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    Client Security Pass Photo During Screening

    I am currently going through reference screening with an agency. In addition to references they have asked at the same time to send a passport sized photo to them specifically for the client to create an onsite pass, and to do it promptly. I've not yet had the references processed, let alone...
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    Recruitment agency wants me to do a CEST and send them the output??

    Hi, 1st time poster .. my agency has asked me to do a CEST and then to send them the outcome. My current thoughts are that it's my company and my CEST and my decision, why should I send it to you!!! He seems to think that it's part of my engagement that I produce this for him and the reasons...
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    My client asked me to switch recruitment agency, can I do that?

    I've been on a contract via Recruitment agency for some time. I've recently received an email from the agency that my contract is now paused because the client owes them significant amount of money. They said that it will be restarted when they receive all the money. The client asked me to...
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    Higher tax band if timesheets not approved on time

    Hi, As a IR35 contractor through an agency (not umbrella ), I am supposed to be paid weekly. I submitted my timesheets every week but my manager didn't approve them until 1 month so he approved 4 timesheets in one go. Now I received the payment for those 4 weeks from the agency but they put...
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    Agency contract does not mention their client

    I can imagine contracting to a software company and receiving a contract which does not mention the software company's clients. However is that ever right for an agency contract for IT services to not mention the client that they are for? I have received a contract from an agency which rings...
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    Agency payment schedule - no morals?

    Can anyone tell me if im in the wrong or not by thinking this agency has no morals. I recently ended a short contract (based in the north west) with an agency which is based in London Basically the agency have a payment schedule where you work for a month then get submit your approved timesheet...
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    Agency restriction clause obstacle with transitioning from outside to inside IR35

    I've been assessed as inside IR35 by the client which I've challenged. They have 45 days to respond, which could well be after when the contract ends at the end of March and I'm not holding my breath for a change in decision. There is the possibility of a new contract, but I don't want to...
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    Agency Pressure to Opt Out - how to handle?

    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 the "standard"...
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    German Contract - Extension/Legal Entity Change

    Hi everyone! I have done a lot of reseearch into this and, while I've found bits and pieces of information that have helped (especially on these forums), I'm finding it difficult to get definitive advice on these particular circumstances so I appreciate any advice. (Apologies for the length of...
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    Agency added completion payment clause negligently without client knowledge

    I am an IT contractor and completed a contract Sep 2018-March 2019 through an agency for a banking client. My ltd company contract with the agency had a completion payment clause, i.e. if I complete the 7 month contract then (as per client discretion) I will get a nice little bonus at the end...
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    Advice Needed: Contract to help out without concrete milestone

    Hello, Just needing some advice here regarding a potential contract via an agency. The nature of work is described as "helping out the team." I am expected to be rotated around within the company as per functional requirement. So there are no concrete milestones. The client is dictating when I...
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    Agencies asking for previous contracting rates. What is your view?

    Hello, I would occasionally get contacted by an agency (this time it was Parallel Consulting) who is adamant that I disclose my past rates. I find it quite sneaky. I think the only reason they want to know this so that they can negotiate a rate down. They is either the client or an agency who...
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    howto become agency/consultant company

    Hi Friends, I am an IT contractor working through my limited company. My contracts are generally around London. I often work with banks. I want to go one step further than self-employed contracting. I would like to hire a colleague and get slightly bigger projects. After years, I am hoping to...
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    Work directly or through an agency?

    Hi all, If you had choice to work directly with a customer or via an agency, which option would you go for? Assume the rate is the same. I feel working directly makes communication easier as there are fewer parties involved. But then I was thinking whether involvement of the agency somehow...
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    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...
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    Contract offer directly from client but want the security of an agency

    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 through an agency and...
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    Agency Ineptness

    Hi, I've been contacting for over 15 years without issue, however currently have a biggie with agency refusing to pay: I signed a contract with a leading agency commencing 06/09/17 until the end of the year, end client is global media company - I was returning to them after a break of 2 months...
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    Can an Agency refuse to let me opt in?

    Hi all, Due to one of the links in the chain between me and the end client for a new role being a fledgling start-up consultancy I would like to opt-in to the regs so I have a level of payment protection. I have considered other aspects of how I am working and don't feel this is going to upset...
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    Same client, different agency - advice please

    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. After...
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    Is Agency Asking for Bank Statements for Gaps of 3 Months or More Unreasonable?

    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...

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