Started a contract about 2 months ago. As part of this I had a meeting with the recruiter and he asked me questions relating to determine the status of the contract. I got an email from IR35 shield with a copy of the SDS in. All seems fine.
In my most recent invoice in the self billing system they've taken £20 off though, for an "IR35 assessment". Not a lot in the grand scheme of things, but the principle pisses me off. As I understand it, it's the client's responsibility to produce the SDS and the client/fee payer's responsibility to make the correct determination. If I was concerned about the status even then I would go to someone independent like QDOS to review it. Add to that I was never told about this fee upfront, it's just been randomly added. This was before the contract was signed, but the contract also makes clear that any charges need to be authorised and declared upfront.
I have emailed the recruiter and he said "oh it's listed in this document which we never sent you before". I'd like it refunded. Just want to check I've got the right line of thinking before I challenge it further.
In my most recent invoice in the self billing system they've taken £20 off though, for an "IR35 assessment". Not a lot in the grand scheme of things, but the principle pisses me off. As I understand it, it's the client's responsibility to produce the SDS and the client/fee payer's responsibility to make the correct determination. If I was concerned about the status even then I would go to someone independent like QDOS to review it. Add to that I was never told about this fee upfront, it's just been randomly added. This was before the contract was signed, but the contract also makes clear that any charges need to be authorised and declared upfront.
I have emailed the recruiter and he said "oh it's listed in this document which we never sent you before". I'd like it refunded. Just want to check I've got the right line of thinking before I challenge it further.
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