RE: Moving to UK - what are Oracle contracts like?

From: Grant Allen <Grant_at_towersoft.com.au>
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 17:13:19 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.004B8859.20020818171319@fatcity.com>

John.Hallas_at_vodafone.co.uk wrote:
> >Grant,
> >I agree with Lewis, things are tight here. Very hard to find work and you
> >have to compete hard on rate to have a chance.
> >You have to work as a ltd company - does not cost much to set up , or use
> an
> >umbrella company.
> >I would recommend joing the Professional Contractors Group
> >(http://www.pcgroup.org.uk/) if you are considering contracting.
> >The insurance is worthwhile but the discussion forums (general, ir35
> >matters, technical, commercial, accounting) etc can be very useful.
> >
> >Conversely I am thinking about Australia (Sydney) long-term - why are
> you
> >leaving there and coming to sunny England?
> >
> >John
>

Thanks to everyone for the feedback - very useful. John, Sydney's pretty quiet right now - I've got friends on both sides; contractors and recruiters - and they are all feeling the pinch.

As it stands, it looks like I'll be getting a permanent position wearing my "jack-of-all-dbs, master-of-none" hat in the M4 corridor - but all of the contracting info that's been provided will certainly help when I take the plunge.

Hope to see some of you over there - you can spot me by the IV drip filled with coffee :-)

Ciao
Fuzzy
:-)

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