Hi folks,
I've been searching/reading the forums for the past couple of days and just wanted to see if anyone else has had to attempt to coach clients with their ways of talking about their 'process'.
I've started a new contract, had my QDOS IR35 review and had contract amended by the agent but I still have another client contract they are sorting out (something I protested about as well as I did not want 2 contracts).
I started officially about 3 weeks ago, a day and a half in neither of the projects were at the stage that they needed me so I told them I was going home until they were ready. So I went back at start of this last week (this I think would be a plus if ever IR35 reviewed). It's cool design agency type place, quite relaxed and fun and I like it there but they have some practices which make me feel a bit edgy with regards control and only from one person.
They have a resource manager (RM) who seems to be the person who juggles people around projects, signs off timesheets etc. who says that the process they ask people to use for WFH and "Holiday" "requests" is to send an email with at least 48 hours notice to the RM and project manager which will be "approved" - I'm quoting the words the RM uses.
This makes me edgy and I was quick to jump in and say that I felt nervous around their terminology of "requests" and "approvals" around contractors as it was straying into dangerous territory and that your plumber doesn't request or expect approval to go about their business, just that they would be unavailable. RM said "don't worry requests pretty much always get approved" - seemingly missing the point.
I really don't know if this falls under SDC or just adhering to reasonable requests made by the client?
Has anyone else had this issue - I'm sure many have? How have you handled it?
I'm wondering if I maybe need to 'have a chat' with either my agent (who doesn't really understand IR35 anyway but they did specifically say tell them of anything that may stray near IR35), the RM to voice my concerns over their process and terminology as I don't want an email trail of "requests" and "approvals" ...The client's HR or Legals to see if they can coach the RM in appropriate terminology .... or maybe I'm worrying about nothing if this is just a reasonable request!
thanks
I've been searching/reading the forums for the past couple of days and just wanted to see if anyone else has had to attempt to coach clients with their ways of talking about their 'process'.
I've started a new contract, had my QDOS IR35 review and had contract amended by the agent but I still have another client contract they are sorting out (something I protested about as well as I did not want 2 contracts).
I started officially about 3 weeks ago, a day and a half in neither of the projects were at the stage that they needed me so I told them I was going home until they were ready. So I went back at start of this last week (this I think would be a plus if ever IR35 reviewed). It's cool design agency type place, quite relaxed and fun and I like it there but they have some practices which make me feel a bit edgy with regards control and only from one person.
They have a resource manager (RM) who seems to be the person who juggles people around projects, signs off timesheets etc. who says that the process they ask people to use for WFH and "Holiday" "requests" is to send an email with at least 48 hours notice to the RM and project manager which will be "approved" - I'm quoting the words the RM uses.
This makes me edgy and I was quick to jump in and say that I felt nervous around their terminology of "requests" and "approvals" around contractors as it was straying into dangerous territory and that your plumber doesn't request or expect approval to go about their business, just that they would be unavailable. RM said "don't worry requests pretty much always get approved" - seemingly missing the point.
I really don't know if this falls under SDC or just adhering to reasonable requests made by the client?
Has anyone else had this issue - I'm sure many have? How have you handled it?
I'm wondering if I maybe need to 'have a chat' with either my agent (who doesn't really understand IR35 anyway but they did specifically say tell them of anything that may stray near IR35), the RM to voice my concerns over their process and terminology as I don't want an email trail of "requests" and "approvals" ...The client's HR or Legals to see if they can coach the RM in appropriate terminology .... or maybe I'm worrying about nothing if this is just a reasonable request!
thanks
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