• PCG mortgages 

• PCG AGM and 2006 Accounts

• EU Green Paper

• Health and Safety Executive seeks PCG members' views

• Survey: What are your training needs?

• How do you land work?  

• New affiliate members

• Member benefits

• Regional meetings

• Contract opportunities for members

PCG MORTGAGES
Struggling to get a mortgage because lenders have difficulty assessing your income from short-term contract or freelance work?

PCG has enlisted the help of ContractorFinancials, specialists in mortgages for contract and freelance workers.

As a PCG member you won't be charged a broker fee and can expect a competitive interest rate. Find out more >>

PCG AGM
The 2006 PCG AGM took place on 18 Nov 2006. The 2006 Accounts are available to members in the PCG library and the full minutes have been posted in the PCG forum notice board.

EU GREEN PAPER
The European Commission published its long-awaited Green Paper on labour law on Wednesday. PCG was disappointed and alarmed by the lack of clarity in the document and has issued some preliminary comments giving its initial reaction.

PCG is planning a range of activity in relation to this, which will include a formal response to the consultation launched alongside the Green Paper. Comments on the Green Paper are invited in the appropriate thread in the Policy forum.

SURVEY: WHAT ARE YOUR TRAINING NEEDS?
PCG are looking into members' training needs, please click here to take a very short survey which will help us to shape future initiatives most effectively.

HOW DO YOU LAND WORK?
The next new-look issue of Freelancing Matters magazine is running a feature called 'How do you land work?' Are you willing to pass on some of your tricks of the trade? If so please email Charlie Bradburn who is writing the piece. She looks forward to hearing from you.

NEW AFFILIATE MEMBERS
PCG are delighted to welcome three new affiliate members:

Consultancy Solutions Limited is an ISO 9001:2000 accredited consultancy company and training provider, with a successful track record of providing training and consultancy services to individuals, commercial clients, central and local government, healthcare and defence sectors in the UK and overseas.

SRG Engineering has grown continuously to its current status as a leading specialist technical recruitment agency providing contract and permanent jobs for Engineers within the Process Industries.

Volt Europe specialises in the supply of contract and permanent staff to clients in the UK and parts or Europe in IT & Telecommunications, Life Sciences, Engineering, Sales & Marketing and Video Games.

MEMBER BENEFITS
New exclusive PCG offer from Nexus Cars:

Mercedes Benz C200 CDi Avantgarde SE Auto with metallic paint £309 per month.
Mercedes Benz CLK 220 CDi Coupe Avantgarde Auto with metallic paint £339.99 per month.
Read more >> 

38% off Laithwaites 'Top 12' wines with LogBuy.
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REGIONAL MEETINGS
Regional meetings, traditionally known on the forums as "RLMs", encourage members to socialise, network and discuss PCG issues. These meetings are open to all members, and in many cases non-members are welcome to come along too. If you would like to attend or propose regional meetings, please post to the relevant thread on the RLM forum, or email the local co-ordinator.

• North Surrey/SW London - 28th November 19:00

Professional Contractors Group Limited
Sovereign Court
635 Sipson Road
West Drayton
Middlesex
UB7 0JE

Telephone: +44 (0845) 125 9899
Fax: +44 (0845) 644 4105