Recruiters and real estate agents are same

[ifti12]

Here is my story of hiring process with COMPANY-X.

1) The agency advertised the job with the rate range £500-£575. Also still have job confirmation in my inbox though its been removed from Jobserve.

2) I applied for a job and agreed the rate of £550/day with the AGENCY-Y....

[rabtor]

Hi,

I'm looking at a contract in Belgium where the company allows 70-80% working from home (which would be UK for me)... So likely one week a month working in the Belgium office.

Would i be able to use my UK Ltd company for this and pay corp tax and personal tax on wage...

[Cadbury]

Bit of weird one this. I interviewed for a position which I got. Contracts signed with Agency and start date agreed. It was all quite rushed as the client wanted my to start ASAP.

This is a gig where I'll be working mostly from home, so was agreed that I'd do the first week at the clients...

[ziggystardust]

9 months into a contract my agency onboarding team has emailed me asking for an updated CV which includes all the months for all my contracts for the client's 'auditing retirements'. This is ridiculous seeing as I was contacted, interviewed, offered the contract and accepted on the CV version they...

[SamD]

Hey guys,

I've just had my six month contract ended by my client, although mutual. In a nutshell,

Started February, due to a mix up in paperwork on my client's end and the nature of the work, I was sent home while this was sorted by them. I had only been paid for two weeks...

[Bheleu]

Hi

I have just been offered a new six contract, any suggestions as to who I should use to review it and why?

So far I have had all my contractors review by one firm, sometimes I think its a wise idea to have another look around. I have tried talking to a different firm,...

[IlCrYpTeDaTa]

Hello -
Being an IT contractor working under my own LTD, I was offered a 3 month extension a couple weeks ago by my recruiter on behalf of the client for who I have been engaged with for the last 6 months on a huge IT project. The agreement was made over email between myself and the recruiter....

[duckevlc]

Good afternoon,

I've been a permanent member of a company for 2 years but I am ready to jump to a contract role.

it has been offered me the opportunity of become a contractor for the same company where I am working now. As I have read in the internet and this forum this...

[openshac]

I've been asked to sign a contract and had a couple of questions regarding the terms. Am I being reasonable or should be aware of any red flags.

Portal Contract
The agency (Lorien) refuse to email me a contract. They said I have to view it (in separate sections) on their online...

[Vurso]

Hi,

As per the title I am looking to get into freelancing with a few friends and was interesting in finding out how you folks source work and do you use any resources, agencies etc?

We will be specialising in Web Application & Cloud Development using Microsoft technology...

[Ashkan]

Hello, I wonder if anyone can provide some guidance.

I've just received a contract with the following two clauses:

A: "The Company(The recruitment agency )shall be entitled to withhold from any payment due to the Supplier under this Agreement any sum that it may in...

[aidnolan]

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to ask for some advice as someone who has only ever worked through an agency and an umbrella company before.

I've received an email from a former employer about a new contract opportunity. Previously (concluding 18 months ago) I worked with them...

[serraventura]

I'm quite new in the contract world.

I did my first contract in a big company where the contract was between
MY COMPANY > RECRUITMENT AGENCY > COMPANY CLIENT

Everything worked fine.

My contract has finished and now I have a offer from another...

[contractornewb]

Hi,

I've recently finished a regular job, and have now been offered some contract work. It's a decent daily rate, but it'll only be a few days here and there, so there may be weeks when I'm not doing any work, and it might not last that long.

Is an Umbrella Company right...

[w3nders]

Hello,

I have a 3months contract offer in Berlin, I would need to be in Berlin 3weeks per month and 1week in London. The contract is with an GmbH. I've read various forums of people saying you need an AUG license to contract in Germany therefore using a UK Ltd isn't possible. My current...

[AGovContracterinDigital]

Hi fellow contracters,

Your advice is much appreciated.

I was recruited for a Head Of Social Media role, replacing the current Head Of Social Media (who has since moved to America).

I received a job request for the role, went to interview stage with the Head...

