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[gables]

That would be perfect :-)



Let's hope not :-)...

[gables]

I didn't say you didn't, I was just to trying to illustrate the point with what I did\do when weighing up between a permie and contract role using what is important to me and you never know it might be helpful....

[gables]

So this ^^^^ is what I said



I'm using actuals, i.e. what ends up in my personal bank account.... so to be clear:

My Permie net pay = what actually went into my personal bank account
My Contract net pay = what actually goes into my personal bank account...

[gables]

And that is my point :-)...

[gables]

Well what I did was to look at my permie net pay + total pension contribution (mine and the employer) and compared that to what the contract (inside IR35) would net after contributing the same to pension as permie and I found I've doubled my monthly net pay :-)...

[gables]

boating...

[gables]

This https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and...nt/freelancing does it for me. I always think of self-employed photographers when freelancer is mentioned.

[gables]

Permie fella I work with has a similar commute (nearer 3 hours each way yesterday) and am pretty sure he's not bringing in £110k (500*220) even allowing for the employers NI I'd say you were ahead. Having said that he doesn't 2 days a week more like 1 day every 2 weeks.

Congrats on ro...

[gables]

law...

[gables]

I was contracting in 2000 I also heard of those £1k/day rates and putting aside the y2k shenanigans I never actually met anyone getting that.

Anyway, I don't think comparing with the past will be helpful.. first up; how far in the past? I ask that, because in the past i.e. circa 2000 I...