This Weeks Monkey Contract

[stuart_75]

Ok, let me just look very stupid for a moment.

I know that the Middle East is tax free, but what happens when you bring you're hard earned cash back into the UK? Does Inland Revenue want a slice of it at assessment time? Do you stow it all away in a foreign account? I've often wondered but never asked!

Open an off shore account with any of the high street banks. Keep the cash out of Hector's reach.

[george99]

...and another.....

Project Manager- Clinical
TypeContractJob FunctionInformation Technology - IT Project ManagerSectorAcute TrustPositionProject Manager- Clinical ImplementationSalary£200 - £201View job contact details

Project Manager

Candidates wishing to be considered for this position must come from a strong business process design and project management background and must be able to demonstrate the following skills/attributes:

• 6+ years project management experience.

• In depth knowledge and understanding of a range of clinical system functionalities; particularly Nursing.

• Demonstrable full lifecycle delivery of clinical implementation projects, ideally within Acute Hospital Trust.

• Experience of procurement within the public sector, especially within NHS Foundation Trust.

• Experience of report needs analysis and the development of report requirements.

• Ability to produce clear documentation, designs and specifications.

• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

The candidate will be up to date with the latest clinical application development, Business Intelligence technologies and/or reporting tools like Qlikview, Business Objects etc. Need to be used to leading both technical and functional teams, as well as dealing with stakeholders at all levels.

Essential Experience & Knowledge:

• Highly organised, excellent management and planning skills.

• Highly motivated, self starter.

• Ability to work under pressure.

• Good attention to detail, passionate about quality.

• Strong experience of leading both creative and technical teams.

• Strong experience of managing change (across clinical and corporate environment).

• Excellent written and presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Excellent relationship management of third party suppliers.

• Proficient with MS Project.

• Proficient with MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).

Essential Skills & Training:

• Degree qualification.

• Project Management qualification, e.g. PRINCE2 or APMG.

• SDLC.

• User Centred Design.

£200 quid a day?
There seems to be a patten appearing and a relationship between piss-poor rates and the agency - I think I'll steer clear of these agents?

[george99]

When "Tax Free" isn't "Tax-Free"

Open an off shore account with any of the high street banks. Keep the cash out of Hector's reach.

Yes - but how do you get any money back into the UK to eat with or pay any bills here?

I've just had to turn down a "Tax-Free" contract because HMRC intend to treat me as "Residential" - even though I would have been out of the UK for over 12months continious. Seems if you have family in the UK and were born here then you are liable for UK Taxation no matter where you earn your money - or what risk you place yourself in.

See document HMRC 6 page 6 para 2.4.

Does anyone know how I revoke my citizenship?

[PinkPoshRat]

Back to the original OP

The sooner the IT director and her lapdog deputy leave, the better as they are failing in every-way possible imho. Neither have any knowledge of IT nor programme management - which didn't amaze me when I learned this!

[AnthonyQuinn]

Ok, let me just look very stupid for a moment.

I know that the Middle East is tax free, but what happens when you bring you're hard earned cash back into the UK? Does Inland Revenue want a slice of it at assessment time? Do you stow it all away in a foreign account? I've often wondered but never asked!

If you are a non resident for the tax year (more than 180 days outside the UK) then you only pay taxes on earnings generated within the UK. Rent from your home, other income. Any earnings outside the UK are exempt. Doesnt matter when you come back.

[geoff from contracta IOM]

If you are a non resident for the tax year (more than 180 days outside the UK) then you only pay taxes on earnings generated within the UK. Rent from your home, other income. Any earnings outside the UK are exempt. Doesnt matter when you come back.

Thats incorrect i'm afraid, there are tests such as normally and ordinarily resident which i'll not bore you with but suffice to say its is in true HMRC fashion and not entirely transparent. They should just call calculating your tax due to HMRC " The Smear Test " you might be right they might be right who the hell would know ?

[inferno]

Location London, London
Salary £75.00 - £100.00 per day
SectorIT & Telecoms - Web Developer
Job Description

Our client a large media organisation are currently looking for a 2x web editor to join the web development team on a contract basis. Due to growth there are a number of projects that are running to timescales but to ensure completion they require a contractor for 2 months initially.*

Skills required include:*
- HTML*
- CSS*
- Photoshop*
- Javascript*
- Website development experience*
- Hand coding
- WordPress is advantageous

This contract is to start immediately.*


£75 p/d? Really? I seriously hope no one goes for that. they really need to learn to stop taking the p1ss.

[AnthonyQuinn]

Thats incorrect i'm afraid, there are tests such as normally and ordinarily resident which i'll not bore you with but suffice to say its is in true HMRC fashion and not entirely transparent. They should just call calculating your tax due to HMRC " The Smear Test " you might be right they might be right who the hell would know ?

you are right. you should pass a common sense test of 'living' outside the UK for over 180 days. To feed the parasites in the UK, HMRC and the courts even consider you to be a resident if you are living abroad 330 days a year but have a wife and family here whom you visit. They will then raid and plunder your earnings.

So, if you AND your family live outside the UK (or you have no family) then it will be OK to protect your earnings from Hector.

HMRC laws are intentionally left vague so as to bully you to pay before going to court.

[psychocandy]

Quite often see desktop support contracts offered in wales for £100 a day or less.

I went for a contract a few months ago and the agent really tried to get me to give him the lowest rate I could possibly manage. Cos the contract was good experience, and I wanted to gain more of this, I thought OK £200/day for first 3 months and then we'll see. It was Red Hat / LAMP support.

Apparently though, 3-4 Bobs had already offered to do it at less than £100/day. **** off said I.

[TOSH1]

I was offered a position paying £15.00 per hour yesterday working in central London.

I have just been offered a position paying £140.00 a day working in Edingburourh for a bank. Thier selling point is that it would be a step into the banking world.