Spoke with brother at the weekend. He runs the account with one of the big IBs and said that their contracts reflect the clients', and that in their case there's just an opt out check-box at the bottom of the contract.
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QDOS say Hyphen contract is IR35 fail - anyone managed to get Hyphen to amend?
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Originally posted by Casablanca View PostHyphen have replied that they have a "QDOS specific addendum" which will be added to my contract by COB today. I am interested to see what that says. I presume it has been drafted in response to other people's contract reviews'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostHmm, I don't really like the sound of that. Just altering wording to get past a review isn't going to help anyone, particularly if that extra wording doesn't match the reality of the situation. Having sham clauses in is going to cause more of a headache than solve anything surely?
Get the best contract you can and try as hard as possible to make the reality reflect the wording. In the event of an IR35 investigation, I'd rather have a friendly contract which HMRC have to prove is a sham than a dodgy contract (which has already been rejected by an expert) that I then have to prove doesn't match the reality.Comment
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostHaving a sham clause in the contract which says there is no right of substitution when the client would in reality accept one wouldn't help your situation, either.
Get the best contract you can and try as hard as possible to make the reality reflect the wording. In the event of an IR35 investigation, I'd rather have a friendly contract which HMRC have to prove is a sham than a dodgy contract (which has already been rejected by an expert) that I then have to prove doesn't match the reality.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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If you can't get the contract amended to include an unfettered RoS clause that is more than a mere sham, then not all is lost. Whilst a genuine RoS is pretty much a surefire way of fighting off an IR35 investigation, you can still be outside without it if you can clearly show a lack of MOO and/or D&C. It might be easier to cover your bases with these rather than try and get a RoS clause inserted that probably wouldn't be honoured anyway.Comment
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Go back to Dragonfly. The judge there was allowed to ignore the mismatch between upper and lower contracts. I said at the time that someone should have appealed that decision;it is a fundamental principle of contract law that you can't be bound by clauses you know nothing about. The opt out should not be embedded in the contract either.
Hyphen have history here, they are not in the least bit interested in acting ethically. Unless you really need the work, walk away and make sure your ex-client knows why.Blog? What blog...?Comment
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