise Zone for Stoke-on-Trent?</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/uk-economy/enterprise-zone-for-stoke-on-trent-</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Umbrella contractors take bank holiday pay hit</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/umbrella-companies/umbrella-contractors-take-bank-holiday-pay-hit</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[For many umbrella company contractors the upcoming Easter break, May bank holidays and royal wedding celebrations are more than just time off.  All these holidays are bound to take a chunk out of take-home pay because in the whole of April there are only 18 working days.]]></description>
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			<title>Contractors should beware IR35 email scam</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/ir35-news/contractors-should-beware-ir35-email-scam</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Umbrella company contractors need not worry about the IR35 scam that's making the rounds on the Internet because the tax regulations do not apply, but other independent workers, freelancers and temps could be taken in.  ]]></description>
			<guid>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/ir35-news/contractors-should-beware-ir35-email-scam</guid>
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			<title>Enterprise zones create opps for umbrella company contractors</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/uk-economy/enterprise-zones-create-opps-for-umbrella-company-contractors</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Umbrella company contractors and freelancers in London, Liverpool, Manchester and Nottingham will benefit from a growth in employment opportunities, thanks to the UK government's announcement that these areas are among the first to qualify as new enterprise zones. ]]></description>
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			<title>HMRC takes aim at IR35 high risks</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/ir35-news/hmrc-takes-aim-at-ir35-high-risks</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Contractors were disappointed when the UK Government decided against abolishing IR35 and instead is keeping the regulations in place, but with 'much improved' administration and a stronger focus on and increased resources for reviews of high-risk cases.]]></description>
			<guid>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/ir35-news/hmrc-takes-aim-at-ir35-high-risks</guid>
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			<title> UK's biggest squeeze on disposable income since 1921</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/uk-economy/-uk-s-biggest-squeeze-on-disposable-incomes-since-1921</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[There concern among UK umbrella company contractors as a report reveals that the average household will be £910 a year worse off this year, compared with 2009.]]></description>
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			<title>Change to mileage allowance claims</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/umbrella-companies/change-to-mileage-allownce-claims</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Good news for UK umbrella company contractors and freelancers who are eligible to claim back mileage expenses!]]></description>
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			<title>No changes to IR35 on the cards</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/umbrella-companies/changes-to-ir35-</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[UK contractors might have hoped to hear the British Chancellor say that the IR35 legislation would be relaxed or scrapped, but this hope was in vain.]]></description>
			<guid>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/umbrella-companies/changes-to-ir35-</guid>
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			<title>UK enterprise zones announced </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/uk-economy/uk-enterprise-zones-announced-</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Umbrella company contractors and freelancers could stand to benefit from the UK's coalition government's plan to create 21 enterprise zones across England. ]]></description>
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			<title>UK's GP and locum recruitment boom </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/temping/uk-s-gpand-locum-recruitment-boom-</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Britain's NHS reforms will create a boom in GP recruitment including a large demand for locums, according to Pulse, a UK weekly medical publication.]]></description>
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			<title>5% drop in UK take-home pay</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/umbrella-companies/5-drop-in-uk-take-home-pay</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[UK employees are £1,088 a year worse off than they were two years ago as take-home pay has not kept up with inflation, according to a survey by BBC One’s Panorama programme]]></description>
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			<title>Study: UK spike in temping </title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/temping/study-uk-spike-in-temping-</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The UK's use of temporary labour saw a massive year-on-year spike of 65% in February 2011 according to recruitment firm de Poel. In addition, the number of hours worked by temporary agency workers increased by an average of 17.8% the same period.]]></description>
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			<title>UK employment costs could rise by millions: APSCo</title>
			<link>http://www.fpsgroup.com/news/ir35-news/uk-employment-costs-could-rise-by-millions-apsco</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The UK's use of temporary labour saw a massive year-on-year spike of 65% in February 2011 according to recruitment firm de Poel. In addition, the number of hours worked by temporary agency workers increased by an average of 17.8% the same period.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Contractor Calculator is reporting that contractors will remain largely unaffected if changes to the UK’s tax reliefs recommended by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) are adopted by ministers. However, the merging of income tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs), could be one result OTS’s review.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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