"Gaps in employment"

[Jagoico]

I just spoke with them. It's as I expected. They consider me to have been employed by my limited company and hence will take a reference from my accountant.

[MrMarkyMark]

I just spoke with them. It's as I expected. They consider me to have been employed by my limited company and hence will take a reference from my accountant.

Its not really "as expected".
Some will accept that, some won't.

Sometimes they will ask for other evidence, it just depends who is doing the vetting.

[Jagoico]

Thank you everyone

[malvolio]

This doesn't make any sense. By that logic my entire contracting career would have an unemployed status because in order to be IR35 compliant you cannot have an employment contract with any of your clients.

It makes perfect sense. Sadly, your understanding of your position apparently doesn't. Directors aren't de facto employees, but hold a substantive position within the company.

Don't get sucked into the trap of using employment in the same way as an HR drone does. We mean "employment" as being in work, even if OurCo doesn't have a income at that point in time since we are then working on own behalf, looking for income and managing the company. Permies use "employment" to mean someone is paying you to work. HMRC are not the only ones who can't tell the difference.

[northernladuk]

I just spoke with them. It's as I expected. They consider me to have been employed by my limited company and hence will take a reference from my accountant.

Good stuff but it's also very important to understand what you are to your company for other reasons. If you are employed by them you should be paying NMW which as a director you don't have to.

[d000hg]

I just spoke with them. It's as I expected. They consider me to have been employed by my limited company and hence will take a reference from my accountant.

But now you can't claim JSA when between contracts

[kolata]

This might have been discussed but here it is again.
If you have a friend/old client and you sign a support contract with them, say, on 'as needed' basis (i.e. get paid only if they need you to do anything), does this cater for gaps.
This contract can run indefinitely with no real work done and no payment to you.
Hows this for a cover for real gaps?

[MrMarkyMark]

This might have been discussed but here it is again.
If you have a friend/old client and you sign a support contract with them, say, on 'as needed' basis (i.e. get paid only if they need you to do anything), does this cater for gaps.
This contract can run indefinitely with no real work done and no payment to you.
Hows this for a cover for real gaps?

They will be asked to back up your claims though and will have to be prepared to give the correct answers.
If the friend collaborates with exactly what is on the CV then there will not be a problem.

[DodgyAgent]

This might have been discussed but here it is again.
If you have a friend/old client and you sign a support contract with them, say, on 'as needed' basis (i.e. get paid only if they need you to do anything), does this cater for gaps.
This contract can run indefinitely with no real work done and no payment to you.
Hows this for a cover for real gaps?

So you were in prison for a few months. so what?

[kolata]

But now you can't claim JSA when between contracts

Excuse my ignorance, but if a director is out of contract for 6 months, but still pays himself say £900/m, can they claim JSA?
I don't suppose so.