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Update... the variation agreement is ok'd by Qdos. Think the pimp has just put a typo on the payment terms which I'll correct myself. Pretty happy with that all things considered, and I'm on a 4 day week for the summer.
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"Payment will be exclusive of any VAT which may be chargeable. "
Either they meant to say "inclusive" or they mean they'll pay the VAT seperatly - either way they have to pay it to you so you can pay to Hector.
I'd call them up to clarify...
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Quick update from me ....
Our invoicing days have been capped at 220 days/year, backdated to Jan 2008, for year 2008. Got the variation agreement from pimps today, so that is going off to Qdos for their opinion tomorrow.
The payment terms have also varied slightly, and this one puzzles me - opinions please!
Payments for the Services shall me made in accordance with the Agreed Rate and with the authorised timesheets. Payment will be exclusive of any VAT which may be chargeable.Last edited by moorfield; 11 June 2008, 15:01.
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Originally posted by chris79 View Post
Ts&Cs - incorrect use of '.
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Originally posted by moorfield View PostAs I have a slight concern about how this is might be worded in renewed contracts here, I was idly chatting this morning to another contractor here (not Lucinda, sadly, but a good approximation) who has just renewed, about her new contract terms.
"Oh I don't really know, I didn't bother looking".
So the conversation moved on to more general matters such as IR35, Arctic Systems etc.
"Oh I don't really know, what's IR35?". (I am not joking).
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My own take on this is a couple of points:
1) Your contract is with the agency. The agency have a contract with the end client. If the end client wants to do this then the agency would need to sign a form with the end client and the agency would have to sign an amendment and negotiate it with you/YourCo
2) What they are effectively saying is "I want you to do X amount of work in 47 weeks for Y pounds" rather than "x amount of work in 52 weeks for Y pounds". If that is the case, I would rather have a new contract spelling that out rather than some underhanded method like this.
In my opinion, the end result is the same, but this is a more business like approach.
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Thanks for all the replies. I think I'm going to insist I get the new clause (correctly worded) added as an amendment to the agency contract I have already signed.
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As I have a slight concern about how this is might be worded in renewed contracts here, I was idly chatting this morning to another contractor here (not Lucinda, sadly, but a good approximation) who has just renewed, about her new contract terms.
"Oh I don't really know, I didn't bother looking".
So the conversation moved on to more general matters such as IR35, Arctic Systems etc.
"Oh I don't really know, what's IR35?". (I am not joking).
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Recently I hired sales, marketing and graphic design expertise for my business. We agreed what was required moving forward, and the work was completed in stages. During one key part of the project, it was necessary to suspend the work for a period of time. The individual pieces of work that were in progress were completed, and work that hadn't started was suspended for a couple of months.
This is business, and the way business works. The client is the one paying they bill, they get to chose what they pay for. If they don't want your services during a 5 week period, don't provide them. However you choose to look at it, "He you pays the piper choses the tune!", and that will always be the case.
Your responsibilty is to decide how services will be provided. If someone in a restaurant wants egg and chips for breakfast, they want egg and chips, and they want it for breakfast. Arguing about what they eat, and when the eat it is not your concern, just as how you cook chips and eggs is your business.
Perhaps the mature option from your business perspective is to write a formal letter confirming that services to be provided by your business will be suspended as discussed until an agreed time in the future when services will resume.
As for the 3 party contract, I don't really have any comments, other than to ask if the client will actually sign the contract, or are they just named in it?
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I think some people take IR35 too seriously. If the client is requesting that you do -not- work for a specified time, then as a business you should be able to accommodate their wishes in the interest of keeping business with them?.. like the previous poster, the chances of it ever coming to light are pretty much nil. Just say that YOU dictated to them you would not be working these weeks if anyone ever asks.
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