Reply to: How stupid are agents?!!!

[SallyAnne]

A good one occurred at a well known Co I worked for when the managers got paid a bonus for succesfully getting rid of contractors as part of a "contractor replacement scheme"!!! by replacing them with consultancy people at double the daily rate !

Well call me fickle, but I may be all for this "Contractor Replacement Scheme" thing now

[ooermissessnodont]

Agent

Moral is - beware of anyone with "Agent" in their title.

ooer

[rootsnall]

I've just been tapped up for
a) a permy job
which is
b) based 300 miles away from my home
and more to the point, is
c) part of a "contractor replacement scheme"!!!

Fujitsu are aparently trying to replace all their contractors in one fell swoop with permies. Does anyone know anythgi abou this?
Fair play to them if its true like, but are agents really that stupid to appraoch contractors for these positions?!!!

I despair sometimes, I really do!

A good one occurred at a well known Co I worked for when the managers got paid a bonus for succesfully getting rid of contractors as part of a "contractor replacement scheme"!!! by replacing them with consultancy people at double the daily rate !

[Pondlife]

They go under 'office supplies'

[Pondlife]

Speak for yourself ....

Think you need to re-negotiate your contract.

[sasguru]

If you were at home with your whatever you wouldn't have incurred the cost.

hth

Speak for yourself ....

[Pondlife]

And if that was the case would anyone with a wife/husband/partner/whatever have to declare it on the P11D as well?

No, because it was a cost wholly incurred because of being away on business.

If you were at home with your whatever you wouldn't have incurred the cost.

My brolly gives me a dispensation of £150 per night for this kind of thing and I don't need the receipt.

hth

[DaveB]

And if that was the case would anyone with a wife/husband/partner/whatever have to declare it on the P11D as well?

[sasguru]

Typical contractor - always after discounts. You'd probably want a receipt too eh? )

Depends. If it was entertaining enough, I would put it through entertainment (can't claim that).
Otherwise it would go through "daily subsistence" and I would require a receipt.

[Ardesco]

Wonder if you could write it off as an entertainment expense.....

[DaveB]

Typical contractor - always after discounts. You'd probably want a receipt too eh? )

Including the VAT!

[SallyAnne]

Any discounts for CUK members (so to speak)?

Typical contractor - always after discounts. You'd probably want a receipt too eh? )

[AtW Super poster]

are you Heather Mills?

Bores can be divided into two classes; those who have their own particular subject, and those who do not need a subject.
--- A.A. Milne

Didn’t know the AA had on office in Milne

[Ardesco]

How very dare you!

Indian then? That grammer it horrendous....

[SallyAnne]

are you Heather Mills?

How very dare you!