And let's not forget the influx of ex-Public Sector contractors who will be looking for work in the Private Sector...
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Originally posted by cojak View PostAnd let's not forget the influx of ex-Public Sector contractors who will be looking for work in the Private Sector...merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostPotentially a shift to a new way of operating? There may be a need to become a specialist MSC if the market accepts that cheap contractors can exist straight out of uni.Comment
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Originally posted by SussexSeagull View PostIt is just another way go business passing on risk to employees and suppliers. I don't see it getting any better post-Brexit.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostI don't think Brexit will have anything to do with it. The realisation that outsourcing doesn't deliver the value that it is intended to is an exercise that each organisation must endure.Comment
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Originally posted by SussexSeagull View PostI was more making a general point about zero hour contracts, large companies squeezing smaller suppliers and the above mention getting contractors in straight from University.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostAh right. Contractors straight in from uni for me is a big threat to the contractor badge; hence my suggestion that there needs to be a specialist market and a cattletractor market.
There are an awful lot of people who contract / freelance because that's the only work available to them not because they want to.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by eek View PostAnd finally others note a problem I've known about for years which the IPSE still haven't picked up on.
There are an awful lot of people who contract / freelance because that's the only work available to them not because they want to.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostFair enough; it's more a question of how they're getting selected that's an issue then. Can't imagine the conversation that leads to bringing in a graduate contractor.
The latter bit is incredibly common in the public sector at the moment.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by eek View PostHere's the budget but you currently can't add anyone to payroll.
The latter bit is incredibly common in the public sector at the moment.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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