Reply to: Taxman killing competition

[RichardCranium]

"Taxman killing competition"


Where do I enter?

[threaded]

Presumably agency want you on 'their' payroll?

Oh that old scam. Name and shame the agency.

I'm sure it's fraud really, but they continue to get away with it.

[Mich the Tester]

Yep, it's in there right after abolishing liberty

FTFY

[Sysman]

Agent called and said that a contract at a bank can only be done 'on payroll' because they've had a visit from the taxman and the role is not for a predefined project; that means effectively that I would earn half my rate and have no means to subtract business costs from tax. I know this is going on all over the EU now, and it's f**&*(^(*king scandalous. Effectively the tax authorities are impeding competition by ensuring the job's only profitable for people who live nextdoor to clientco; this is supposed to be 'free trade and competition'.

Did we do the Queen's Speech?

This one leapt out at me:

My Government will legislate to provide agency workers with the right to be treated equally with permanent staff on pay, holidays and other basic conditions.

Yep, it's in there right after abolishing child poverty and before constitutional reform

[Alf W]

Maybe the agent has worked out that by still charging you out at the same rate, but paying you less, he/she/it stands to make a better margin?

[NotAllThere]

So why didn't you go round to his office and explain matters.

[Mich the Tester]

I think I've spotted the problem...

You know that an agent will tell you any old crap to get you to shut up.

Yep, but an agent who says that Dutch firms and English firms are not allowed to do business with each other is pushing it a bit.

[NotAllThere]

NEWS. I asked agent...

I think I've spotted the problem...

You know that an agent will tell you any old crap to get you to shut up.

[Mich the Tester]

change your name and phone the other agent?

Change my profession might be easier. IT´s fuqqed at this rate.

[MPwannadecentincome]

Yep. And the trouble is, I´m tied to that agency for this client as I worked at that client less than a year ago via this agent. Could solve it by phoning another agent, but then the competition clause hits home.

change your name and phone the other agent?

[Mich the Tester]

Presumably agency want you on 'their' payroll?

Yep. And the trouble is, I´m tied to that agency for this client as I worked at that client less than a year ago via this agent. Could solve it by phoning another agent, but then the competition clause hits home.

[MPwannadecentincome]

NEWS. I asked agent if I can do the job as employee of family's Ltd in Britain. This LTD has 5 employees. Agent says 'no, were not allowed to do business with a British LTD.' Why, I asked, seeing as Holland and UK are both EUSSR member states and surely 'free trade' rules apply?

Agent says 'it's just not allowed' and quotes tax laws bla bla bla.

Well that would be quite big news if it was true, seeing as Britain exports over 17bn worth of goods and services to the Netherlands each year.

Presumably agency want you on 'their' payroll?

[Mich the Tester]

NEWS. I asked agent if I can do the job as employee of family's Ltd in Britain. This LTD has 5 employees. Agent says 'no, were not allowed to do business with a British LTD.' Why, I asked, seeing as Holland and UK are both EUSSR member states and surely 'free trade' rules apply?

Agent says 'it's just not allowed' and quotes tax laws bla bla bla.

Well that would be quite big news if it was true, seeing as Britain exports over 17bn worth of goods and services to the Netherlands each year.

[HairyArsedBloke]

"Taxman killing competition"


Where do I enter?

I'm already on the run for that.

Message for Hector: (<- bye bye, not hello sailor),

[Mich the Tester]

There's all sorts of funny rules going on with banks and headcounts etc at the moment due to deals done with the FSA and banks disguising contractors via various 'managed services' schemes. This sounds like one such scheme.

Oh they're involved as well. The FSA. Fat lot of good they were, so now they're going to busy themselves with stuff that's completely irrelevant to proper banking practise.