Just been sent this

[BolshieBastard]

Spring Technology / Hyphen have an urgent and exciting opportunity for a Data & Quality Analyst to join us an Employed Consultant to work on our client site based in Bristol.

Salary: Competitive + below benefits

As an Employed Consultant you will receive a fixed permanent salary, annual bonus plan, holiday and sick pay plus a number of additional benefits.
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This great opportunity is being offered on a PAYE basis which means a LTD/Umbrella company cannot be used.


So this is a case of the lack of job security of being a contractor, with a few of the nice parts of being a permie. Contractors forced to go PAYE....is this how they are going to get around the IR35 public sector thing then?

Spring \ Comp People \ Adecco group tried this on at a major financial client I was contracting at. They had **** all takers because the conditions were tulipe never mind the pay \ benefits offered being pants.

[Sausage Surprise]

I've only seen 'consultancies' like Sopra and Tek Systems try it on this blatantly, rather than more traditional Agencies. It's a new one on me for an organisation that ordinarily places individual contractors under their own Ltd or brolly to instead presume to 'employ' them and pocket the contract fees instead. I guess the economy must really just be in that much of a mess.

Spring tried it on me a couple of years back....when the same role was being advertised by another agent as a proper contract role. Told them to shove it...utter greed on their part if you ask me.

[Taita]

The first time Spring/Computer People got in touch with me about this type of employed consultant role must have been 2009 for a well known Norwich company. They were offering £50k for a 6 month contract for a top end project manager. By the time I factored in my costs, PAYE status, etc then it just wasn't worth my time even thinking about it beyond saying "no".

Well known Insurance company, was it? They have been squeezing the market for years so I am not surprised.