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What type of agreement for one-time off IT services sale?
I'm registered as a limited company. One of my past customers would like occasionally to request some IT consulting/development services in a fixed and short amount (2-5 hours):
Umbrella hasn't forwarded my Workplace Pension Contributions and AVCs to the provider
Hi all,
Umbrella is Sapphire, pension in NOW:Pensions
I specifically asked to be enrolled into the Workplace Pension Scheme before the 12 week auto-enrolment kicked in. First pension contribution was made on the 7th June. As of the 22nd August no contributions were showing...
Hi all.
I'm just looking for some legal advice. I'm a spanish self-employed that has been contracted by a English company. I have been sent with other contractors to Arizona (USA) for an event that will take place till 24th February. There will be two days without event so the company is forcing...
Please help - Germany Company Refuse to Pay my invoices
I have been contracting with a German registered company remotely from the UK. My company is a limited registered company in the UK.
The contract was for 6 months and at the point of writing, they have refused to pay my last 2 invoices with promises for paying up for the last few weeks....
A director of a company that I used to contract for has landed herself in a bit of legal trouble for something she was involved with whilst I was contacting there (not of my doing I hasten to add!)
They have hired a legal firm to make a representation on the director's...
Blacklisted/Blackballed/Defamation What to do next?
I was a contractor from 2006 to 2012. Since 2012 all work dried up. Initially I took legal advice at the end of 2012 when a contract offer was withdrawn reason given reference from my previous contract. In the end I did not take this any further as there was a lack of proof and I stupidly took advice...
I am inn current contract discussions with an agency about certain clauses relating to indemnity (nothing new there).
Having had the contract legally reviewed it was pointed out that the clauses relating to indemnity also cover indirect loss. As indirect loss is out of my control I...
I work for a large-scale programme. I came
in through one agency who lost their ability to supply me before my contract with them ended. They ran out of money on their contract with the programme.
They were unable to find work for me elsewhere and terminated my contract with them....
Help! First-time UK contractor (working in UK) drawing up contract for USA client...
Hi all,
As you can see I am new in these parts - hoping to ask for your collective wisdom, guided by experience!
Up until now, I've been employed by a UK Ltd company, part of a bigger US organisation. However, the US organisation is closing the UK company/office, and instead hiring...
Hi all, just hoping for some advice/input from anyone out there really.
Im a web developer, i run my own business. Back in November 2015 i signed a contractor agreement with another web development company, the idea being that they needed me to help them make a new website for a previous...
6 month Clause in my Agency Contract restricting me going direct
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...
14 days notice period for contract termination meaning
Hi,
I'm a contractor and my contract state a 14 days notice period should be given in order to end the service, before the contract end date. My question is how much penalty needs to be paid to settle the early termination?
- Is it 10 working days (10 * day rate), which is same...
My contract blown up and the agency is refusing to pay the notice
Hello,
I have been offered a role from an agency to start a new contract.
We have agreed on everything and the agency sent me a signed contract with filled with all the information, final client name, rate, notice etc.
The only outstanding thing was the starting date, we were discussing...