Consultancies providing services to pulbic sector and contractors....

[MrMarkyMark]

Or its an opportunity for those with ambition to expand beyond being one little independent guy into something bigger...

Oh yes, there are always opportunities, I'm sure you are going to do very well .

That's why I don't really worry too much, The Mrs and I will just keep contracting as long as we can. When / if its all over we will just do something elsem maybe in IT, maybe something else.

She already helps run another software start up, that's really looking quite good product wise and she has run her own other business, before.

I'm always telling her to hurry the feck up so I can become a louch kept man, at which I would rapidly become accustomed

[psychocandy]

I would suggest he stops Stevie Wondering and starts to understand the facts, so he is under no illusion come April.

Anyone remember Zig and Zag?

[psychocandy]

In the same reality that it's reasonable to sponge off the state in between contracts?

And long will I continue to do so ;-)

[psychocandy]

Be fair. If he hands in his notice the social will sanction him, whereas he is an expert now at going on the sick.

You do I've never bailed on a contract dont you?

Although why let facts get in the way...

[northernladuk]

You do I've never bailed on a contract dont you?

Although why let facts get in the way...

But we know full well you would. Why let technicalities get in the way

[TheFaQQer]

But we know full well you would. Why let technicalities get in the way

Hypothetical - normally one needs something to jump to before bailing.

[SlipTheJab]

As an aside to bullying PC (can we leave him alone please) I was chatting to a HR bod at Equal Experts last week as they were recruiting for a PS role. Asked about all of this and their line is that they don't provide permie-tractors rather they take on and deliver projects (think of a builder being engaged to build you a new bathroom, once thats done he's off) so would determine they are outside AND back all of their contractors as being so (if they didn't it would destroy their business model so not surprised). I would never work for them as they do a lot of work for HMRC and its the equivalent of a turkey voting for christmas but good to know.

[MrMarkyMark]

As an aside to bullying PC (can we leave him alone please) I was chatting to a HR bod at Equal Experts last week as they were recruiting for a PS role. Asked about all of this and their line is that they don't provide permie-tractors rather they take on and deliver projects (think of a builder being engaged to build you a new bathroom, once thats done he's off) so would determine they are outside AND back all of their contractors as being so (if they didn't it would destroy their business model so not surprised). I would never work for them as they do a lot of work for HMRC and its the equivalent of a turkey voting for christmas but good to know.

Sounds like a good example of mushroom syndrome to me.

[eek]

As an aside to bullying PC (can we leave him alone please) I was chatting to a HR bod at Equal Experts last week as they were recruiting for a PS role. Asked about all of this and their line is that they don't provide permie-tractors rather they take on and deliver projects (think of a builder being engaged to build you a new bathroom, once thats done he's off) so would determine they are outside AND back all of their contractors as being so (if they didn't it would destroy their business model so not surprised). I would never work for them as they do a lot of work for HMRC and its the equivalent of a turkey voting for christmas but good to know.

Sadly I believe the right for Equal Experts to determine their status was removed between the initial consultation and the Autumn Statement - so I don't think its in their remit. And I doubt anyone at HMRC will determine any contractors there as outside in the early days (the risk news stories stating one rule for us and another for everyone else is just far too great).

[psychocandy]

But we know full well you would. Why let technicalities get in the way

:-) Always look after number 1 NLUK