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Search For Contract jobs - Browse latest contract jobs, apply online and store your CV on contractors.co.nz
Home office for Contractors - Find out how to set up your office and work from home
Virtual assistants - How to become a virtual assistant contractor and where to hire VA's
Contractor Insurance find out information about Commercial Insurance for contractors, article and online guides, Liability Insurance articles for contractor and frelancers, Health Insurance for contractors article and online guide, Insurance Tips - make savings on popular insurance, Contractors professional indemnity insurance and why you would need professional insurance
Legal Help for Contractors - Are you a contractor that needs legal help or legal advice?
Employment contract Terms of popular contractor contracts discussed, legal terms shown in plain english. Great if you are about to sign your contract and have some questions about legal terms.
Fixed term contract - Defines the differences between a fixed term and standard contract
Temporary employment Temping can change your life, open new career doorways, how do you get started though? and what do recruitment agencies do, this article gives an insight to maximise your temping career.
How contracting works Information on Temping, contracting and freelancing - The differences explained at contractors.co.nz
Taking on agency staff How and What is effective temp recruitment, how do you select the right recruitment agency?
Hiring full or part time staff Our Employer guidelines discussed here; and what is best practice and the employers responsibilities.
Taking on contractors Legal implications of taking on contractors, is your really business ready?
Am I legally classed as self employed? Article that provides answers to questions that new contractors or temps often need to find before they fill out thier tax forms
Discrimination in the work place How an employer can prevent discrimination in the work place, short and conscise.
Recruiting contractors and interviewing How to recruit contract staff, and plan your recruitment, an insight into contractor recruitment for employers
Negotiating rates - Make sure that you are getting the best contract or temp rate from your agency, read here or discuss in our forum
Plan your finances - careful planning of your finances are needed if you are going self employed, freelance, or contracting - do you know when you're getting paid next?
Information about tax deductions for contractors, you could have saved thousands last year, if you had known about allowed tax deductible items
Contractor forex - How to save money. If you're a contract worker earning money overseas, or if you need to transfer currencies on a regular basis.
Beating the recession - How is the reccession effecting you? Are you working in the right market sector and more importantly in the right contract job?
Am I good enough to Contract - So how do you become a contractor, do I have enough skills? we cover off this topic that freqeuntly arises.
Why companies hire Contractors - myths dispelled, and straightforward answers given.