IR35 Direction and Control

**DimPrawn** · 10 March 2016, 09:47

Core hours are 8 to 6?

Is this a change of contract? If so, renegotiate new terms and rates.

**LondonManc** · 10 March 2016, 09:49

If your core hours are a 10 hour day, then negotiate a 50% increase to cover the extra effort.

**northernladuk** · 10 March 2016, 09:50

TL; DR but am I right in thinking you are unhappy the graduate has D&C over you and is treating you like an employee?

**DimPrawn** · 10 March 2016, 09:55

Long hours, long commute, the rate would have to be spectacular.

**SlipTheJab** · 10 March 2016, 09:56

Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post

Having a challenge – clientco want me to cover company core hours of 8-6 with a graduate assigned to me just a week ago with absolutely no experience and pumped of the company bravado. Contract is to cover hours anytime I like over the week.

If I worked local I would be more amenable to complying, but, I have a pretty bad commute which is why I start and leave early, as per my entitlement under the contract.

Has anyone successfully challenged direction and control? I am wary about the IR35, but the rate is decent, so if it comes to it I could stay in a hotel all week and just suck it up.

Bloomburg?

**DimPrawn** · 10 March 2016, 10:23

Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post

Has anyone successfully challenged direction and control?.

Of course they have.

Remember a young MF spearheaded such a campaign in the 80's

**LondonManc** · 10 March 2016, 10:23

Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

TL; DR but am I right in thinking you are unhappy the graduate has D&C over you and is treating you like an employee?

No. If you'd read it properly, you'd have seen that the graduate was assigned to him, not the other way round.

**northernladuk** · 10 March 2016, 10:24

Originally posted by LondonManc View Post

No. If you'd read it properly, you'd have seen that the graduate was assigned to him, not the other way round.

Give it 2 weeks and I'll be right.

**DaveB** · 10 March 2016, 10:26

Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post

Having a challenge – clientco want me to cover company core hours of 8-6 with a graduate assigned to me just a week ago with absolutely no experience and pumped of the company bravado. Contract is to cover hours anytime I like over the week.

If I worked local I would be more amenable to complying, but, I have a pretty bad commute which is why I start and leave early, as per my entitlement under the contract.

Has anyone successfully challenged direction and control? I am wary about the IR35, but the rate is decent, so if it comes to it I could stay in a hotel all week and just suck it up.

Keep doing the hours you are now and assign the Grad to cover the hours you are not there. Simples.

If the grad isn't up to it that's their problem not yours. You are not responsible for staff training or making sure they are up to the job.

IR35 Direction and Control