How to get contract jobs?

[TheFaQQer]

When i notified my agency about IR35 he said below

It is impossible to do so as you will be reporting to my client.

Look on the bright side - if everyone considers you to be caught by IR35, then at least you don't have to worry about it.

The downside is the extra tax you have to pay because you are caught, but hey ho.

[BolshieBastard]

a) They are not jobs, they are contracts.

Oh please. Course its a 'job.' Job doesnt equate to employee. People really need to get some of this semantic shyte out of their heads.

b) Did you get your contract checked for IR35 before you started?

As everyone should. I'd recommend Bauer & Cottrell as they do the negotiations with the agent on your behalf.

[TheFaQQer]

As everyone should. I'd recommend Bauer & Cottrell as they do the negotiations with the agent on your behalf.

I'd recommend Qdos as they do the negotiations with the agent on your behalf.

[checkmate]

Oh please. Course its a 'job.' Job doesnt equate to employee. People really need to get some of this semantic shyte out of their heads.



As everyone should. I'd recommend Bauer & Cottrell as they do the negotiations with the agent on your behalf.

Just quick question, if I use Bauer and Cottrell for my contract negotiations, will that pi$$ the agency off, as I'm sure they would hate to edit their contracts?

[Batcher]

Just quick question, if I use Bauer and Cottrell for my contract negotiations, will that pi$$ the agency off, as I'm sure they would hate to edit their contracts?

YANCOTBAC

[checkmate]

What does that mean?

[northernladuk]

Oh please. Course its a 'job.' Job doesnt equate to employee. People really need to get some of this semantic shyte out of their heads.

In would agree for people that generally have a clue what they are doing... For some like the OP I totally disagree. It's not semantics to him. He doesn't have a clue so has to get even the terminology right. When he gains some level of understanding then he can relax.

[SueEllen]

Just quick question, if I use Bauer and Cottrell for my contract negotiations, will that pi$$ the agency off, as I'm sure they would hate to edit their contracts?

They may say - "We have [random large number] of contractors working through us and they have never changed our contracts" Some will then go in to panic mode and start talking some other rubbish.

In reality a few hundred contractors would have done due diligence, got the contract checked and some clauses/terms change.

Though you will only know this when you:
1. Land up on site and discover others have gone through the same agency,
2. Randomly talk to contractors on a different contract who happened to go through the same agency on for different a different client.

You can reply to them saying either "hmmm" or "OK then it will pass the review with no problem then"

Is that clear enough for you?

[Elliegirl]

thanks will make note of it for future to call it contract.

Also, I have not checked for IR35 yet. Not sure what that is, guess i better need to google!

First, well done on getting your first contract. You can call it a job by the way, don''t be scared!

Secondly, you will learn as you go along. I didn't have a clue when I started, IR35, umbrella companies, Ltd companies, etc etc. There's some great advice on here in the stickies so I'd advise you to read as much as possible to avoid losing money/paying more tax than you need to apart from anything else. Some people on here like to give the impression they emerged from their mothers' wombs fully formed with contractor knowledge but as I say, you learn. You now have a foot in the door. May you live long and prosper in the contract world.

[VillageContractor]

Surely it's in the agencies interests to ensure that the contracts are IR35 compliant. Anyone know why they don't do this as part of their standard contract.