Not seen many of those...

[nomadd]

It depends if "market rates" are genuine contractor market rates or disguised permie..

This^

I used to work for Barclays on a 3 month rolling basis. Decent rates.

Then they let all the contractors go.

Then re-listed all the roles a few months later with "minimum 1 year contract, no notice by contractor" and with very, very poor rates - worse than the permies were getting. You were supposed to be very, very, very grateful for the offer of such a long contract - and overlook the slave rates of pay on offer.

Not surprisingly, they didn't get anyone. Now they are back to rolling 3 month contracts with better (only just) rates, but still can't find people.

[jmo21]

Unless you expect to be on site for <40%, you come against the 2 year rule.

I thought it was "as soon as you know the contract will go over 2 years"?

Just get the end date to be 1 day less than 2 years to make sure

[bobspud]

This^

I used to work for Barclays on a 3 month rolling basis. Decent rates.

Then they let all the contractors go.

Then re-listed all the roles a few months later with "minimum 1 year contract, no notice by contractor" and with very, very poor rates - worse than the permies were getting. You were supposed to be very, very, very grateful for the offer of such a long contract - and overlook the slave rates of pay on offer.

Not surprisingly, they didn't get anyone. Now they are back to rolling 3 month contracts with better (only just) rates, but still can't find people.

I have heard that Knutsford is a very hard place to work due to "Environmental Damage". With contractors willing to do more than one tour of duty being held in very high regard by the agencies concerned. Always laugh whenever I get called to go up there...