http://www.sand-uk.com Sand Resources is an expanding, specialist resourcing solutions supplier providing services to Public and Private Sectors. EN http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/groupsalesappointment.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/groupsalesappointment.aspx InterQuest Group plc. announce the appointment of Paul Sharpe to the position of Group Sales Director. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/wheels.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/wheels.aspx A team from Sand Resources took part in the Wheels around the Weald event to raise funds for the Hospice In The Weald,on Saturday 31st March 2012. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/cln-article.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/cln-article.aspx The Bank of Clinicians team from the NHS Clinicial Leaders Network attended the Modernising the NHS conference in London last week. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/iqg-results-2011.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/iqg-results-2011.aspx Summary and link to financial results announced by InterQuest Group Plc on 7th March 2012 http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/right-people.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/right-people.aspx Feb 2012 Article appeared in the FT and written by CEO of InterQuest Group http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/squash.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/squash.aspx InterQuest to host UK Recrutments first squash tournament in March 2012 at Canary Wharf. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/bank-of-clinicians-launch.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/bank-of-clinicians-launch.aspx EHI article describing the CLN Bank of Clincians service http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/movember.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/movember.aspx Three of the Sand Resources team have managed to raise £200 for Movember, the charity fundraiser to raise awareness of mens health issues. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/awr-guide.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/awr-guide.aspx Sand Resources guide to AWR for Hiring Managers http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/iqinterimresults.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/iqinterimresults.aspx Publication of Interquest Group's interim figures for the first half of 2011. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/apsco-response-to-awr-review.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/apsco-response-to-awr-review.aspx Anne Swain gives APSCo's response to David Cameron's promise of AWR Review http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/employment-figures.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/employment-figures.aspx Government Employment Figures August 2011 and Commentary http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/awr-reveals-the-true-cost-of-ir35-to-employers.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/awr-reveals-the-true-cost-of-ir35-to-employers.aspx 21 07 2011 - The Agency Workers Regulations that come in to force on 1st October 2011 allow recruiters and employers to quantify, for the first time, the real cost of IR35. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/shortage-of-business-analysts.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/shortage-of-business-analysts.aspx 12/11/2011 - The IT job market continues to grow and there is strong demand for Business Analysts for permanent and contract roles. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/demand-for-highly-skilled-professional-workers-faring-better-than-rest-of-uk-labour-market.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/demand-for-highly-skilled-professional-workers-faring-better-than-rest-of-uk-labour-market.aspx 12/07/2011 - Demand for highly skilled professional workers faring better than rest of UK labour market http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/address.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/address.aspx Sand Resources has moved to new premises after 10 years to accomodate its growing headcount. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/heather-s-race-for-life.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/heather-s-race-for-life.aspx 30/05/2011 - Congratulations to Adam Elliott who completed a 26 mile sponsored cycle ride raising £200 for "Heather's race for life" charity at the weekend. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/awr-and-ltd-co-contractors.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/awr-and-ltd-co-contractors.aspx 31/05/2011 - Do limited company contractors who are in business on their own account fall within the scope of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010? http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/e-commerce-skills-huge-rise-in-demand.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/e-commerce-skills-huge-rise-in-demand.aspx 24 May 2011 - Demand for IT professionals with e-commerce skills in the retail sector has more than doubled in the last 12 months. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/nhs-national-programme-for-it-future-in-doubt.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/nhs-national-programme-for-it-future-in-doubt.aspx 19/05/2011 - NHS National Programme for IT future in doubt http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/promises-of-an-improved-ir35.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/promises-of-an-improved-ir35.aspx 19/05/2011 - Promises of an improved IR35. The Exchequer Secretary David Gauke has announced that the government is committed to improving the way IR35 is administered and also acknowledged the important role contractors and freelancers have in the UK economy. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/hospice-golf-day.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/hospice-golf-day.aspx 12 May 2011 - Hospice Golf Day http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/board-appointment.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/board-appointment.aspx 28 April 2011 - Further to the announcement of 21 March 2011, we are pleased to say that the appointment of Mark Braund as Chief Executive Officer at our parent company InterQuest Group plc is effective as of today. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/staff-hiring-to-increase-at-scottish-technology-firms.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/staff-hiring-to-increase-at-scottish-technology-firms.aspx 21/04/2011 - A survey from ScotlandIS shows that the majority of Scottish technology companies expect to hire more staff in 2011. