Need advice on working in Belgium

[Jigga]

Boo's banned. Has been for months.

As for Belgium.... I've never seen a rate high enough to even remotely consider it.

The market rate for what I am doing is 675 a day GBP.

[Jigga]

Have you got a LIMOSA?

Have you actually been paid yet? (Full amount into your business account by your agent ?)

No LIMOSA yet - Just heard about it to be honest. I only left full time employment 22nd Dec. And got given this contract a week before. It kind of went so fast (not making excuses).

[tarbera]

The market rate for what I am doing is 675 a day GBP.

So after tax you will be left with about £1300 week (£1000 after expenses with no flights home)

Saying that what does your payment terms on your contract say ?

[Lance]

Yes, but there’s an archive of dangerous tripe from Boo, including about the so-called (and widely misunderstood) “183 day rule” that invariably isn’t. Needs to be called out, as it’s likely to trip new posters.

maybe the mods ought to delete the dangerous tripe........

[Lance]

The market rate for what I am doing is 675 a day GBP.

yep. Not high enough for Belgium.

[jamesbrown]

maybe the mods ought to delete the dangerous tripe........

They aren't there to make judgments on technical content, just to uphold the forum rules. It's our job to point out crap when we see it (and why it's crap), so that others can form their own judgements.

[WTFH]

I should also add - that the contract only runs until 30/04/2018.

For that length of time, I'd probably just find a hotel/B&B that would put me up. Short term renting in Belgium can be expensive

[stek]

For that length of time, I'd probably just find a hotel/B&B that would put me up. Short term renting in Belgium can be expensive

And wouldn't need local registration to rent somewhere? Was the case for me in DK.

[WTFH]

And wouldn't need local registration to rent somewhere? Was the case for me in DK.

I seem to remember that a letter from the client was normally enough.

[CoolCat]

There are a number of bars in Brussels heavily frequented by British IT contractors, and their ex pat friends working for various EU bodies and NATO etc.

Its a case of tracking some of these down and swapping notes.