Applying to Rent A Home On a New Business Contract Following Universal Credit Claim

[Tractor Trace]

I'd appreciate input from anyone who has experience of applying to rent a home after a break in contracting. Following a 4 month recovery from an operation last year I contracted for 3 months then claimed universal credit for a further 3 months to the end of May this year.

I am due to start...

[Breakabreaka]

Currently going through employee screening checks and they seem to have quite strict requirements. They stipulate that they contact their own personal contacts instead of contacting referees that I give them to verify employment details. Is that a normal thing to do? Do they have a database of contacts...

[Willy Win]

Anyone had any experiences with Michael Page being "anti opt-in"? Just provisionally accepted a contract with an urgent start and started the ball rolling with providing passport and references.

I asked the agent to send me T's and C's for review and immediately she sent me...

[Darth_Baz]

Hi,

I have been a contractor for 20 years and my past few contracts have been PM contracts, due health reasons I have decided to take a perm role.

However I am wondering how to handle a potential issue with Verifile (pre screening - References)

On my...

[ziggystardust]

Just had a bizarre voicemail from my agency who have said that they are doing a couple of audit checks. Apparently my contract renewal start date is 'wrong' and should start on the 1st April 2018 instead of the 3rd April. The reason I asked the end client to start it on the 3rd was because the 1st...

[Willy Win]

As part of a vetting process with a finance firm I've been asked to submit bank statements covering gaps in 'employment. ' Fine but the problem is, I left two weeks into a 6 month contract with another client earlier this year due to disagreement/issues with my working schedule. As I was there a short...

[ziggystardust]

The agency referencing me for a next gig with a bank has requested personal bank statements to cover contract gaps of 3 months or more for the last 5 years. I have had a couple of gaps back in 2012 due to personal health reasons which I don't particularly want to disclose with the agency. It's going...

[hgllgh]

So once again I am faced with the nightmare process for finding a contract....70% fishing calls, permy roles that agents are struggling to fill, roles clearly not in the locations specified on my CV, etc etc you know the drill....same old conversation repeated over and over again everyday potentially...

[fleming]

I've been contracting through an LTD from a number of years and now I'm moving to a Fixed Term Contract directly with the employer.
As a part of the screening process I've been asked to provide the name and contact details of my accountant. Does anyone know what they'll ask the accountant? How...

[sunflower]

Here are some other agency ruses I've noticed recently to add to the handy top 10 list by Gerry.


I'm posting these especially for those newer to contracting.


The client wants to hire your services, but becuase your experience and skills do not match...

[woodyuk]

Hi

I have been put forward for a role via Michael Page, however I have been asked before the telephone interview to attend there offices and provide copies of passport and other personal data such as exam certs, industry certs etc. I have never been asked by an agency to go in before,...

[fitzy73]

Been out now for 3 months - 1 month was moving house and sat on my hole for the last 2. Usual story, Jobserved to death, and now dealing with the cretins.

Over the last month, nearly every agency has asked for two references before they will "put me forward". Now I didn't...