[agermoses]

Hi All, I was recently recommended to come join this community as I am wanting to leave my current role which is mostly overseas and come back to the UK.
I have a job offer contracting close to home but because of the circumstances and details around the offer, I am unsure if LTD or umbrella,...

[StefPrivate]

Hey everyone! I'm looking to get into freelancing and I wanted to know what payment terms (when you get paid) people have experienced. I have heard of top tier companies making you wait up to 3 months, which is frustrating! What have people seen? And how do you manage cash flow?

Many...

[ginjar]

Hi,

I have recently finished a project for a client.

I don't have a countersigned copy of the contract from the agency. This is not ideal but should I be worried? The commercial reality of the situation is obvious from our email exchanges. I am being contracted to perform...

[CorP]

Hello all.

I have been working as a business analyst for just shy of 10 years. Over this time, I have seen my salary rise from a junior entry level salary of 25k to approx. 80k as a lead. Consistently told that I have great potential, the companies I have worked at have and continue to...

[jaziniho]

I wanted to check in and see what the general situation is with respect to insurance against intellectual property infringement for most contractors.

IP infringement appears to be excluded from professional indemnity insurance as standard. (Perhaps unsurprisingly given potential costs...

[Tractor Trace]

I am 2 months into a 6 month contract (renewed after having done 3 months). The rates ok but the work I have moved onto doing has not turned out to be what I was expecting, as well as being pulled into another 'project' that is tulip. I've never pulled out of a contract before but this time I want...

[Willy Win]

After being offered a further extension following a decent 3 month stint to work on a different project, this took about a month to really kick off. In the interim whilst there was a lull I agreed to fill in and support on dealing with/fielding new IT requests, completely different to my contract as...

[uk2016]

Dear all,

I had a contract with my management services provider, and my own limited company, until end of June this year.
I continued working in July, with the approval of the provider who stated that the contract had "rolled over" - meaning all terms and conditions are...

[ukcontractor2017]

I'm currently in the middle of a 6th month contract, and my existing contract clearly states that I'm able to sub-contract my existing contract to someone else. As long as that person is judged by the client to be competent and able to complete the task, then the request to subcontract will be reasonably...

[Echo1234]

Hi all,
I've just been offered a new contract where the agency has said by default the contract will be within IR35.
The information the gave me was:
"From April 6th 2016 legislation has changed in respect of Travel and Subsistence (T&S) for umbrella company contractors,...

[dreamer]

Had my contract extended then terminated while I was on holiday, for no apparent reason. ( my job title was being changed and my manager was a little insecure, simply because over time I became the go to guy "without the job appropriate title" )

I worked for a very large betting...

[cloudycontractor]

Good Day,

I am new to contracting and accepted my first IT contract last week through recruiter A. This contract is a 45 mile drive each way and is paying £400 per day for 4 months. I actually had an interview arranged for this week through recruiter B for a contract which is 7 mile...

[allovertheplace]

Hello,

This board is full of good, interesting info. Already determined that any concept of notice period is nonsense, even though it specifies it (and actually exists only to confuse and serves the agency only).

Just got canned today, the day the contract due to start,...

[edan291]

Hi, I'll try and keep this as brief as possible as I have a habit of writing too much sometimes

My background: Professional contractor / senior developer with 17 years solid experience. I have a good reputation within the industry for being a pleasant and reliable worker, and as such...

[1tcontractor]

Currently I am working as an IT Contractor in a company since past 8 months. My contract is going to finish in 2 days time and there is no more extension.

I have been offered a contract from another company which is not an associated company of my current client. Because I have an ex-colleague...

[whitelaw98]

Hi,

I operate through a Ltd company based here in the UK. I have done this for many years an have worked all over the world and offshore.

I have recently been offered a 4 month contract in Belgium.

However 3 days before I was due to leave I was sent an email...

[Frosties]

I have a limited company and am working with a new agency. They are insisting that the contract uses my registered address (my accountants) rather than my trading address (my home). Is there a legal requirement to use the registered address? I would rather use my trading address as am about to change...

