Fill in the tracker to the highest level of detail. e.g. If doing project based work just say 'x hours working on project y' for each day. If they want more detail they'll ask for it. Likely they just want the numbers so no need to waste time on detail that no-one will be interested in (except the project manager who should be on the ball with this stuff anyway), unless they ask for it.
See it as evidencing for timesheets.
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Originally posted by DeludedKitten View PostThe OP hasn't said that they have been asked to fill it in - only that employees have. So I'd stay well out of what they do with their employees - as a contractor, the steps that they ask their employees to take are none of my business.
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Originally posted by TheCyclingProgrammer View PostThat rather depends on whether the motivation is to track employee performance or project progress, does it not? If it's the latter then why wouldn't anyone working on the project (including contractors) fill it in?
OP could refuse of course, is it worth risking getting canned over a bit of paperwork?
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Originally posted by DeludedKitten View PostIf you're not employed by them, it's nothing to do
OP could refuse of course, is it worth risking getting canned over a bit of paperwork?
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Originally posted by eco666 View PostHi,
I am contracting for a large business (as a limited company). Recently, the company I am employed by has asked every employee fill out a 'work tracker' (for management purposes) whereby each employee has to fill in a tracked spread sheet, on a daily basis, every task they have completed, and how long these tasks took.
My question is, should I as a contractor be filling this out? Does it blur my IR35 status and potentially make me look like a disguised employee?
If you're not employed by them, it's nothing to do with you what they do with their employees.
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Tracking is not the same as control. Businesses often have internal requirements to monitor and track how much work is being done whether it be by contractors or employees.
Even if the client used this tracking to raise an issue of performance I don't see it necessarily as an IR35 issue - clients have the right to complain to suppliers about performance (and terminate accordingly).
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Originally posted by Larsen Howie View PostThe key thing to be doing at this point would be asking why and what they need the information for.
My manager has essentially told me that if I don't fill in this tracker, it could give the appearance the section has lower levels of activity, and thus I could lose my contract!
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Thanks all.
I secretly hoped there was a way out of me filling in this annoying tracker
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Originally posted by eco666 View PostHi,
I am contracting for a large business (as a limited company). Recently, the company I am employed by has asked every employee fill out a 'work tracker' (for management purposes) whereby each employee has to fill in a tracked spread sheet, on a daily basis, every task they have completed, and how long these tasks took.
My question is, should I as a contractor be filling this out? Does it blur my IR35 status and potentially make me look like a disguised employee?
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Whatever the answer, you need to brush up on your IR35 knowledge.
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If you were using yellow sticky notes instead of the spreadsheet you'd just be working under Agile.
IR35 is only an issue if the intention is to control rather than merely track, and then there is much more to IR35 to consider so this aspect alone doesn't necessarily mean 'game over'.
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Originally posted by eco666 View PostHi,
I am contracting for a large business (as a limited company). Recently, the company I am employed by has asked every employee fill out a 'work tracker' (for management purposes) whereby each employee has to fill in a tracked spread sheet, on a daily basis, every task they have completed, and how long these tasks took.
My question is, should I as a contractor be filling this out? Does it blur my IR35 status and potentially make me look like a disguised employee?
If they are asking so they can get a grasp on how long certain tasks and activities take so they can effectively plan a project (or something akin to that) then I cannot see this being an issue from an IR35 perspective. They’re not aiming to control, manage or review your work, they’re simply fact-finding.
If however they’re intending to use it in disciplinary proceedings down the line (IE. You’re taking too long to do X task) then that’s when there will be issues from an IR35 perspective as it will damage you from a control perspective.
Have a chat with the client to find out what their intention is, and also double-check that this isn’t just for employees only.
Hope this helps! - Matt
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It depends on what you are working on I imagine.
As a proper contractor you should have a SoW or at the very least a fixed set of deliverable's that you must provide. If when completing the tracker it only shows said deliverable's and the days you worked on them. I would imagine from an IR35 point of view this is fine.
If however, you are working on anything and everything and are putting this down....then A) yes its a going to affect IR35 and more importantly B) You are a disguised employee...
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IR35 and 'work trackers'
Hi,
I am contracting for a large business (as a limited company). Recently, the company I am employed by has asked every employee fill out a 'work tracker' (for management purposes) whereby each employee has to fill in a tracked spread sheet, on a daily basis, every task they have completed, and how long these tasks took.
My question is, should I as a contractor be filling this out? Does it blur my IR35 status and potentially make me look like a disguised employee?
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