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    What's the most profitable place to contract ?

    Good luck in norway! It's a beatiful country although expensive..if you will be living in Oslo or somewhere close to the swedish border you can do as the norwegians. Take a trip to sweden and buy meat, spirits and beer. Also cigarettes ans snus is cheaper there. Make sure you try "Lefser". A...
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    Say Hello to the new guy! Loads of questions :)

    My rate is £11 although Giant says they'll only pay me 5.05. So the when the taxman will look at my wage they will se 5.05. Giant will then pay the restoring amont as a "company profit bonus" or something likethat. Giant states that'll maximise my net pay as I only have pay tax/ss on about...
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    Say Hello to the new guy! Loads of questions :)

    sure do :) but all you guys wont need that "merry making of the newbie" attitude.. :confused: you guys were newbies once upon a time too :cool2:
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    Say Hello to the new guy! Loads of questions :)

    as I understood the e-mail i got from giant about this is that Im only paid minimum and then the rest as "profit bonus" Im inside the IR35 according to the terms and thats why I've been advised to use the "Strongbox" service. Here a small cut n paste from the payslip Tota:l £698.50 Gross (63...
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    Say Hello to the new guy! Loads of questions :)

    As my mother tongue is swedish I haven't learned all the abbreviations yet so please refrain from using too many of them :)
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    Say Hello to the new guy! Loads of questions :)

    Well, a friend of mine who has a similar job to mine at a the swedish equivalent to BT makes about 7-8£, and thats before 33% of tax. :) Horrible, isnt it/
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    Say Hello to the new guy! Loads of questions :)

    Hi all! First off, a short introduction. Since the wages are crap and finding a job is difficult in Sweden I decided to relocate to the UK after being offered a six month contract (my first contract ever) as a bi-lingual helpdesk analyst at a large company. I'm 23 and I'd like a career as an IT...

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