Rolling contracts / no end date

[d000hg]

(I did a search but nothing obvious sprung up)

How would one stand with a contract which doesn't stipulate an end date, only notice periods? That sounds quite permie-like to me but then B2B contracts are often like this in the real world... my accountant isn't contracted to me for a year and has to renew, etc.

Does it matter one jot?

[SueEllen]

What type of contract is it?

If it's a contract for a service your provide i.e. support on some product, there is no agency involved and it's not the significant part of your income i.e. you have multiple clients requiring this service then I wouldn't worry.

If it's doesn't fit into the above criteria then I would worry.

[northernladuk]

I think it is because you are in the wrong part of the forum...

Interesting thread on this...

http://forums.contractoruk.com/busin...side-ir35.html

I think the devil will be in the details.. If the scope of work is defined well and is of a type that an end date cannot be realistically be identified then a rolling contract would be the only sensible approach. If it is just rolling because they want you to work on this and then on that ad infinitum then you are in trouble IMO.

Look at the work and asses why they want rolling. Because they want a body to fill an enduring role or a fixed piece of work with a long endlife so better to roll.

Personally I would attempt to avoid it at all costs even if it is just to pay lipservice and play a paperwork game but if the situation dictated it I am sure it should be acceptable.

[lithium147]

I know what you mean.
I have similar style of contract for my freelance work.
They dont mention about notice periods or office hours.
They talk about milestone, % payment upfront, late penalties..

Would have thought these style of contracts would be even further from IR35 than your typical day rate contracts.