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    New contract - what expenses can I claim for?

    Hello I have started a Contract 30 miles away from home and I am commuting daily, my previous contract meant me staying away, so i claimed all living costs as expenses , however it appears that other than mileage and use of office space, my accountant tells me there is not alot else I can...
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    Contract terms - please advise

    Any advice on the following clauses? 1. I can't negotiate anything on the rate for 12 months from commencement. 2. I can't work for the client for 12 months after leaving without paying Elan 25% of the fee agreed (whether through a third party or not). 3. I got the contract the day before...
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    Contract terms - please advise

    Same here, it is my first contract, but not happy about this at all as it seems as though I am bound by the terms of their contract with the Client, i.e. if the client don't pay Elan (so up to 90 days later) I could have a request land on my doormat asking for money back!! I could end up working...
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    Contract terms - please advise

    contract terms contract terms YES it is Elan I have not dealt with Elan before and the termination terms concerned me, I do not know how flexible the agency is, and wether there is any point in raising this issue with them. I do not want to leave myself in a worse position.
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    Contract terms - please advise

    Hi I have a contract come through and upon reading the term of notice, noticed that my contract can be terminated with immediate effect, without any payment in lieu of notice. - if the client requires, for any reason , the terimination of services provided by the company -if the client has...
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    Why I am voting labour

    Voting Labour, cos I do have a social conscience and because from a personal point of view, the Conservatives are committed to slashing public spending which will include a large number of IT projects and expenditure which I am \ hope to be working on. Labour is my preferred political party...
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    What to do when a role is advertised by many agents?

    How about just acting with a little integrity, you can generally get a good feeling of what sort of person the agent is. Accept the fact that they are people who are at work trying to make a living (the same as you are) and understand their point of view. I always ask the agency the name of...
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    Short term gig within long term gig....

    Sorry mate - thought I'd throw mine in the mix as it's very similar and prob not worth a separate thread!! :grin :freaky: Thought it would be something like that chaps - vaguely recall a line in there about that. Probably knock it on the head due to the current employment climate here (and...
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    Short term gig within long term gig....

    What about doing this same sort of thing whilst a permie? Have been contacted by an old employer to ask me to come back to do a small piece of work for a week or so. (Think it's due to a combination of lack of available resources due to holidays, lack of experience within that particular...
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    Partition

    No they didn't, they occupied all of India and what is now Bangladesh. India and Pakistan both took on the British hierarchy, in state and local rule together with the official structure and processes. A couple of the root causes of Indian success was partly due to a secular government where...
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    CC.Net

    Interesting viewpoint, although I would have thought the average age was older here, and I thought we all get kinkier as we get older!!! :spank:
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    CC.Net

    Fair point, and as you may have noticed most of us have gone back. It's not a competition in my mind, but it's useful having some alternative views on topics. Some people prefer new blood, others prefer things to stay as they are. If you did have a look, it might be interesting for you to see...
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    Read infected disk safely?

    It was a Linux Boot Util I was thinking of - and it does let you write to an NTFS partition. If I can find it I'll PM you the link to it. :bluelight
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    Forced "contract breaks"

    Wasn't this something to do with having rights to redundancy pay and \ or holiday leave if you work for an employer for more than two years in a row? The two weeks is their way of getting round that. Speak to an employment law specialist - you should be able to get a 30 minute phone consultation...

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