[OT] Are there any Contracts roles open at the moment

2012-05-01 Thread abhishek jain
Hi, Slightly off topic. Are there any contract roles in UK in your knowledge? If yes please do pass me the reference offline, if no, please suggest me a way to get one :) I am looking for one. Will appreciate help from a fellow london perl monger. I have searched jobs.perl.org but couldnt find

Re: [OT] Are there any Contracts roles open at the moment

2012-05-01 Thread Mark Fowler
On Tuesday, 1 May 2012 at 10:20, abhishek jain wrote: Are there any contract roles in UK in your knowledge? ... please suggest me a way to get one :) We have our own jobs mailing lists that you might want to check out: http://london.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs

Re: [OT] Are there any Contracts roles open at the moment

2012-05-01 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
On 1 May 2012, at 10:32, Mark Fowler wrote: On Tuesday, 1 May 2012 at 10:20, abhishek jain wrote: Are there any contract roles in UK in your knowledge? ... please suggest me a way to get one :) We have our own jobs mailing lists that you might want to check out:

Re: [OT] Are there any Contracts roles open at the moment

2012-05-01 Thread Dominic Thoreau
On 1 May 2012 11:28, Dave Hodgkinson daveh...@gmail.com wrote: I have heard agents complaining that they interview contractors then make permie offers, but this is hearsay. My current gig, I was told by the recruiter that of three identical positions, two were permanent and one was a

Re: [OT] Are there any Contracts roles open at the moment

2012-05-01 Thread Peter Corlett
On Tue, May 01, 2012 at 11:28:41AM +0100, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: [...] That smells like Lovefilm. I believe they're hiring direct if you want to sidestep agents: LOVEFiLM *are* hiring quite a few Perl developers, and there's a fat hiring bonus on offer to any staff who recommend a successful

Professional Indemnity

2012-05-01 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
The renewal notice I just got made my eyes water. Two things: 1. When you're not working for the BBC, what levels do you set it at? 2. Are Caunce O'Hara still the go to people for this? Thanks!

Re: Professional Indemnity

2012-05-01 Thread James Laver
On 1 May 2012, at 20:09, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: The renewal notice I just got made my eyes water. Two things: 1. When you're not working for the BBC, what levels do you set it at? 2. Are Caunce O'Hara still the go to people for this? Thanks! 1. I used the BBC as a guide. My PI covers

Re: Professional Indemnity

2012-05-01 Thread Sue Spence
On 1 May 2012 20:09, Dave Hodgkinson daveh...@gmail.com wrote: The renewal notice I just got made my eyes water. Two things: 1. When you're not working for the BBC, what levels do you set it at? 2. Are Caunce O'Hara still the go to people for this? How are you defining 'go to' ? I haven't

Re: Professional Indemnity

2012-05-01 Thread Paul Makepeace
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 12:43, Sue Spence s...@pennine.com wrote: On 1 May 2012 20:09, Dave Hodgkinson daveh...@gmail.com wrote: The renewal notice I just got made my eyes water. Two things: 1. When you're not working for the BBC, what levels do you set it at? 2. Are Caunce O'Hara still the

Re: Professional Indemnity

2012-05-01 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
On 1 May 2012, at 20:52, Paul Makepeace wrote: On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 12:43, Sue Spence s...@pennine.com wrote: On 1 May 2012 20:09, Dave Hodgkinson daveh...@gmail.com wrote: The renewal notice I just got made my eyes water. Two things: 1. When you're not working for the BBC, what levels

Re: Professional Indemnity

2012-05-01 Thread Sue Spence
On 1 May 2012 20:52, Paul Makepeace pa...@paulm.com wrote: On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 12:43, Sue Spence s...@pennine.com wrote: On 1 May 2012 20:09, Dave Hodgkinson daveh...@gmail.com wrote: The renewal notice I just got made my eyes water. Two things: 1. When you're not working for the BBC,

Re: Professional Indemnity

2012-05-01 Thread Dirk Koopman
On 01/05/12 20:52, Paul Makepeace wrote: I went with none. I didn't see the point of paying for something that seems to have zero legal (AFAIK) legal precedent. cat/dev/urandom/dev/null The problem with PI is that you have to have it when the punter makes the claim, not (just) when you did