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Recent content by falkera
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Opt out of Conduct of employment agencies 2003 act?
Joined PCG! I do listen (sometimes). Malvolio roughly means "ill will" not rude, from the Italian "male" (bad, evil) and "volere" (to want). Bet you didn't know that. :tongueI know bugger all about contracts but I speak excellent Italian. Ciao e grazie- falkera
- Post #287
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Opt out of Conduct of employment agencies 2003 act?
MyUserName; No offence taken at all and thanks for your advice. Confirms what others have said. NLUK & Malvolio; Yes, I know I need to "step it up" but this is only the husband's second contract (the first was much clearer). Also, he got the contract only yesterday afternoon, no chance we can...- falkera
- Post #285
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Opt out of Conduct of employment agencies 2003 act?
C'mon guys, have mercy! If I knew all the implications of clauses in contracts, I wouldn't need to be here.- falkera
- Post #280
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Opt out of Conduct of employment agencies 2003 act?
Well, I asked the accountant to check for IR35 friendliness 'coz that's his job to know that isn't it? As I said before job starts on Monday so not much time to negotiate. Incidentally, what if he does start work and the contract is not yet sorted out? Delayed payments are not a problem. As for...- falkera
- Post #277
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Opt out of Conduct of employment agencies 2003 act?
Thanks Malvolio I'll wait and see what the accountant comes up with, at the end of the day that's what he's paid for but I'll keep the PCG contract option in mind in any case.- falkera
- Post #274
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Opt out of Conduct of employment agencies 2003 act?
Just got reply from accountant; contract is not IR35 friendly so he'll try to find another one hopefully without the "opt out" clause as well. At which point the husband can send the new contract to the agent. If they refuse to sign it he can approach the client and ask to go through another...- falkera
- Post #272
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Opt out of Conduct of employment agencies 2003 act?
Questions about opting in/out Questions about opting in/out Hi, My husband is about to start a new contract on Monday. Of course the "opting out" bit is not a separate sheet (is that legal btw?) but buried among other clauses in the contract. Now, there isn't really enough time to wrangle with...- falkera
- Post #270
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Best time to withdraw from "opt out"
Agencies can also say what they like. They seem to have a very good understanding of the law when it suits them.- falkera
- Post #11
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Best time to withdraw from "opt out"
As I said, the websites of the companies I've been looking at say very clearly that any CV sent to them directly becomes their property. Obviously refers to unsolicited CV's.- falkera
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Best time to withdraw from "opt out"
Thanks for all your replies. I asked about the CV because the clients I could work for in my area are not that many so it wouldn't be a lot of CV's to send out. Frankly, I'm keen to avoid agencies in future if I can and all the above mentioned companies have disclaimers on their websites so any...- falkera
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Best time to withdraw from "opt out"
I will finish my first contractor's job in about 6 weeks. Being a newbie, I didn't know anything about the opt out and I signed it as it was part of the contract. The client is keen to retain me but I'm sick of paying the agency for doing nothing. My question is which is the best time to...- falkera
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Huxley Associates
I recently noticed some ads by this lot, apparently looking for 6 electronic engineers or 5 mechanical engineers etc. £30-50 per hour. No doubt these are real jobs.- falkera
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