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Recent content by BlasterBates
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Make Britain Great Again
According to your report: In other words they're still employing EU drivers in spite of Brexit.- BlasterBates
- Post #384
- Forum: General
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Make Britain Great Again
No, your calculation is wrong. German truck drivers earn £36,000 (USD 46,000) and according to this website UK drivers earn £32,300 (EUR 38,000). https://www.eurowag.com/blog/the-eco...-across-europe- BlasterBates
- Post #382
- Forum: General
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Make Britain Great Again
Truck drivers in the EU get paid more than in the UK: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/10-countries-where-truckers-make-the-most-money- BlasterBates
- Post #379
- Forum: General
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Working from Australia but living here
The general rule is that you are taxed where the work is done and that is the UK. However I found this rather disturbing article: https://www.expattaxes.com.au/remote-workers-australias-opportunistic-tax-grab/- BlasterBates
- Post #6
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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At blooming last
Interesting, people have on average more floor space than they did in the 1990's. https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/a...per-person.pdf Which is not surprising since the number of dwellings in the UK has risen by 18% over the last 20 years whereas the population has risen by 10%...- BlasterBates
- Post #12
- Forum: General
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I need to lose money on the stock market asap!
Why do you need to lose money, wouldn't be cheaper to pay some extra tax?- BlasterBates
- Post #7
- Forum: General
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I need to lose money on the stock market asap!
You could buy some put options.- BlasterBates
- Post #5
- Forum: General
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Renewal - agency dragging feet
If there is really no contract then your agency will inform you and you won't work until there is a contract. If the agency says it's OK the contract will run from the first day after the previous one expired Normally the contract has been agreed and it's all about the formality of simply...- BlasterBates
- Post #13
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Renewal - agency dragging feet
Indeed, a verbal confirmation is legally binding, if the agency agrees that you keep on working and the client has allowed you on site you are entitled to be paid.- BlasterBates
- Post #11
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Renewal - agency dragging feet
It has happened to me numerous times. Just check with the agency that the paperwork is in the pipeline. I never worried about it and continued to work the gaps. Staying at home simply means you'll throw away revenue. The paperwork is just a formality.- BlasterBates
- Post #10
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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State of the Market
https://www.ftadviser.com/mortgages/...m-record-high/ https://www.halifax.co.uk/media-cent...ice-index.html 1995 was the middle of a housing crash. To get that you need a deep recession. In 1988 it was just over 6 times earnings. If house prices drop by 20% you're back to 1995 prices.- BlasterBates
- Post #8,987
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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State of the Market
It was never x3. It was always x4 and above. In the early 1990s there was a deep recession. In the late 1980s during a boom it was over x6. Currently the ratio is x6.7 and will drop back to x4 if there is a recession is as severe as in the 1990s or early 1980s.- BlasterBates
- Post #8,978
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Is your CV PDF or word?
I just submitted mine as rtf format. I think this just the recruiter.- BlasterBates
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
