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Company details on CV?
Assuming you use an agency, as opposed to marketing your business directly and sourcing your own leads. In which case, I'd say that it is more than appropriate to have your company details on your C.V. It is, after all, suppose to be a genuine business. I'd also say the sooner you can get away...- somewebguy
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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working 100% remotely
It is possible to be fully remote from the start even with a commodity skill (I've done it multiple times). But the real trick is to not sell yourself as a provider of a commodity skill. You need to find ways to set yourself apart from the pack.- somewebguy
- Post #51
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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working 100% remotely
It isn't a pipe dream. I've converted from 5 years on in-house and part in-house contracting to fully remote. Occasional meetings might take place in the client office, or in some other location in the same way that any B2B relationship works. The key to making this work is marketing. Without...- somewebguy
- Post #42
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Working hours
It is defined as: "number of hours required for the Contractor to perform the Services" But that could mean anything. If I deliver my tasks ahead of time, I could go home when I want, surely? At the same time, if I don't and it is taking me longer, I would have to work later. I am quite happy...- somewebguy
- Post #22
- Forum: General
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Working hours
I have read a lot about it and talked to Bauer & Cottrell etc etc, so understand it pretty well. But obviously not everything, hence why I asked the question in the first place. I don't know any contractors in my industry, or my wifes (which is totally different) who work longer hours than the...- somewebguy
- Post #21
- Forum: General
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Working hours
They say it is to get the developers to work the same hours. But that is not going to happen anyway, as many of them come in later and some come in earlier. By trying the "core" hours, I am the only one actually doing the core hours!- somewebguy
- Post #19
- Forum: General
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Working hours
I have just checked my contract and it actually says "Normal Working Hours". Not sure if there is a difference, but it seems to be very open to interpretation.- somewebguy
- Post #18
- Forum: General
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Working hours
I do agree with that, however, we have a duty for our working practices to be consistent with our contracts. And it depends on how much of a risk you want to take with IR35. All about balance.- somewebguy
- Post #17
- Forum: General
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Working hours
Interesting, I always thought I should have an element of control here and that control was an essential IR35 defence. They didn't specify hours before I accepted. I had been working my preferred hours for the first 2 months and they didn't object. This is the same as another contractor. IN...- somewebguy
- Post #7
- Forum: General
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Working hours
I have been flexible because I tried the hours that he wants. But it is not really working out for family reasons, so I am going to compromise by meeting him in the middle.- somewebguy
- Post #6
- Forum: General
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Working hours
I was finishing at 4.30pm (my ideal) and am now finishing at 5.30pm, which is what he wants. I want to change it to 5pm, which is a happy middle ground. Of course my start time changes, so it is an 8 hour day either way.- somewebguy
- Post #5
- Forum: General
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Working hours
Hi all, I've been contracting for a while and on my current contract, the client has come to me with a an issue with my working hours. My contract states a professional working day. I was working hours I prefer and think this is ok (it is 8 hours). I am an independent contractor after all. He...- somewebguy
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Accountants (Brooksons) says I'm outside IR35.. is that just sales talk?
We have projects that need to doing and it is basically up to me how they get done. But there are also a lot of other smaller jobs that need doing on a regular basis. Those jobs can come from a variety of places around the clients business. They go onto a change log and get prioritised. It is up...- somewebguy
- Post #14
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Accountants (Brooksons) says I'm outside IR35.. is that just sales talk?
Thanks both for your replies. That does help. I have no idea what D&C, MOO and RoS is, so I will have to do more reading! I liked the idea that Brooksons would do everything, including checking existing and future contracts, for a fixed fee. But if I should get contracts checked with someone...- somewebguy
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- Forum: Accounting / Legal
