Reply to: Who’s been chopped or about to be chopped?

[SueEllen]

My contract got chopped due to corona and it doesn’t look like many prospects of picking up a new one for the foreseeable.

I don’t think there’s much benefits available to me still being employed by my ltdco but will have to have a look into it.

You are going to have to take a different job e.g. delivery driver and pay yourself dividends if you can.

[Andy2]

My contract got chopped due to corona and it doesn’t look like many prospects of picking up a new one for the foreseeable.

I don’t think there’s much benefits available to me still being employed by my ltdco but will have to have a look into it.

sorry to hear. I am in the same situation although i had refused an inside ir35 extension when my client asked earlier ,now when i asked recently ,they are refusing to extend.

[Nut]

My contract got chopped due to corona and it doesn’t look like many prospects of picking up a new one for the foreseeable.

I don’t think there’s much benefits available to me still being employed by my ltdco but will have to have a look into it.

[vwdan]

Kind of surprised no-one is talking about 3 day week and job sharing as a way to cut the wages bill rather than laying people off. Realistically in our game just 2 days a week would be enough to keep the bills in check if you spent wisely. And surely that's a fairly easy option.

During the Miners Strike in 84-85, me and wifey used to manage quite well on 4 days picketing money. Or £22 a week.

Yep, actually had this thought myself last week. Had a project that could be extended and thought why not spread it out a little (I didn't btw)

[vetran]

Chopped here - just started a brand new gig on Monday - the worry was already palpable on site by Wednesday, very few people communicating with me as they scramble to get remote workers up and running.

The announcement came this afternoon that all contractors curtailed - BUT , kudos to my agent , who was ahead of the game and negotiated a 4 week notice period on my 'Outside IR35' contract!

It really is unprecedented times, worldwide virus pandemic was foreseeable (a'la Bill Gates Ted talk 2015) , but an agent who's made my business money?, wow.

Well on Monday I was the one unpacking the laptops we were going to build.Most not definitely not my job for over a decade but I volunteered to help #teamworking (or whatever corporate value is). Made the boys in infrastructure laugh at my tales of ghosting and going down the pub waiting for it to finish.

WFH and my projects are expected to deliver on time so win win! I predict more working from home for me.

[original PM]

So I assume with companies cutting the wage bill, laying people off etc that it is only fair I cut down on the mortgage I pay and all the bills?

Seems reasonable to me

The virus ain't my fault any more than it is the companies or the governments so no reason why the financial burden should fall in the public.

[Eirikur]

Not chopped here yet, decided to take an extension after being declared outside (which came one day before the government delayed the new IR35 rules) and declined an offer which is likely going to be delayed or chopped

[Lost It]

Kind of surprised no-one is talking about 3 day week and job sharing as a way to cut the wages bill rather than laying people off. Realistically in our game just 2 days a week would be enough to keep the bills in check if you spent wisely. And surely that's a fairly easy option.

During the Miners Strike in 84-85, me and wifey used to manage quite well on 4 days picketing money. Or £22 a week.

[Old Greg]

Just agreed Monday to Saturday working and billing for the duration. Need to work at home one day per week to mind kids, so should be sustainable.

[northernladuk]

Well, this week I've mainly been enabling an entire US county to coordinate their efforts away from their offices. I mean, if the sewage trucks don't know where to go what use are they

That's a sh1t gig.

[vetran]

Well, this week I've mainly been enabling an entire US county to coordinate their efforts away from their offices. I mean, if the sewage trucks don't know where to go what use are they

No Sh1t?

[vwdan]

Do you mean like Sewage workers, truck drivers, infrastructure teams that kind of thing?

Doesn't matter what you do, as soon as the bog starts over flowing into the bathroom that's when the really important jobs will come to the fore.

Well, this week I've mainly been enabling an entire US county to coordinate their efforts away from their offices. I mean, if the sewage trucks don't know where to go what use are they

[Scoobos]

Probably they are afraid of later litigation... or any other claims that you might have depending on what Gov puts in place.
Probably against the agency and not the client...

Don't kill the only bit of Buzz I'll get this month!

[GigiBronz]

Chopped here - just started a brand new gig on Monday - the worry was already palpable on site by Wednesday, very few people communicating with me as they scramble to get remote workers up and running.

The announcement came this afternoon that all contractors curtailed - BUT , kudos to my agent , who was ahead of the game and negotiated a 4 week notice period on my 'Outside IR35' contract!

It really is unprecedented times, worldwide virus pandemic was foreseeable (a'la Bill Gates Ted talk 2015) , but an agent who's made my business money?, wow.

Probably they are afraid of later litigation... or any other claims that you might have depending on what Gov puts in place.
Probably against the agency and not the client...

[mookiemoo]

I thought I was, then not, then was now I'm reasonably certain I'll be ok for another few months - and might even get an extension.

Project due to go live April 1st now going July 1st