Retainer?

[scooterscot]

To be honest I am not sure how successful your idea will be, it is a buyers market at the moment and unless you can offer them something above and beyond I am sure they will just look else where if you are not available.

I think that's the whole point of a retainer. A client can get a consult in days, hours even, rather than spending months searching for a resource. At least that was the argument that swung it for me.

Regarding IR35, I'd suggest that's a strong position. 'My income comes from multiple sources not just one.'

[SimonMac]

I think that's the whole point of a retainer. A client can get a consult in days, hours even, rather than spending months searching for a resource. At least that was the argument that swung it for me.

Regarding IR35, I'd suggest that's a strong position. 'My income comes from multiple sources not just one.'

I can understand a retainer when there are 5-6 jobs for every contractor, but when he is saying the market is quite that would lead me to suggest that there are contractors waiting to jump at a gig, which is why I made the offering something "above and beyond" comment

[d000hg]

It happens though is rare. Paying your company a retainer would be fine legally.

A month or so doesn't seem long to wait to me, it might take you longer than that to find something new and move south anyway? And a retainer is unlikely to be very much compared to working, does that small sum make all the difference?

Or, can they find you a day or two of work a week in the interim? That might be what I'd push for personally.

Whereabouts in the NE are you and what do you do, if you don't mind the question? I'm also in the NE (Durham) as a C++/C# coder predominantly at the moment.