Reply to: A call from a Bob Agent...

[mudskipper]

Really? Is it really still there? Have you clicked on it to prove it or does merely having an underscore there make it so?

Really?

Erm, I think some browsers will turn anything that looks like a link into a link.

What browser are you using petergriffin?

[petergriffin]

Really? Is it really still there? Have you clicked on it to prove it or does merely having an underscore there make it so?

Really?

Yes!

And the website is a gem, too -

meeraconsulting.com

FFS!

[Bunk]

You could always check him out at comparethemeeraconsultant.com

Simples

[TestMangler]

You could always check him out at comparethemeeraconsultant.com

[darmstadt]

^ any other areas of law you would like me to read up on, on the off-chance that I can shop my co-workers for something else?

Yes please. I believe that the Health and Safety Executive have a series of guidelines regarding cubicle usage. I would like to know if its acceptable to leave a poisonous odour hanging about after evacuation and what is my recourse to some form of compensation or complaint?

[mudskipper]

^ any other areas of law you would like me to read up on, on the off-chance that I can shop my co-workers for something else?

IR35?

[BigRed]

^ any other areas of law you would like me to read up on, on the off-chance that I can shop my co-workers for something else?

[DodgyAgent]

My point is that if I don't know what the rules are I'm not likely to be reporting them for breaking them am I?

That is no excuse/ That is called apathy.

[BigRed]

Your point is?

My point is that if I don't know what the rules are I'm not likely to be reporting them for breaking them am I?

[DodgyAgent]

I'm not aware of the visa requirements to bring people in on a work permit. It is general knowlege that Indian based companies try to get work outsourced and also advertise extremely low rates then use the lack of response to bring skilled workers in. I believe you have to be resident in the UK for 5 years continuous apart from holidays to go on to apply for indefinite leave to remain based on length of stay.

Your point is?

[BigRed]

I'm not aware of the visa requirements to bring people in on a work permit. It is general knowlege that Indian based companies try to get work outsourced and also advertise extremely low rates then use the lack of response to bring skilled workers in. I believe you have to be resident in the UK for 5 years continuous apart from holidays to go on to apply for indefinite leave to remain based on length of stay.

[sasguru]

I do not really understand why more contractors do not report them to the borders agency. They are here to work on specific projects not to be shopped around like cheap contractors.

You lot all moan about them but none of you can be bothered to do anything about it.

WHS. You cretins moan about "bobs", blaming the messenger, as it were, rather than the firms involved who turn a blind eye and encourage the breaking of the law for cheap labour.

[DodgyAgent]

They work for a big multinational (ie. Indian) company that subcontracts for UK companies. They get switched around client companies and squeezed on rate each switch with the ILR carrot being dangled in front of them.



Typical Management then.

You are not even prepared to name the company!

[DodgyAgent]

I'm working with a bunch of them in IT. Nice guys, getting shafted by low rates because they need to be resident here for 5 years to get their ILR status apparently, if they are not in employment they lose their work visa immediately.

I do not really understand why more contractors do not report them to the borders agency. They are here to work on specific projects not to be shopped around like cheap contractors.

You lot all moan about them but none of you can be bothered to do anything about it.

[eek]

They work for a big multinational (ie. Indian) company that subcontracts for UK companies. They get switched around client companies and squeezed on rate each switch with the ILR carrot being dangled in front of them.



Typical Management then.

So basically its a form of slavery which the Home office wishes to outlaw (see Ms May's article in the Sunday Times last Sunday). Start gathering examples and pass it on to them.