Agencies to avoid....

[Gumbo Robot]

Cheers Reed Global, I won't be doing business with one of your "consultants" again

Same here.

2 stage interview (1 telephone, 1 face to face) at Capita Events in Taunton. "You're a shoe-in mate - we're only sending you and one other bloke for 2 positions"

Face to face seemed to go well & I did ok in the technical test (quite a gruelling one stood up at a whiteboard).

Now, agent just won't give any feedback "Probably still all on holiday, mate" while it seems Computer Futures are also soliciting for this one - at much lower rates than I was put forward for.

Why can't they just f****g say "You didn't get the job" instead of all this evasive bullsh1t ?

[psionmark]

He's off!

Please share his twitter id. Perhaps some other contractors might like to tell him what they think of thieving agents.

Well, he's quit Twitter, at least under that handle. A hunting I will go. Will let you know what I find.

[quackhandle]

Perhaps you should send this little snippet to the HoL committee for their consideration

You know what I might just do that, as I was speaking to the landlord again last night and he's found out that the shyster has bought a house worth almost £1 million near Chester.

qh

[tractor]

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I was speaking to landlord of my local, and he's owed money (over 10K) by a local shyster who took over the local town non league footy club. It turns out this guy opens a company, runs it to the ground, incurs debts to around 250K, marks it insolvent so creditors struggle to get the money back. He then opens up another. My landlord said HMRC will do nothing, something about the 250K limit. I found him on DueDil with about 50 companies, mostly struck off, to his name, which he keeps on altering slightly.

And yet they spend all this money with IR35 coming after contractors who the majority of which run their companies properly, legally and pay debts on time.

Makes yer mad!

qh

Perhaps you should send this little snippet to the HoL committee for their consideration

[quackhandle]

There are some real scumbags out there. The UK insolvency laws are toothless and allow these guys to phoenix with no penalty to themselves.

I've had it happen to us with customers on a number of occasions.

I was speaking to landlord of my local, and he's owed money (over 10K) by a local shyster who took over the local town non league footy club. It turns out this guy opens a company, runs it to the ground, incurs debts to around 250K, marks it insolvent so creditors struggle to get the money back. He then opens up another. My landlord said HMRC will do nothing, something about the 250K limit. I found him on DueDil with about 50 companies, mostly struck off, to his name, which he keeps on altering slightly.

And yet they spend all this money with IR35 coming after contractors who the majority of which run their companies properly, legally and pay debts on time.

Makes yer mad!

qh

[Andy Hallett]

There are some real scumbags out there. The UK insolvency laws are toothless and allow these guys to phoenix with no penalty to themselves.

I've had it happen to us with customers on a number of occasions.

[psionmark]

Please share his twitter id. Perhaps some other contractors might like to tell him what they think of thieving agents.

@nicholasphipps

If you do, please add the hashtag #nickphippsrippedmeoff so it also appears on nickphippsrippedmeoff !

Upon realising I'll probably never see the money, I think the least I can do is warn other people away from him.

Please, everyone, keep to facts on there so I don't fall foul of anything, otherwise I'll have to pull the page.

[BigTime]

He hasn't for a while, but he personally promised on multiple occasions over the past 2 and a half years or so.

I was infuriated enough to see him posting about football on Twitter the other day that I started asking him in public when he's going to cough up the £7K or so he owes me. He's not said much since then.

Please share his twitter id. Perhaps some other contractors might like to tell him what they think of thieving agents.

[psionmark]

Is he still promising he'll pay you?

It looks like he's getting into a new brand name now, NICHOLAS ADAM PHIPPS director information. Free director information., Global Technology Consulting and Global Technology Resourcing (already in administration). I can't imagine how much he's taken contractors, banks and hmrc for.

He hasn't for a while, but he personally promised on multiple occasions over the past 2 and a half years or so.

I was infuriated enough to see him posting about football on Twitter the other day that I started asking him in public when he's going to cough up the £7K or so he owes me. He's not said much since then.

[cojak]

Come back after your first renewal .. or after they terminate your contract early one week after you renew. Or when they inform you about your 10% rate cut. Or when they pay you late. They have made a couple of my Christmases quite joyful, with the very late announcement of a furlough - one weeks notice, followed by late payment ... Merry Christmas...

I agree that you shouldn't avoid based on the thread, but be aware and factor into your negotiations some extra risk premium on the contract.

If I had two contracts, where everything was equal, rate, location, role, I would definitely dunk Alexander Mann. - But to be fair they do at least have real roles!!

Renewal - check.
Payment on time - check.
10% cut - nope (that's the client anyway).

I'm not best buddies with them but I have no problems.