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/march-vacancy-rise.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/march-vacancy-rise.aspx 06/04/2011 - Recruiters, led by the private sector, reported rising numbers of job vacancies and higher starting salaries for permanent staff in March http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/budget-2011.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/budget-2011.aspx 24/03/2011 budget significant points http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/income-tax-nic-to-be-merged.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/income-tax-nic-to-be-merged.aspx 24/03/2011 - Income tax, NICs and IR35. Of prime importance for contractors is the consultation on merging income tax and national insurance contributions, which could erode the benefits of contracting. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/the-ots-review-of-ir35.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/the-ots-review-of-ir35.aspx 14/03/2011 - The Office of Tax Simplification has published its interim report reviewing small business tax simplification and IR35, making recommendations that threaten the tax advantages of contracting. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/february-figures-vacancies-in-steep-rise.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/february-figures-vacancies-in-steep-rise.aspx 11/03/2011 - Demand for staff hit new heights in February, with an 18% rise across the UK http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/public-service-pension-hutton-report.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/public-service-pension-hutton-report.aspx 10/03/2011 - Lord Hutton's final report could signal dramatic changes to public sector pension schemes. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/interquest-group-plc-final-results.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/interquest-group-plc-final-results.aspx 8th March 2011 - InterQuest Group plc, Final Results, InterQuest Group plc, the specialist IT recruitment group and parent of Sand Resources, is pleased to announce its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2010. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/national-minimum-wage-rule-changes.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/national-minimum-wage-rule-changes.aspx 07/03/2011 National Minimum Wage Rule Changes In January 2011 new rules came in to effect preventing umbrella companies from using travel and subsistence allowances to make wages up to the NMW. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/msc-legislation.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/msc-legislation.aspx 04/03/2011 HMRC has not used new powers against non-compliant MSC providers. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/bribery-act-2011.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/bribery-act-2011.aspx 03/03/2011 Bribery Act 2011. The Bribery Act, which comes into force next April, ensures any businesses giving gifts, offering hospitality days or any form of inducement will be at risk of falling foul of the new legislation. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/offshore-schemes-and-ebt-s.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/offshore-schemes-and-ebt-s.aspx 25/02/2011 Offshore schemes and EBT’s. Draft legislation has been released http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/default-retirement-age.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/default-retirement-age.aspx 23/02 2011 Default retirement age – transitional provisions. The Government has now published regulations setting out the transitional provisions for phasing out the default retirement age (DRA) of 65 from 6 April 2011. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/ir35-review.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/ir35-review.aspx 23/02/2011 Recommendations for the review of IR35 are scheduled to be made in time for the Chancellor to consider in the 2011 Budget http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/job-demand-in-january.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/job-demand-in-january.aspx 10/02/2011 Job demand rose by 15% on January last year http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/ir35-victory-against-hmrc.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/ir35-victory-against-hmrc.aspx IT contractor Mark Fitzpatrick has been cleared, by tribunal, of tax avoidance through his limited company. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/on-line-timesheets.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/on-line-timesheets.aspx New online timesheets launched http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/it-industry-to-grow.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/it-industry-to-grow.aspx The IT industry in the UK needs around 110,000 new entrants this year and will have to grow 5 times faster than the average for other UK industries if it is to keep pace with demand. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/contract-recruitment-growth.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/contract-recruitment-growth.aspx Contract Recruitment Growth Gary Ashworth, Chairman of our parent company InterQuest, has reported that contract recruitment in the finance sector has grown 40% year-on-year and shows no sign of slowing. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/technology-and-the-public-sector.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/technology-and-the-public-sector.aspx Technology and the Public Sector Will the Public Sector be a difficult market for the technology industry over the next few years? The coalition has pledged thousands of jobs will be cut and that they will get tough on contract negotiations. But Gary Ashworth, our Chairman at InterQuest does not think 2011 will be as bad as predicted. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/an-early-view-of-2011.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/an-early-view-of-2011.aspx An early view of 2011 It is apparent that the UK economy grew throughout 2010 and whilst the start of 2011 may be hard to predict, I believe we face a much better medium term outlook. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/eoe-cph-framework-award.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/eoe-cph-framework-award.aspx Sand Resources awarded framework agreement with the East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/stop-go-dangers-on-govt-projects.