Official CUK bench - Late Summer 2015

[FatLazyContractor]

Result - been offered the local contract, 15 mins drive, 12 months, decent rate + I get my clearance back



Hoping to get the paperwork through before tomorrow - I'm supposed to be having an interview with another client then but it's a 2+ hour drive so rather not if I don't have to.

To finish, I've just had a pimp call about another localish (40 mins drive) gig - and it's been so quiet for months..

[FatLazyContractor]

Hoping to get the paperwork through before tomorrow - I'm supposed to be having an interview with another client then but it's a 2+ hour drive so rather not if I don't have to.

don't stop interviewing till your first invoice is paid

[Gumbo Robot]

Result - been offered the local contract, 15 mins drive, 12 months, decent rate + I get my clearance back



Hoping to get the paperwork through before tomorrow - I'm supposed to be having an interview with another client then but it's a 2+ hour drive so rather not if I don't have to.

To finish, I've just had a pimp call about another localish (40 mins drive) gig - and it's been so quiet for months..

Congrats

[Dark Black]

Oh Dear (tm)

Might be a bit soon for a party, received a copy of the client's "starter park" with the following wording...

Absence and holidays: ALL contractors must advise <agency> at least one week in advance of any time off which has been approved by their Line Manager. This is so we can inform the procurement team who will then ensure that the absence has been correctly logged. It will also help us to know when you are off so that we know whether to expect time reports and/or whether clocking reports received from the client are correct.

Also talks about a clocking on/off system for recording hours rather than signed timesheets and invoices...

Oh dear.... Looks like I'm still going to the other interview just in case.

[suityou01]

Might be a bit soon for a party, received a copy of the client's "starter park" with the following wording...



Also talks about a clocking on/off system for recording hours rather than signed timesheets and invoices...

Oh dear.... Looks like I'm still going to the other interview just in case.

Bugger.

I guess they wanted a temp. Explain the difference and ask them to amend the contract and forget about the starter pack, or if they won't then hit them with a 25% increase on dayrate and declare yourself IR35 in.

[TykeMerc]

Might be a bit soon for a party, received a copy of the client's "starter park" with the following wording...



Also talks about a clocking on/off system for recording hours rather than signed timesheets and invoices...

Oh dear.... Looks like I'm still going to the other interview just in case.

That's all easy enough to manage if played right. Quite a few clients have automated time recording systems.
It's also far from impossible that they've just recycled their standard onboarding process and their HR department have no awareness that you're a contractor.
Some polite conversations should resolve your concerns.

[suityou01]

That's all easy enough to manage if played right. Quite a few clients have automated time recording systems.
It's also far from impossible that they've just recycled their standard onboarding process and their HR department have no awareness that you're a contractor.
Some polite conversations should resolve your concerns.

I hope you're right, but I suspect you are espousing the Disney version. Naïve much?

[AtW]

FTFY

[Dallas]

The shackles are coming on in more ways than one;

contract signing and Brillo on the same day

[TheLordDave]

I hereby give my 2 weeks notice of resignation as sanitation engineer. Back to being a software engineer and sorting out other people's tulip. So the same job really.