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Recent content by Tank
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Dip in Level of Service from Nixon Williams
Service not getting any better. Just had an automated message supposedly from my contact asking me to confirm I've updated some Vantage software that they've never mentioned to me before. Loads of stuff to sort out with them (their mistakes) then leaving to go with a local accountant.- Tank
- Post #61
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Dip in Level of Service from Nixon Williams
Same with me too. Used to be great but now I have to chase things every quarter and have also just had to forward my 'main contact' details of what her team leader put through in June as she had nothing on record. Some process / procedure issues there I think. Leaving at next year end.- Tank
- Post #10
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Planning Meeting
Absolutely loved getting up at 04:30 this morning, driving 120 miles to a client site for a planning session only for the first words I hear on arrival being 'Need to cancel the meeting'.......... Not quite as bad as the time I arrived mid morning at a client site in York (I'd travelled from... -
Just a heads up that Money Box (Radio 4) are covering this in the next 1/2 hr.
Just a heads up for those interested. Just for info - I'm not impacted by any of this.- Tank
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- Forum: HMRC Scheme Enquiries
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Boomed to the end of December
Will mean I have to work out of Dorking from May when they close the Brizzle site but client will cover accommodation costs and WFH on Fridays............ -
If you hadn't of worked in IT what would you have wanted to do?
A Lumberjack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgaRd4d8hOY -
Agency in administration - Coal IT
Really sorry for you (and others) caught by this but have to respond on your "Only red flags appeared January 2017" comment. It was posted in the 'Agencies To Avoid' thread in December that people working through Coal IT were having payment issues. Sorry you missed those posts.........- Tank
- Post #22
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Agency in administration - Coal IT
Had payment issues with Coal in December (mentioned in the Agencies to Avoid thread). Luckily (for me) the client I'm working at dumped them pronto.- Tank
- Post #10
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Agencies to avoid....
Thanks NLUK. No issue with the removal of the handcuff clause. Suspect that was down to pressure from the client who have been really good. Understand they want to keep resources but they also made sure people leaving at the end of the year had their payments from the agency secured. No rate...- Tank
- Post #256
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Agencies to avoid....
Update for completeness Update for completeness November invoice now paid. Client severed relationship with Coal and all handcuff clauses waived. New agency now in place.- Tank
- Post #253
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Agencies to avoid....
Avoid Coal IT Avoid Coal IT Late payment issues. A number of contractors at current client site have November invoices that should have been settled 08/11 that are still outstanding (others through the same agency have been paid). Emails to the payments team not being responded to. Do get...- Tank
- Post #251
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Terminating contract before it starts
BolshieBastard is correct - stop being a tw@t.- Tank
- Post #3
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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income shifting - on ice
If you mean can non married couples who both have shares in a limited company that declares dividends not both receive income from that distribution then you are wrong. Any shareholders of a limited company can normally receive income from dividends declared. Income Shifting is a nonsense...- Tank
- Post #8
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