[Ed1]

Hi,

I am in the following scenario:

- I have been contracting, through my limited company, for 2.5 years through same Agency, for the same Employer
- I sign a rolling 3 month contract every 3 months.
- My employer is now happy for me to contract direct to...

[DRobin8410]

I had accepted an offer for a contract role, the contract was drawn up, signed by the Agency and my Umbrella company on my behalf on a Friday with assignment commencement being the following Monday. At this stage the agency commenced basic vetting which they completed, satisfactorily, on the Monday....

[Whitelighteningwarrior]

not sure if anyone can help? I am also not sure how this hasn't been picked up but I'm aware of a contractor that has been contracting for several years under their own limited company. however this company was struck of several years ago. The company name has appeared on several contracts unfortunately...

[dack]

As the title says, been 4 weeks since last gig and the only calls I’m getting are for PPI or claiming for an accident I never had.

Got the CV out to the usual sites, updated LinkedIn profile etc. Market is looking okish for my skill set, C# in South Wales\West.

Never...

[Daveitcont]

Hi all,

I am a permie hoping to move into contracting. I'm a bit uncertain about one thing though, my notice period.

I have a 4 week notice period with my job but I can't hand my notice in without having somewhere to go (mortgage, bills etc).

Quick start...

[Goldengirl]

Hi all,

I´ve been issued a contract today, which states the following:

"All time and expenses must be submitted on the relevant system within 45 days of the work being carried out or
when the expense incurred. XXX will not pay the Company for time and expenses...

[ktd007]

Hello,

I am hoping someone can help me with a problem that I'm coming across for the first time. I am a designer, and recently provided some wedding stationery for a client. I have a bank of emails confirming they were happy with the original cost and further costs (when their amends...

[CyrusTPK]

Hi,
I have BTEC and Degree in “Computer Studies” and worked as developer between 1999-2005 in mixture of permanent and contracts works. Then I opened my own business (not IT related) and now selling it for personal reasons. I always loved software development and during this 9 years being...

[jtnkathuria]

Hello Everyone,

Reading the insights here from quite a time but registered today as I still had some queries in my mind and couldn't find much of the cases like me.

A bit about me :

I have been working for past 5 years as Oracle developer mainly in integration...

[theboycj1]

Hi all, I have received a job offer for a role that I really want to take but am confused about my notice period in my existing contract because it seems to be really unclear and poorly worded see below.:


"1.6 Notice Period


There will be an initial...

[PurpleWizzard]

Hi ContractorUK,

I was hoping you could give me some advice on my current situation – Over the last year I have been working for a minor British celebrity on both his personal brand and a small side project. It started off as a freelance opportunity to gain experience and later I was...

[GlasgowDev]

I'm looking for some advice regarding a term used in a contract that I've been provided.

In the introductory "Parties" section of the contract the agency have described themselves as "the employment business". Immediately I wasn't happy with the terminology as I'd...

[PDA]

Hello, I have been in IT since 1974, a Project Manager for over 30 years and PRINCE certified in 1992, last recertification this year.

I have been over 10 years in the US most recently in Healthcare EHR/EMR/EPR implementations and currently working on the Affordable Care Act rollout....

[baj84]

Hi,

I'm a web developer and only just recently set up my limited company. I am on the verge of getting a 3 month contract with a Canadian company, but I am unsure on how I would pay tax and whether the Canadian company needs to do anything special? They said they are able to do an international...

[lecyclist]

Hi,

I will soon be working in Munich for 6 months (UK resident, working onsite in Germany for German client, payed by UK agency) and I have 2 payment choices open to me.

1. Get paid by agency approved management company (the MC treats me as Freiberufler, but charges me...

[InigoMontoya]

Hi all. I'm a newbie to the forum, but not to contracting. Your experiences/views would be most appreciated as this is a situation I've neither been in before, nor any of my contractor buddies either.
Am on a 3 month contract on-site at the client's premises; my work contract is between my limited...

[twofront]

Hi,

I wonder if this has ever happened to anyone one here:

I'm a freelance IT contractor and have been for over 10 years. I signed a 6 month contract in January with a consultancy (thru a well known agency) this year due to expire in August.

After 3 months...