Reply to: European companies still don't pay enough to attract Uk contractors to EU

[Mordac]

Their argument is living costs tend to be cheaper in the EU.

However they tend to advertise expensive places....

The airfares there and back every weekend however, are not cheap. And those need to be factored in. That alone adds about half a bag of sand to a weeks expenses, so the hotel costs barely enter into the equation.

[darmstadt]

You must be one hell of a scarecrow!!

Don't you worry, after Brexit, ex-Army Catering Corps will be in great demand working down at the foodbank...

[scooterscot]

With the pound tanking, it might make UK contractors more attractive.

To whom exactly? The agents charging clients yesterday's rates and paying contractors tomorrow's weak pound perhaps...

[shaunbhoy]

UK rates are the absolute pittance, I refuse to speak to agents about contracts in the UK due the ridiculous sums although I do work there

You must be one hell of a scarecrow!!

[AtW]

I don't know which part is worst!

Croydon surely, could have been worse - Swindon...

[darmstadt]

UK rates are the absolute pittance, I refuse to speak to agents about contracts in the UK due the ridiculous sums although I do work there but via a US company and then we charge an arm and leg, particularly when doing an offshoring project

[SueEllen]

On iPhone, in Croydon office, on conf call with 12 US-based Bobs....

So yeah, missed it!

I don't know which part is worst!

[Eirikur]

Some Swiss and German contracts pay decent rates. Dutch and Belgian are mostly tulip

[BrilloPad]

They presume that you don't have this things....

Indeed. And why should they?

[KentDogWalker]

They presume that you don't have this things....

they should unpresume

[SueEllen]

Yeah but if you still have rent/mortgage to pay in the UK

They presume that you don't have this things....

[KentDogWalker]

Their argument is living costs tend to be cheaper in the EU.

However they tend to advertise expensive places....

Yeah but if you still have rent/mortgage to pay in the UK

[KentDogWalker]

Only if they have an EU passport or we stay in the Single Market.

EU passport will be great!

[AtW]

Are you saying that Brexit is good for contractors?

Brexit was sold to be like that -



But the reality of Brexit will be more like this -



HTH

[SueEllen]

Are you saying that Brexit is good for contractors?

Only if they have an EU passport or we stay in the Single Market.