New to contracting

[Bagpuss]

Never post serious questions in Gerneral or you will just start a competition to see who can post the most arsey reponse. Apparently we are busy people with no time for trifling maters such as yours... as Test Please Delete demonstrates.

[BrilloPad]

Hi All,

Im about to start contracting and want to go with an umbrella company for now, can someone out there give some impartial advice?

<frisks newcomer>

I see you are not tooled up.

<hands over cudgel>

You will need this!

BP
PS If you want a warm welcome try posting in test please delete. Most of the rest of cuk is inhabited by trolls and sockpuppets......

[chef]

if you direct your eyes to the right of the screen

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under the title CUK Navigation

look 6 lines down.. there you go

"First Timers"

STEP ONE - read this section in great detail

STEP TWO - look about 1/4 down this page, 6 headers in you'll see a button that says "Search", use it before posting anything about needing your hand holding or arse wiping..

STEP THREE - if you expect to get any help from most people on here the best way to approach a question is something like "i would like advice on... I have searched and found some conflicting advice which is ... and would like some help"

that way it shows that your not the lazy f eckwit your intial post implies and dont expect to be nannied and given hard earned advice for free

STEP FOUR - learn to grow a thick skin, you'll need it

STEP FIVE - never trust what an agent says

STEP SIX - welcome

Chef

[Paddy]

Hi All,

Im about to start contracting and want to go with an umbrella company for now, can someone out there give some impartial advice?

Dump her now otherwise she will take all your hard earned money.

[ThomasSoerensen]

oh - and welcome by the way -

[Churchill]

And whatever you do, ignore anything posted by NickFitz, he is after all said and done, just a chimp.

[XLMonkey]

House prices, eh, not what they used to be?

just trying to get us back on topic.

[NickFitz]

Hi All,

Im about to start contracting and want to go with an umbrella company for now, can someone out there give some impartial advice?

Just to the left of your post, in the section headed "CUK Navigation", is a link that says "First Timers".

In the "Accounting/Legal" section of the forum, the two top items contain detailed information about trading through an umbrella company.

And, as you've probably realised by now, asking a basic question like this leads people to conclude that you haven't done even basic research, and are wasting their time trying to get them to do it for you. They therefore post flippant and unhelpful responses for the purpose of wasting your time in retaliation.

Once you've read the stuff mentioned above, and searched the forums looking for answers to any further questions that may arise from your reading, people (well, some of them) will be willing to help with any outstanding queries, but you should probably post them in "Accounting/Legal" or "Business/Contracts" as appropriate. "General" is mainly used for moaning that house prices ain't what they used to be, and blaming all bad things on vaguely-specified others.

[chicane]

...pleasantly worded advice...

Where is Malvolio when you need him?

[DiscoStu]

Hi All,

Im about to start contracting and want to go with an umbrella company for now, can someone out there give some impartial advice?

My advice is don't. After looking at the market right now I can only conclude that it's pretty much on its arse.

[Moscow Mule]

impartial advice?

Don't eat yellow snow.

Applying a teaspoonful of salt can individually kill a weed such as dandelion in your lawn.

Never clean or adjust electrical gardening equipment while they are still plugged in, make sure they are switched off first. Never wash electrical gardening equipment with water.

If you have an aquarium, save the water each time you change it and water your house plants with it.

Raw blackcurrants, and kiwi fruit contain more vitamin C than oranges.

Oh, and READ the first-timers guides!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[VectraMan]

Be yourself. You want her to like you for you.

HTH.

[Churchill]

Hi All,

Im about to start contracting and want to go with an umbrella company for now, can someone out there give some impartial advice?

Buy pork bellies, at least you can eat the f**kers!

Failing that, you could always do a search of this forum!

[DS23]

sure. about what?

[vision38]

Hi All,

Im about to start contracting and want to go with an umbrella company for now, can someone out there give some impartial advice?