Reply to: how covid/ir35 crisis impacted you financially as a contractor

[northernladuk]

yeah posted another. Mods please close

Asking mods to do you bidding is a bannable offence.

[GitMaster69]

I didn't fill in the poll because my rate has stayed the same, how many other people didn't fill it in or just picked a random option because they didn't have an option available to them.

Polls need to cover 100% of possible answers and they need to not overlap. This poll has no overlap but is missing a large range of options it covers the following:

rate_change > 0% or rate_change = -10% or rate_change = -20% or rate_change <= -30%

It's missing:

rate_change <= 0% and rate_change > -10% or rate_change < -10% and rate_change > -20% or rate_change < -20% and rate_change > -30%

You can't take anything away from this poll because it's incomplete and you have no idea how many people fell into the missing ranges.

yeah posted another. Mods please close

[jayn200]

75% people of the sample has had their rate decreased significantly is the take

I didn't fill in the poll because my rate has stayed the same, how many other people didn't fill it in or just picked a random option because they didn't have an option available to them.

Polls need to cover 100% of possible answers and they need to not overlap. This poll has no overlap but is missing a large range of options it covers the following:

rate_change > 0% or rate_change = -10% or rate_change = -20% or rate_change <= -30%

It's missing:

rate_change <= 0% and rate_change > -10% or rate_change < -10% and rate_change > -20% or rate_change < -20% and rate_change > -30%

You can't take anything away from this poll because it's incomplete and you have no idea how many people fell into the missing ranges.

[GitMaster69]

That's what happens when you have incomplete set of options.

75% people of the sample has had their rate decreased significantly is the take

[jayn200]

Quarter of people have had a rate increase? Ok then.

That's what happens when you have incomplete set of options.

[SussexSeagull]

People of LTD's? We haven't clarrified that yet.

Unlike people's employment status my posts won't have to stand up against a future HMRC Tribunal.

[GitMaster69]

People of LTD's? We haven't clarrified that yet.

Psc!!!!

[northernladuk]

Quarter of people have had a rate increase? Ok then.

People of LTD's? We haven't clarrified that yet.

[GitMaster69]

Well, 4 people from a sample size of 17 and probably a bias towards sharing good news

Still, some sectors are doing fine - pharma, online retail, public sector etc. - and some/niche skills will always be in demand, I guess.

I think those that managed to stay during the pandemic mostly kept their rates. I was thrown under the bus and had to take a cut to work at all. My other friend waited 4 months during pandemic and secured good rate though, another is still looking for 6 months so maybe it’s bit down to personal luck

[jamesbrown]

Quarter of people have had a rate increase? Ok then.

Well, 4 people from a sample size of 17 and probably a bias towards sharing good news

Still, some sectors are doing fine - pharma, online retail, public sector etc. - and some/niche skills will always be in demand, I guess.

[SussexSeagull]

Quarter of people have had a rate increase? Ok then.

[courtg9000]

Lost a piece of work (£5,000) because a client does not understand IR35.
To be fair the clients stance caused him more trouble than this blip caused me.

[GitMaster69]

But I had no commute on the contract before Covid so that doesn't work...

yes but you can't eat out either ;-)))))

[SueEllen]

just pick increased then as no commute

But I had no commute on the contract before Covid so that doesn't work...

[northernladuk]

just pick increased then as no commute

That's voter fraud. We want a recount.