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    new laptops

    After years of mac (only because they last so much longer) I now need to upgrade. Rather than dropping 3/4 k on a mac pro - i'm thinking of getting a cheaper apple and a windows laptop too. I use my machines mostly for management type stuff although occasionally still code - no gaming...
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    All new - penalties?

    NotAllThere thanks - confirmed my gut feeling. I can already sense unpaid invoices and an inability to easily leave given the notice and payment terms...I have a couple of permie offers that pay not much less too so maybe time to convert
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    All new - penalties?

    Haven't contracted in several years and it's all a bit weird to me. Is it normal to have a penalty clause that requires ££ if you don't provide/work a notice period? Is it normal to have to sign off deliverables (that you are not capable of delivering alone) before having time based invoicing...
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    Protecting my mums home as one of the excluded

    Ha yes Irish but lives in Scotland. Would a lifetime lease protect the house while she's alive? I was an exec - crap at tech these days but good at building tech teams, hadn't used a cv in 15 years, used to being asked to come work places - now suddenly 50 and a pandemic and Brexit all in one...
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    Protecting my mums home as one of the excluded

    Thank you!
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    Protecting my mums home as one of the excluded

    I was daft and liquidated my limited company in March so I could get entrepreneurs tax relief. Since then I've had two contracts offered then withdrawn at the last minute due to financial constraints - so no company vehicle anymore to claim BBL or furlough.
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    Protecting my mums home as one of the excluded

    20 years ago I bought my mothers house as she was widowed and couldn't afford it anymore. A few years ago I remortgaged it for 100k valued c160/170k. I sacrificed a home of my own to look after my elderly parent, no grudges but didn't ever expect to be thrown under a bus like we have. I have...
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    Broken self billing system what are my options

    :ladybags:
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    Broken self billing system what are my options

    My agency uses a self billing worksheet system. It's not been working for the last four weeks and I have been unable to bill. My client is abroad so my outlays are high. There has been no movement forward. I need those payments and I need them quicker than 2-3 months. What options do I have...
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    How to deal with discrimination as a contractor

    Truthfully that's exactly what peed me off the most. Work for free please.
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    How to deal with discrimination as a contractor

    There is no allowed to work from home. There is "autonomy to provide services as supplier sees fit". In writing. In a contract. Given the continued interruption in the office I decided to work somewhere I could have uninterrupted focus. It was emailed across about 10pm that evening for a...
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    How to deal with discrimination as a contractor

    I'm not sure why you think I'm disabled or indeed why that should be an issue for a knowledge worker - again there are supposed laws regards this sort of thing. Indeed many years ago when I broke my back my client at the time had no issue in me attending in my wheelchair. Didn't affect my...
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    How to deal with discrimination as a contractor

    There is other work out there - but I do prefer to see my contracts through to the end or expected outcome :wave:
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    How to deal with discrimination as a contractor

    Assuming you mean how I've posted about two situations that I've found myself in with recent contracts? I'm not sure what you mean by blanks? If you're inferring I tend to revert to sexism as an easy way out you need to know that in my last place it wasn't just me - it was several other...
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    How to deal with discrimination as a contractor

    Thanks Unixman - already on the case. And I agree, I spent most of my career ignoring things as just people being dicks. Now I tend to do little tests to check my suspicions on sexism, racism, other ism's. Only when I've done these do I label it. And god it's more common than we recognise...
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