Contract to permanent within first year

[knowsey]

Hi All

I set up my first limited company in July last year in order to run sales and market research as a contractor for a new set up to see if their product was viable. They are at the stage where they want to switch me into a permanent role on 4 days a week (at my request as got autistic...

[ChairmanMeow]

Hi All,

So I've been out of contract since the beginning of March..... I have now taken the plunge and have gone perm and I plan to close the Limited Company, its just not viable anymore.

I have always paid myself through a mix of Salary and Dividends, although this year...

[bongo77]

Hi- long time lurker, first time poster.

I have had a Ltd. co for 5 years. Due to the market dying I am moving to a senior perm role with one of the big 4.

I am planning to be perm for at least 3-5 years.

The big 4 firm has requested that I close my company/...

[Guest22]

I was a contractor from 2012 till April last year, mostly in London for investment banks. I then took a perm role which I'm leaving next month, and have a number of perm offers on the table. Bear in mind that these are all in Holland where I've been for almost the past four years.

I'm...

[nick101]

Hi. I have been contracting in risk technology at a few banks in London. But recently I have been out of contract for 8 months.

I have been offered a permanent opportunity (the pay is a lot lower as its PAYE).

Do you think the contract market will recover at all? and If...

[kelykos]

Hi,

I would like to know if it is possible to sign a contract where you agree to automatically go permanent after a period of time?
If yes, should you agree on all terms before signing: contractor day rate, permanent salary, bonuses?
Or do you need two separated contracts?...

[bobejo]

Hi forum... I am new here in my quest to find out how best to transition into contracting.
If there are existing threads on this topic or if i should be posting this elsewhere please direct me accordingly.
I am a COO with 15 years experience in Finance, Fintech, Digital where i led large...

[ukCon]

Looking to close down ltd company via MVL to take up a permie role. I'll be starting the permanent role pretty much straight after my contract ends and given the timing there'll be at least one invoice outstanding.

1) From what I understand, the MVL process can't begin until all invoices...

[ginjar]

I have a possible job offer in Barcelona & after 7 years of contracting, I'm considering it. I know the city quite well (I spent 6 months there as an Erasmus student). In the UK, contracting has been my preferred way of working. If I had to sum up my reasons: better rates, more interesting projects,...

[nickbennett]

Hi all.

I'm new to the forum and new to contracting. Well, that's not quite right I'm not new to contracting. I've never done it before!

I'm in a permanent contract and feeling a little trapped. I keep making excuses why I can't just hand in my notice. I don't have the...

[aafps]

Hi,

I have paid tax and ni on job that i was made redundant from in this tax year, i am starting to do some contractor work in the same tax year. i am reading that i will pay 2 lots of ni one as employer and one as employee amounting to approx 25% plus my tax which seems a lot and a little...

[Guest22]

As the title pretty much says, I'm trying to compare three offers I have on the table as to which to take, and would like some opinions...

1. CTO at small company (23 people). Salary is 18% lower than my last permanent role and doesn't include a pension (my last perm employer gave 10%...

[Guest22]

Hi All,

This is my first post as I've just signed up because I'm in a kind of desperate situation in terms of choosing a job.

My background is software development in investment banking recently working for Morgan Stanley and before that Barclays Capital (both permanent...

[flurdness]

Ive been offered a permanent role for roughly the same money I would make as a contractor. And I am undecided whether to go for it.

What would make you go permanent?

Is the financial gains the most important reason for you going contracting? Or are the the variety of...

[Gulliver]

I'm having a little bit of a dilemma in changing from permanent to freelance. I've been working for 6 months in a London digital agency and got into UX. I had limited experience in the field for a year or so for a personal freelance project. Previously I've been freelancing/trying to freelance for 5-6...

[Dynamic]

Assuming a skilled senior .net engineer is a permie and earns £60k a year including bonus, etc. He wants to move from permie to contracting; first time contractor - he has read a good book about IT contracting so has some knowledge about it.

Should he move to contracting now; how is...