Tuesday, 19 April, 2011 | Tagged in Contractors, Lifestyle, Technology | Written by Crackerjacks
Black & White is a telco company that is offering Crackerjacks contractors $0.22cent calls – one of the cheapest callings rates on offer in New Zealand.
Black & White is a MVNO (mobile virtual network operator). As a MVNO, one thing they don’t have is an underlying phone network. Instead, they buy their networks [...]
Wednesday, 26 January, 2011 | Tagged in Contractors | Written by Kristen Barrett
We have come across some interesting findings about contractors in New Zealand/Australia that we’d like to share with you. The RCSA recently released research highlights about our contracting and temp workforce.
According to the RCSA – the typical contractor will meet the following criteria:
Median age of 30
Most commonly have moved into their current contract from a [...]
Tuesday, 16 November, 2010 | Tagged in Contractors, Share your thoughts | Written by Kristen Barrett
Last week we launched the Contracting Workshop Series in association with US Advice, where valuable financial advice was provided for contractors.
The first workshop was presented on ACC & Income Protection Insurance.
Comments from the contractors who attended:
“I felt that the information presented was well worth while for anyone who is working in the contracting arena. Looking [...]
Wednesday, 27 October, 2010 | Tagged in Contractors | Written by Kristen Barrett
We’re pleased to share the latest Professional Contracting Rate Guide with you. This is a six monthly survey that identifies changing trends in professional contractor’s rate expectations across a number of professions within New Zealand. Please follow the link below to download the report.
CrackerJacks Guide October 2010
What’s in the Guide?
Key findings on rate fluctuations
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Tuesday, 10 August, 2010 | Tagged in Business, Contractors | Written by Kristen Barrett
As a registered Crackerjacks member you are entitled to the Cardplus Shell fuel card. With this special offer, you can save 5c per litre off the pump price for petrol, LPG and diesel from any Shell service station.
For $2 per month you are entitled to the following with Cardplus:
Savings of 5c per litre off [...]
Thursday, 22 July, 2010 | Tagged in Contractors | Written by Kristen Barrett
We’re excited to announce that Job Alerts are now live on Crackerjacks!
Until now, you’ve had to wait for your profile to be requested, or manually search for jobs to source work. But this pro-active feature means you can now save job searches, and then be automatically notified when similar jobs are posted.
To set up a [...]
Wednesday, 9 June, 2010 | Tagged in Contractors | Written by Kristen Barrett
To help you understand the differences between contractors and employees – we have a handy resource from the Department of Labour for you.
The law is very different for employees and contractors, so you need to understand they key differences that define these groups.
Click here to find out who is an employee and who is not.
Jaylene
Thursday, 28 January, 2010 | Tagged in Contractors, Running Your Own Business | Written by Kristen Barrett
The IRD states that if you are a contractor, and contract to one party for more than 80% of the time in any 12 month period then you may be deemed an ‘employee’ and required to pay tax at the personal tax rate instead of the company tax rate. By working through a Contractor Management [...]
Thursday, 21 January, 2010 | Tagged in Contractors | Written by Kristen Barrett
2010 has rolled over and we’re back with a bang!
We’ve launched two major upgrades for our contractors on Crackerjacks…
After listening to your feedback, two key changes have been made to all contractor accounts, including; SMS alerts when you receive profile requests and the addition of a technical skills section in your Crackerjacks account. To utilise [...]
Thursday, 19 November, 2009 | Tagged in Contractors | Written by Kristen Barrett
The Architecture of Re-Invention: A Template for Succeeding in Unpredictable Times
A Knowledge Workout with Max Walker (AUS) CSP
Christchurch
Tuesday 8 December 2009, 9:00am – 12:00pm
La Vida Centre – Hansons Lane, Upper Riccarton
Auckland
Wednesday 9 December 2009, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Rendezvous Hotel – Mayoral Drive, Auckland City
Wellington
Thursday 10 December 2009, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Duxton Hotel – Wakefield Street, [...]
