Social Worker - New to contracting, advice needed

[jessicarabbit007]

Hi there,

I've recently set up my own Ltd Company and will be undertaking short-term locum social work roles in local authorities around the country. I will be given a caseload, and be expected to manage this caseload autonomously as long as all work is completed within the statutory guidelines. I will not be receiving any staff perks, will have a contractors pass, and will be able to complete work from home when I chose to. Due to the nature of social work and confidentiality, I cannot get away from needed to use local authorities laptops and computer software. I also feel that the supervision element of IR35 is unfair to put on social workers. Our supervision is psycho-analytical and not used for direction or management. This is also a mandatory element of our registration with the HCPC.

I'd never even heard of IR35 before but now its really confusing me as to what is considered inside and outside this legislation. Does anyone have any advice/previous experience with IR35 and social work? I'm a little lost with it all at present so any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

[NickNick]

Hi there,

I've recently set up my own Ltd Company and will be undertaking short-term locum social work roles in local authorities around the country. I will be given a caseload, and be expected to manage this caseload autonomously as long as all work is completed within the statutory guidelines. I will not be receiving any staff perks, will have a contractors pass, and will be able to complete work from home when I chose to. Due to the nature of social work and confidentiality, I cannot get away from needed to use local authorities laptops and computer software. I also feel that the supervision element of IR35 is unfair to put on social workers. Our supervision is psycho-analytical and not used for direction or management. This is also a mandatory element of our registration with the HCPC.

I'd never even heard of IR35 before but now its really confusing me as to what is considered inside and outside this legislation. Does anyone have any advice/previous experience with IR35 and social work? I'm a little lost with it all at present so any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

User Martley on here
View Profile: Martley - Contractor UK Bulletin Board
is a contract Social worker. They've just come through a multi year IR35 investigation so will be very well placed to help you with that.

[northernladuk]

Plenty to read up on here.. One link from many on Google for example.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&so...l23_M39Wwnz2zA

Also have a look at how to search the forums as described in the Welcome section. Others have asked the same and fed back their experiences so could be a good read.

[northernladuk]

Oh.. Actually that might not be a good link as there is a comment at the bottom about a company urging you not to be a LTD and go with them so could be biased... others in Google worth a read though.

[jessicarabbit007]

Thank you

[oliverson]

Hi there,

I've recently set up my own Ltd Company...I will be given a caseload,...

Isn't that the precise reason we all went into contracting?

:-D