Being sent home early on Christmas eve

[SimonMac]

As this is the professional forums I will give the OP benefit of the doubt, offer to make up the extra hours in the week running upto Christmas Eve so you can still bill a full day.

[MrMarkyMark]

In fact I would want to stay on and get my project finished, I also want to be paid, if the place closes early I can't have either. My contract states I am paid for each quarter of an hour hour I work for them. Disguised employee has no part here why would this deem me to be caught by IR35?

Thank you.

Well, unless you can get a signed off dispensation then you are stuffed, quite frankly.
You might be able to get this if the deliverable was deemed urgent, depends how important it is.
Is there any chance of completing the work at home?

[northernladuk]

Not unreasonable for a client to assume no-one is going to be productive on Xmas eve so just let them go early.

[SueEllen]

I bet it doesn't.

Actually it's legal for companies to enforce time of and take the days from employees holiday allowance. 2 of the clients I had this year did this. I know because the permies where moaning about losing days from their holiday.

[northernladuk]

I see the forums have improved with the sarcastic approach, very professional indeed. Thanks to those that can still give a professional answer.

Which bit were you asking is normal. Half days on Xmas eve or you being sent home half day with no pay? You don't work bank holidays which is the same situation so should know the answer to the latter already.

[TheFaQQer]

In fact I would want to stay on and get my project finished, I also want to be paid, if the place closes early I can't have either. My contract states I am paid for each quarter of an hour hour I work for them. Disguised employee has no part here why would this deem me to be caught by IR35?

If you're paid for every 15 minutes you work, then add an extra hour on every day and bill for that instead.

If the place is shut, you can't work that afternoon - doesn't mean you can't work any other time to finish the project and get paid (unless you get turfed out every day and can't work later).

[stek]

yes:
it's normal for clients to close over xmas
it's normal for permies to get paid for time off
it's normal for contractors to only get paid for the time they work
enjoy your afternoon off

ignore the regulars, they're like tramps on a bag of chips when it comes to people asking fecking stoopid questions

FTFY

[Mearcat]

Thanks all, I thought this might be the answer I would get sorry to stir it up!

Good discussion.

[northernladuk]

Good discussion.

Arguable....

[SueEllen]

Good discussion.

Nope it's not.