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Recent content by marcoloco

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    final pay

    thanks tim. Like you said, it's too late for ET, as claims to ET can only be raised within 3 months. But my employer actually sent me payslip for final wage, where they stated they must pay me £XXX and this is payable on 27. may.. no cash hit my account on 27th May or after that. So I think I...
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    Contract at Investment Bank

    I didn't pass credit check when I tried to open HSBC basic account (no overdraft, no debit card, no check book). But that didn't stop me securing a contract with an investment bank. So banks certainly don't do checks at least on contractors.
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    final pay

    Sorry if it's a bit off-topic. When I moved to contracting about 6 months ago, I left my last permie position. They still own me my last wage. There was some issues with my work laptop and then I didn't show much interest either, but now is the situation where it has been overdue for almost 6...
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    Desperate for business bank account

    why would I want to do that? Because I don't have money even to buy a travelcard and yet agency wants to pay me 6000 by now, but I can't write out an invoice without bank account. Natwest, Abbey and Lloyds have rejected me because of my bad personal credit history. I now got appointment with a...
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    Desperate for business bank account

    darren have you had any luck with bank account? I'm in similar situation - before I secured my first contract, I were unemployed for some time and now my credit rating sucks big time and Natwest (where I have personal account) and HSBC have rejected me, even I can show them 400 p/d contract and...
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    from PAYE to Ltd

    Hi, I'm currently a permanent employee, but would like to start contracting through my Limited Company. First contract would be same company I'm currently working on permanent basis. My employer said it would most certainly fall into IR35 if I have worked for them as a permie (for 3 months) and...
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    going contractor

    Hi guys, Sorry if you have heard the questions over and over again, I have read most of the information supplied in www.contractoruk.com, but still have some newbie questions. First of all, my situation is following : I came to UK 5 months ago and found a .NET programming job through...

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