Uneven notice period advice

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PerfectStorm replied

3 April 2020, 19:28
Originally posted by Arc1 View Post

Mine would be going from 20 days down t o10

Same - sometimes you want to leave and you don't want to hang about doing it! 7/14 is ideal.
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northernladuk replied

3 April 2020, 19:06
Originally posted by Arc1 View Post

Mine would be going from 20 days down t o10

Ah yes. I see now.
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Arc1 replied

3 April 2020, 18:25
Mine would be going from 20 days down t o10
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northernladuk replied

3 April 2020, 17:47
Zero days notice is best for IR35 as proven in case law.

Above that any notice period is pretty neutral for IR35 and irrelevant anyway as they can just withdraw work from you while whatever notice carries on effectively being instant to you.

Just get the shortest one possible in case you need to leave. Increase yours from 10 to 20 is a tad silly.
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Yuri F replied

3 April 2020, 16:28
Business relations normally imply much higher risks and less rights
I personally tend to push into immediate termination by client
and longer termination by my ltd (supplier).
More unfair balance (less protection for you) - less risks to get inside IR35.
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eek replied

3 April 2020, 16:16
Originally posted by Arc1 View Post

Hi,

In my existing contract I had the agency amend the notice period from 20 days client, 10 days contractor, to which the client agreed on a 20/20 even split.

I requested this as I believed an even period would be better for outside IR35 purposes

I am about to enter a renewal, and the client has requested it be brought back to 20/10 split to bring it back in line with their standard contracts.

This is for a 3 month renewal, when I have been there 12 months already

Should I be concerned, and does this look bad from an IR35 perspective?

Thanks

Arc

What has notice periods got to do with IR35?
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Arc1 started a topic Uneven notice period advice

3 April 2020, 15:18
Uneven notice period advice

Hi,

In my existing contract I had the agency amend the notice period from 20 days client, 10 days contractor, to which the client agreed on a 20/20 even split.

I requested this as I believed an even period would be better for outside IR35 purposes

I am about to enter a renewal, and the client has requested it be brought back to 20/10 split to bring it back in line with their standard contracts.

This is for a 3 month renewal, when I have been there 12 months already

Should I be concerned, and does this look bad from an IR35 perspective?

Thanks

Arc
Tags: contract advice, ir35, notice, notice period