45 hour working week?

[WTFH]

Like what ? What are we actually talking about signing... An agreement about health and safety ? Ok, no one takes issue with that but that was not my point. I am talking about the WTD... The whole conversation track came out of talking about WTD and not some random H&S requirement.

A client asking you to sign that with them is clearly going to blur lines. Even asking me to sign it with my own LTD is putting a massive amount of control on me. It could stop me doing work for other people once I hit the limit etc which is another defence against IR35 taken away.

While I am not saying its an outright fail. In the world of grey I would be amazed if HMRC didn't take interest during an investigation.

Sorry mate you are wrong, wrong, wrong. If you don't sign the H&S you won't get onto the site in many industries. HMRC don't care about it. Health & Safety is a separate matter to IR35 and WTD.


Oh, and you say the conversation track is about the WTD - sorry, reading back through it, the only person arguing that is you. H&S was discussed, then you jumped in with WTD. Everyone else talked about H&S, you went back to WTD.

[MrMarkyMark]

Oh, and you say the conversation track is about the WTD - sorry, reading back through it, the only person arguing that is you. H&S was discussed, then you jumped in with WTD. Everyone else talked about H&S, you went back to WTD.

I think he's on the "wrong" drugs

[dx4100]

Sorry mate you are wrong, wrong, wrong. If you don't sign the H&S you won't get onto the site in many industries. HMRC don't care about it. Health & Safety is a separate matter to IR35 and WTD.


Oh, and you say the conversation track is about the WTD - sorry, reading back through it, the only person arguing that is you. H&S was discussed, then you jumped in with WTD. Everyone else talked about H&S, you went back to WTD.

That is my whole point!! You can't say I am wrong when you confirm exactly what I am saying!!!

and you didn't look far enough back.... I will help you...

http://forums.contractoruk.com/busin...ml#post2258775

Follow it from there...

I think in the end everyone is agreeing while at the same time still saying people are wrong

[Drei]

OK so to cut this short since the OP is asking about 45 hours week the bottom line is the client wants 8 hours worked and the lunch is your problem but due to H&S you should take a minimum of 45 min to 1 hour lunch hence the 9 to 6 and 45 hours. Confirm with the client that this is the case.

Otherwise look for a 40 hour week which means 35 working hours.

[dx4100]

OK so to cut this short since the OP is asking about 45 hours week the bottom line is the client wants 8 hours worked and the lunch is your problem but due to H&S you should take a minimum of 45 min to 1 hour lunch hence the 9 to 6 and 45 hours. Confirm with the client that this is the case.

Otherwise look for a 40 hour week which means 35 working hours.

Unless the client has a particular Health and Safety issues they want you to respect, there is NOTHING stopping you from doing as many hours as you and the client want. That is my understanding. If anyone disagrees then post the legislation.

[Eirikur]

I think the OP might miss the fact that contractors don't get paid lunches?

Neither do most employees, most permies have lunch in their own time