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Originally posted by doodab View PostOne of the advantages of being a true contractor is that you can pick your gigs to suit your lifestyle. Sometimes you have to suck it up until something more suitable comes along but it's by no means the case that you can't negotiate hours to suit you and a lot of places will be just as flexible for contractors as they are for their own staff.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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My preferences are similar and I am now doing a long commute so would like to see my little ones at some point in the week. Next week I'm going to start going in at 8:15 and heading off at 4:30, but if there's a meeting after 4:30 i'll stay for it.
I think they'll be O.K. with this as they are flexible with permies, but if not, then I guess it will be time to move on, which would be a shame as I've just got there.
The way I see IR35, is that they don't control you, but if they don't like it they are at liberty to terminate the contract. Equally, you can terminate (giving apprpriate notice) if it doens't work for you.Comment
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One more time...
If the attendance hours are necessary for you to do yuor job properly, and if they apply equally to permies and contractors in trhe same role, it is NOT a D&C issue and so is IR35 neutral. If the client is insisting simply to make the car park look full between certain hours, then it is a D&C issue and a big IR35 no-no. If it's not in your contract, they can't enforce it, but as has been said, you may not be there long enough to debate the point.
As an aside, an 8 hour day is not a Professsional Working Day, it's an hourly contract giving the client free hours for working overtime. A PWD means you charge a set amount for working during any 24 hour period, regardless of how long for.Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Originally posted by eek View PostIn my experience firms are either totally flexible or non-flexible for everyone. By the sounds of this firm, as 5:30 is core hours its a non flexible company so I don't think Wilmslow's point would stand up.
I wish people would stop seeing everything in terms of IR35. The important word is "client" - i.e. the company whose requirements you're there to fulfill. There's no reason at all why they have to be reasonable about anything and you have no right to anything different. You just need to negotiate or walk.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostI wish people would stop seeing everything in terms of IR35. The important word is "client" - i.e. the company whose requirements you're there to fulfill. There's no reason at all why they have to be reasonable about anything and you have no right to anything different. You just need to negotiate or walk.Comment
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Free overtime.
Which is why I've never ever worked a PWD.
If you want my time, you pay for it.
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If the attendance hours are necessary for you to do yuor job properly, and if they apply equally to permies and contractors in trhe same role, it is NOT a D&C issue and so is IR35 neutral. If the client is insisting simply to make the car park look full between certain hours, then it is a D&C issue and a big IR35 no-no.
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Originally posted by somewebguy View PostI have just checked my contract and it actually says "Normal Working Hours". Not sure if there is a difference, but it seems to be very open to interpretation.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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