Enforced holiday

**malvolio** · 18 September 2006, 18:28

Originally posted by dmini

Anyone else here been "asked" to take enforced holiday this week or next?

Is this a problem? No Mutuality, obviously ("We have no work, you don't get paid") ergo no IR35. End of discussion. Sounds like a good thing to me.

Ermm, you're not paying IR35 taxes, are you?

**thunderlizard** · 18 September 2006, 19:03

Not being able to bill sounds like a bad thing to me. You don't get Cap Gemini thinking "Our client's put the project on hold and our consultants can't charge. Brilliant! No IR35!"

**TheMonkey** · 18 September 2006, 19:47

AFAIK, unless a break is specified, they can't actually do that?

I'd love a week off - I've got a backlog of private work to do that's fairly critical.

**autodial** · 18 September 2006, 21:40

Originally posted by dmini

Anyone else here been "asked" to take enforced holiday this week or next?

Speak to Bauer & Cottrell they may be able to help you.

**BlasterBates** · 20 September 2006, 11:14

My advice is just look for another contract, ASAP.

Sounds like client money problems.

Effectively they've broken the contract, still when you do jump try and do it diplomatically, but make the new contract your priority.

**dmini** · 20 September 2006, 12:19

It is money issues - to demonstrate a reduction in costs in Q3. That has been totally open, in the conversations & emails I have had. I know many other contractors on the sites across the UK have been told the same, but obviously they either don't visit this forum or don't want to admit to their days off!

**malvolio** · 20 September 2006, 12:51

Originally posted by thunderlizard

Not being able to bill sounds like a bad thing to me. You don't get Cap Gemini thinking "Our client's put the project on hold and our consultants can't charge. Brilliant! No IR35!"

Well at least it's nice to know you understand the business so well...

Now spot the difference between a supplier via procurement and B2B contracts and a BoS contractor via Human Remains. Then work out which one is potentially liable for extra personal taxation just becuase he sort of looks like a part-time employee as opposed to being a free-standing business.

**DimPrawn** · 20 September 2006, 12:53

Originally posted by dmini

Anyone else here been "asked" to take enforced holiday this week or next?

Ask the client where they are sending you on holiday and how much they are paying towards your bar bill?

**dmini** · 20 September 2006, 14:39

Originally posted by thunderlizard

You don't get Cap Gemini thinking "Our client's put the project on hold and our consultants can't charge."

This company is far far bigger than Cap Gemini. 5 times bigger doesn't even BEGIN to cover it, according to financial results I've just looked up.

Trust me - if they can do it, anyone can!

Enforced holiday