State of the Market

[SussexSeagull]

IR35 coming in was before my time but some contractors were a bit out there with their tax affairs. I suspect that was the main reason it came in.

[Protagoras]

remove completion??? wtf?

I'm getting so fed up with 'auto-correct'! Now updated.

[sadkingbilly]

a cause of the legislation? - remove consultancies' completion

remove completion??? wtf?

[Protagoras]

the cause of the legislation? - permitractors.

a cause of the legislation? - remove consultancies' competition ...

[jamesbrown]

the cause of the legislation? - permitractors.

If that were true, it would've been a very simple fix. In reality, it's as much about generic IT contractors doing short gigs here and there and acting like employed temps. Of course, it's much more complicated than either of these things.

[sadkingbilly]

I was working as a contractor for 3yrs at the same SC place. Outside with a ltd company.

In general, sucessive governments have come along with more taxation and more legistrtion. Properrty market is on its arse like the contracting market.

the cause of the legislation? - permitractors.

[SchumiStars]

The house that I'm living in cost £x in 2010. I was working as a contractor for 3yrs at the same SC place. Outside with a ltd company.

Absolutely no way could I buy the same priced house now. Salary and income tax can now be verified very quickly. Mortgage applications are very strict and salaries have been reduced.

In general, sucessive governments have come along with more taxation and more legistrtion. Properrty market is on its arse like the contracting market.

Saying that howvever, there is money in new markets such as SM, Instagram, amazon. Perhaps it is just us old skool boys who are left to crew the fat whilst the young ones are clocking large? Who knows?

Either way, it's not getting any better for us lot!

[oliverson]

Well, I didn't get too 'attached' to Tuesday's interview but still, end of play Friday and f**, all feedback. Never used to be like this.

[simes]

Sadly I think that until the budget is out of the way at the end of November, there's not going to be much movement.

I think these are just excuses, or at least the next 'stages' of a calendar year when 'something' is out of the way.

Christmas, Easter, End of tax year, summer, budget, election... None of these events have offered immediate improvement in the world after their passing.

[sadkingbilly]

One of the reasons contractors got paid more was because it was often ad hoc work, so you may only be working 6 months a year. That doesn't seem to apply any more sadly.

Wtf would employers care whether contractors had any work? - they get them in when needed, and DGAFF when not.
you lot have strange opinions* about contracting.


*and a definite whiff of erroneous 'entitlement'