Query, been onsite for 3 years and 1 week contracting, perm roles upcoming

[Muttley08]

I think you've got off lightly barroom boy...you're on the wrong site for help about working at the local council and hoping to go permy...hardly the cutting edge of being a contractor so many aspire to be...where's that aggressive northern bloke when you think a spanking should be handed out??

[northernladuk]

cheers for responses, I shall pass the message on as there are 10 of us. We were adament that after 24 months an employer was legally deemed to have proven a role was available. Ho Hom.

We're not all happy about the perm roles, as central gov cuts will be in place for new employees, and if anyone thinks im working 5 days and getting paid for 4 has another thing coming.

That is the most moronic thing I think I have read on this forum to date. You obviously have a very poor grasp on being a contractor and to be honest going permie for a local authority. You sound like just the person to fit in. I bet all the permies at your place have a pretty dim opinion of contractors as a whole from this experience. I guess there is no point discussing IR35 and two year rules as you are so far within IR35 if you knew what it was.

What you are doing however is congfusing these new fangled permie approaches that are being used by a lot of big companies whereby you are on a contract for 2 years like a probation and there is some requirement for the company to give you a role or let you go. This is totally different to being a contractor though. I would have said it was an easy enough mistake to make but not when it is being made by the person actually working the contract. To not understand your own employment situation is.. well... just...

But then I just probably fed the troll so last laugh is on me

[MarillionFan]

I think you've got off lightly barroom boy...you're on the wrong site for help about working at the local council and hoping to go permy...hardly the cutting edge of being a contractor so many aspire to be...where's that aggressive northern bloke when you think a spanking should be handed out??

Aggressive? Never.

[northernladuk]

Aggressive? Never.

Hey I was having a good day.. he shudda posted it last Tuesday when I was grumpy

[Muttley08]

Ahhh...the forum is restored