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Originally posted by hairymouse View PostI'd like to think that this kind of enthusiasm is apparent and has helped get the activity levels up in terms of finding a new gig.
However working in IT? Absolute pits. Always has been."Don't part with your illusions; when they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live" Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by Cirrus View PostI love IT. Always have.
However working in IT? Absolute pits. Always has been.
Profit centres are always treated bettermerely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostA number of banks (the usual suspects) used to have policies that said a contractor couldn't be on site for more than x number of months. So, they'd all get periodically binned off and then rehired a few months later.
Some of us know people who have been at same company for over 10 years, hopping about within the same place, it is sadly this type of mis-management which has led HMRC to try and do something because they are disguised permies.
I don’t judge anyone who did this, they had their reasons, but change was inevitable eventually.Comment
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Originally posted by Bluenose View PostGenerally speaking they (big corps) fudged this by moving said individual into another role in another part of the bank.
Some of us know people who have been at same company for over 10 years, hopping about within the same place, it is sadly this type of mis-management which has led HMRC to try and do something because they are disguised permies.
I don’t judge anyone who did this, they had their reasons, but change was inevitable eventually.
But on a personal level what is a good business relationship can also look like an employment relationship if you there regularly.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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One contractor on the client's WhatsApp group asking "Will you tell us all what's happening about IR35, will we all be made inside like they're doing at HSBC"
FFS - stop giving them ideas!
Suggested to the contractor that she probably doesn't understand IR35 very well, and that they're already harming all of our positions by capitulating (or suggesting an avenue of doing so)
Now the rest of us all have to sit there like pricks being party to a conversation that really should be much more private.⭐️ Gold Star ContractorComment
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Originally posted by PerfectStorm View PostSuggested to the contractor that she probably doesn't understand IR35 very well, and that they're already harming all of our positions by capitulating (or suggesting an avenue of doing so)
Now the rest of us all have to sit there like pricks being party to a conversation that really should be much more private.
Everyone is risk adverse, unless there is more pressure on them, more clarity from gov on legislation we won't hear about it changing.
I wouldn't be surprised if during a high-ups meeting one of the key people was impressed by the performance of someone from HR or legal and was swayed towards a direction. When actually that person was subconsciously trigged by the word "contractor" which related to an event happening years ago when a "contractor" doing neighbour's patio run over her cat.Comment
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Originally posted by PerfectStorm View PostOne contractor on the client's WhatsApp group asking "Will you tell us all what's happening about IR35, will we all be made inside like they're doing at HSBC, and will we also not be able to contract as PSC's via the consultancies they use"
FFS - stop giving them ideas!
Suggested to the contractor that she probably doesn't understand IR35 very well, and that they're already harming all of our positions by capitulating (or suggesting an avenue of doing so)
Now the rest of us all have to sit there like pricks being party to a conversation that really should be much more private.Comment
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Originally posted by GigiBronz View PostEveryone is risk adverse[sic].Comment
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostI'm not. In fact I'm not risk averse either, hence I am a contractor.
They are already making lots of money why risk potentially fighting a case(costly) and potential backdated expenses(costly).
The alternative is maybe they'd have a difficulty finding resource, maybe some projects delayed. That is not new to them.
For us the risk is turning into a financially struggling corporate stooge. Worth the risk anytime of the day.Comment
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