How do you feel about the security of contracting compared to permanent employment?

[Lottie Hutchins]

Question: How do you feel about the security of contracting compared to permanent employment right now?

While contractors are often told they're the ones taking the risk, the headlines are telling a different story right now. Meta told staff to work from home, then sent 8,000 of them layoff...

[Dranzer]

So i am a self employed ltd company contractor

I am working for/providing services to a company

I got this contracting position through an agency

My question is this..:

Can you work from home? Are you obligated to work in the clients office...

[Bheleu]

I have just heard John McDonnell on Radio PM program say to the effect that the increase tax of self employed is unfair because the do not get any benefits. In this a case of the pot calling the kettle black ?

I did not any complains from labour when IR35 was introduced!

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[tier2]

Hello All,

Under Tier 2 General visa, I can work for 20 hours in a second job at the same professional level as my main job and outside my normal working hours.

I am thinking of registering myself as Self employed (sole trader) and work for 20 hours for self. My current...

[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...

[HannahL]

I’m a journalist working on a TV documentary about the changing world of work in the UK. I’m hoping to speak to people who have become self-employed in recent years to ask them about what their experiences have been. I’m particularly interested in talking to people who feel that they had little...

[vortrail]

I have just got started a 6 month contract and have a limited company. My contract passed a review with QDOS so I'm focusing on working practices, although it's only my 3rd week. I also design websites (which I pay domain and hosting costs for, as well as have the company website showing the work) and...

[Gulliver]

I entered into a direct contract with a digital agency (no recruiter). We agreed to 45 days payment term. I have submitted to them 5 invoices weekly. Today was the due date for the first invoice. They did not pay. When I asked them they told me that they have a payment schedule that they had to align...