Staying in the same public sector contract after April 2017

[LondonManc]

And PC who will just do whatever he's told. Weeks notice period at my last place so no worries on that front.

We'll need a cool story bro emoticon

[perplexed]

We'll need a cool story bro emoticon

Is being on JSA counted as a PS gig?

[northernladuk]

Is being on JSA counted as a PS gig?

No. A PS gig is where you work for the public money. Being on JSA is sitting on your arse being a lazy scrounger. HTH.

[perplexed]

No. A PS gig is where you work for the public money. Being on JSA is sitting on your arse being a lazy scrounger. HTH.

Most PS gigs I've been in sitting on arse being a lazy scrounger was pretty much the case. Mostly waiting for end client to work out what they actually wanted.

[MPwannadecentincome]

They will only start to care when they realise they can't find the required skills at the rate in offer. I, for one, and going to thoroughly enjoy watching this storm sink project budgets.

the consultancies and offshorers waiting to fill their boots with visa transfers will be rubbing their hands....

I read somewhere that Tfl were one of the bodies insisting that contractors use the brolly route. So high employee tax rates, no T&S expenses and none of the employee benefits. Hope they have a lot of tulipty sticks available as they are going to be beating applicants off for that!!

yup brolly or agency PAYE but don't assume they have no takers there are already brolly contractors there not everyone is a PSC you know.

[BoredBloke]

the consultancies and offshorers waiting to fill their boots with visa transfers will be rubbing their hands....

yup brolly or agency PAYE but don't assume they have no takers there are already brolly contractors there not everyone is a PSC you know.

This is true, but the majority of contractors are PSC.

[psychocandy]

No. A PS gig is where you work for the public money. Being on JSA is sitting on your arse being a lazy scrounger. HTH.

Hang on sometimes I have to go to the fridge to get some food in the adverts while Im watching Jeremy Kyle....

[psychocandy]

Issue even more complicated for those of us who work for consultancies providing services to pulbic sector. No-one knows. I just cant see how that'd work though - client doesnt even know who from consultancy is perm and who is contractor.

Consultancy have emailed all contractors basically saying dunno yet.

Im going to need some sort of clause in contract if I renew. After all, dont want to stay and then find out someone has decided you've got to pay an extra £100 tax a day.

[eek]

Issue even more complicated for those of us who work for consultancies providing services to pulbic sector. No-one knows. I just cant see how that'd work though - client doesnt even know who from consultancy is perm and who is contractor.

Consultancy have emailed all contractors basically saying dunno yet.

Im going to need some sort of clause in contract if I renew. After all, dont want to stay and then find out someone has decided you've got to pay an extra £100 tax a day.

It's not complicated nor unclear - if you look at the examples, chances are 95% (but in your case 99.999995%) certain that you will be inside come April...

[jamesbrown]

It's not complicated nor unclear - if you look at the examples, chances are 95% (but in your case 99.999995%) certain that you will be inside come April...

Completely agree with eek on this. Psychocandy, there is almost zero chance that you fall outside of the new rules, so you should look to move now. Whether or not they do actually pursue people retrospectively, you have to be worried about that, and eek has made some convincing points that they are indeed intending to target people like you retrospectively.