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Federal public service hit by technology skills shortage

(18/05/2010) THE impact of the Gershon Review has reduced the number of contractors engaged by the federal government fall by up to 25 per cent in the past year as a skills shortage emerges in the ACT market, a study shows.

 
IT industry to profit from public service reform

(11/05/2010) BIG-BANG, big-ticket items such as the $2 billion digital education revolution project could be missing from today's budget, but there are signs the federal government will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to improve citizen engagement, which would see the IT industry as the main beneficiary.

 
Demand for IT jobs spike

(10/03/2010) VACANCIES for IT professionals have charged ahead in February as the market looks to catch up on the staff freezes of 2009.

 

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Contract1 signs up for new Online Payroll Service

(04/06/2009) Contract1 has partnered with Australia's newest online payroll service, Paycycle.

 
Contract1 Blog

In order to participate in our contractor community and the general and broader IT community, we've decided to publish a blog on our website.

 
Contract1 Foundation

Something that I've been wanting to do for a while now is establish a way of giving back to the communities in which we reside and work. For this reason, Contract1 Pty Ltd has established a company called Contract1 Foundation Pty Ltd and have applied to the Australian Taxation Office and the Minster for Finance to established a Prescribed Private Fund.

 
 
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What It's All About

While effectively undertaking the same tasks as employees do at your place of employment, you as a contractor, have the obligation to manage and meet all the statutory and Government requirements that the payroll department would normally undertake for you.

These usually include obligations such as compulsory superannuation contributions, PAYG tax and relevant insurances including worker’s compensation, public liability and professional indemnity.

State Government’s also utilise payroll tax as a means to collect additional revenue on top of their GST allocations from the Federal Government. This requires employers (including your agency) to pay payroll tax up to 6.85% of your hourly rate. This could be deducted directly from your pay. Utilising the services of Contract1 may eliminate this risk, and in addition provide you with many tax savings opportunities.

Sometimes called a salary manager, payroll services company or even a money launderer! We know what contractors need from their management company, because that’s our background too. Right out of the IT industry, just like you.

What You Receive

  • Entirely payroll tax exempt company structure in the ACT.
  • Workers compensation insurance
  • Public liability and indemnity insurance
  • Packaging of novated car leases
  • No start up costs or exit fees
  • Single employer status to assist in securing finance
  • Choice of superannuation provider
  • Fortnightly payroll cycle
  • Online timesheet entry and submission
  • Online portal for all data relating to your payroll and contract
  • Living-Aray-From-Home Allowance (if applicable)
  • Online registration and notification of TFN
  • Claiming of FBT exempt items such as laptops and phones

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