Do's and Dont's for contractors (and other questions)

[malvolio]

My IT consultancy often has multiple billable contracts open at once and usually there is no agency/pimp involved in the middle (ie. B2B). How is that a "disguised" employee?

Because IR35 is judged on a contract by contract basis?

[Wanderer]

My IT consultancy often has multiple billable contracts open at once and usually there is no agency/pimp involved in the middle (ie. B2B). How is that a "disguised" employee?

OK, so now you are going to tell us that you don't work under the day to day direction and control of these companies, they offer ad hoc work but they are not obliged to offer you regular work or to pay you to do nothing when there is no work to do and you can you sub contract out the work if you see fit.

Right?

So that's not the same as being a permie now, is it?