Client email - Permies and contractors can leave early on Friday

[northernladuk]

Fair point but I'd still rather decide myself.....

[nomadd]

See what happens when you give the populace free-choice?

Dictatorship is the only way.

[StewieG]

Fair point but I'd still rather decide myself.....

In protest, and to show you ARE out of IR35, work ALL day friday even longer then everyone. Security should have to ask you to leave the building. Thats the only way to counter that email sent.

[d000hg]

Merely pointing out that I'd rather they didnt give me permission to leave early and as an independent contractor its for me to manage my own time and workload, work longer if I decide to or go early if I decide to.

It's up for you to manage you time within the hours they want you on site.

[Antman]

Going to be working in Italy for next week, so get to be bill for Monday & Tuesday - Ssssssweeeeet!

[NotAllThere]

What exactly is the problem with this? You got a question or is just pointing out more of the comings and goings in PC World?

FTFY

I get this from time to time with clients. If the close the office early, I have to leave the premises. Nothing to do with direction and control - just that externals can't be in the office outside of office hours.

[northernladuk]

FTFY

Very subtle. Clever.

[kingcook]

Leave at 9:10am.

[Contreras]

I get this from time to time with clients. If the close the office early, I have to leave the premises. Nothing to do with direction and control - just that externals can't be in the office outside of office hours.

Exactly - and in that case, nothing to do with D&C and everything to do with lack of MOO.

Lack of MOO means that the client can instruct you to leave site early and expect to not be billed for (your) lost time.

In this case however, the client is saying that contractors can leave early, which could be taken to mean that:

a) the client is of the opinion that D&C exists to the extent that the contractor normally cannot leave early without permission, and/or

b) the client is of the opinion that MOO exists to the extent that the contractor would require paying unless it is the contractor's own choice to go home early, and/or

c) the client is of the opinion that the contractor has a home to go to.

Either way, psychocandy is stuffed. Best thing is hand yourself in before someone here shops you to the IR35 police.

That, or pretend it never happened and enjoy the long weekend, and the sunshine while it lasts!

[TheFaQQer]

FTFY

That's how I read it originally anyway.