Contracting for Previous Employer?

[northernladuk]

One thing to point out here as well. Most of us agree you may not automatically lose if it went to tribunal but that is the only good outcome of a terrible situation. The tribunal will not be a pleasant experience and sit over you for a very long time. In this case it would be better to avoid the situation altogether rather than bank on winning when it happens. It just isn't worth it.

Jack that gig in and go do it properly.

[jamesbrown]

In my opinion, you would be IR35 caught but by all means do the Business Entity Test and tell us what your score is.

Perhaps you're making a point about targeting rather than the reality of the situation but, in terms of the latter, the BET is not a good reflection of IR35 case law. By construction, the OP will (almost certainly) get a low score for the BET. It's also important not to confuse the reality of the legislation with the media releases that have accompanied it (such as examples about F2M). However, NLUK also has a point, and unless there's something extremely appealing about the contract, it may be worth looking elsewhere. To the OP: bottom line, if this contract is important to you, don't rely on the info. in this thread (including mine ) and get an expert opinion.