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/stop-go-dangers-on-govt-projects.aspx Dangers of a “stop-go” approach to Government projects A report by the Commons spending watchdog warned against a “stop-go” approach to government projects. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/hospice-in-the-weald.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/hospice-in-the-weald.aspx Sand Resources is delighted to announce Hospice in the Weald will continue to be our corporate charity for 2011. We will be running various fundraising initiatives over the course of the year. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/firms-need-to-focus-on-retaining-it-staff-as-job-market-improves.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/firms-need-to-focus-on-retaining-it-staff-as-job-market-improves.aspx Firms need to focus on retaining IT staff as job market improves http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/job-opportunities-on-the-increase.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/job-opportunities-on-the-increase.aspx Good News for UK Workers: Job Opportunities are on the Increase Recent reports have shown that the number of job opportunities on offer across the country has risen by +4% compared to last month. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/it-vacancies-rise-in-q3-2010.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/it-vacancies-rise-in-q3-2010.aspx IT vacancies rise in Q3 2010 As the IT industry emerges from the recession, although IT spending is down, IT vacancies have increased again this quarter and a shortage of specific technical skills is emerging in the UK. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/it-skills-in-demand.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/it-skills-in-demand.aspx IT skills in demand SQL continues to be the main skill in demand followed by C, C# and .Net. 2 top ten skills fell in demand: Oracle and Java. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/nhs-reorganisation.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/nhs-reorganisation.aspx The coalition has increased the pace of NHS reorganisation by bringing forward the abolition of PCT's and SHA's. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/pct-managers-accepting-redundancy.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/pct-managers-accepting-redundancy.aspx Many PCT managers have already accepted redundancy http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/government-spending-review.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/government-spending-review.aspx Chancellor George Osborne has announced the government's four-year Spending Review to Parliament, revealing some of the deepest cuts in public spending in decades. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/good-news-for-contractors.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/good-news-for-contractors.aspx Good news for contractors The CBI is calling for changes in the law to raise the threshold for industrial action, and to ensure that when strikes occur, they are resolved more efficiently with minimised disruption to production and the customer. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/equality-act-2010.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/equality-act-2010.aspx Equality Act 2010 comes into force Legislation designed to prevent discrimination by employers, covering areas such as age, disability and pay, has come into force across Britain. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/minimum-wage-increased.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/minimum-wage-increased.aspx New rates for the National Minimum Wage have come into effect. For low paid workers aged 21 and over the minimum is now £5.93 per hour increased from £5.80 and with the adult rate coming into effect at 21 rather than the previous 22. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/iso9001-2008.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/iso9001-2008.aspx Sand Resources is delighted to have recently re-acquired ISO9001:2008 certification, and to have rewritten our whole Quality Management System in the process. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/tunbridge-wells-10k.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/tunbridge-wells-10k.aspx Joseph Noone and Anthony Butler from Sand Resources were delighted to support Hospice in the Weald by taking part in the Tunbridge Wells 10k at the weekend. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/buying-solutions-award.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/buying-solutions-award.aspx We are proud to announce that Sand Resources Ltd has been awarded a framework agreement by Buying Solutions under the Project and Programme Management Lot of the new NPS (non-permanent staff) framework agreement. http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/temporary-workers.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/temporary-workers.aspx Temporary workers market on the increase http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/job-growth-slows.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/job-growth-slows.aspx Job growth slows as public sector freeze bites http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/retail-sales-forecast.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/retail-sales-forecast.aspx Retail sales rise defies gloomy forecast http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/spending-review.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/spending-review.aspx Spending Review 2010 http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/bank-hold-base-rates.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/bank-hold-base-rates.aspx Bank to hold base rates http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/save-tax-with-your-company.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/save-tax-with-your-company.aspx 10 ways to save tax with your company http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/national-government-framework-award.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/national-government-framework-award.aspx National Government Framework Award http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/national-minimum-wage.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/national-minimum-wage.aspx The national minimum wage rates will increase with effect from 1 October 2010 http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/liberating-the-nhs.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/liberating-the-nhs.aspx Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/european-unemployment.aspx http://www.sand-uk.com/news-and-downloads/article/european-unemployment.aspx European unemployment