First gig - general advice

[MyUserName]

I cannot really comment on your situation wrt HMRC. If you think it is fine then it probably is, it sounds reasonable to me.

Possibly, I phrased my initial post poorly. Perhaps a better way of saying it might be "provide consultancy on all aspects of exactly what you are contracted to do and nothing more".

However, it sounds like positions other than programming might work differently which I was not aware of.

[BigRed]

Try and fit in and be nice. Try and be a member of the team who just happens to be a contractor.

IR35 ALERT

[PurpleGorilla]

Fantastic advice;

Be yourself
Head down and get stuck in
Deliver something
Work out the structure, team, mgt
Time sheet a priority
Keep quite about £££
Try to fit in
Don't be a problem, be a potential solution
Keep the extension/next contract on the scope

Thanks :-)

[psychocandy]

IR35 ALERT

Alternatively, stroll around like you own the place, don't even speak to the permies, make sure everyone knows how different you are, refuse to do anything thats not in your contract.

NO CONTRACT ALERT!

[DirtyDog]

Try and fit in and be nice. Try and be a member of the team who just happens to be a contractor.

IR35 ALERT

There's a big difference between fitting in as a member of the team / project and being part of the furniture and a disguised employee.

If you don't fit with what the client needs, then you will end up with the safest IR35 position possible. Not having a contract removes the IR35 risk completely.

[SueEllen]

There's a big difference between fitting in as a member of the team / project and being part of the furniture and a disguised employee.

If you don't fit with what the client needs, then you will end up with the safest IR35 position possible. Not having a contract removes the IR35 risk completely.

WHS