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    Contract Clauses - Not sure what they mean

    Hello, I wonder if anyone can provide some guidance. I've just received a contract with the following two clauses: A: "The Company(The recruitment agency )shall be entitled to withhold from any payment due to the Supplier under this Agreement any sum that it may in its reasonable opinion be or...
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    • contract contract advice contract clauses income tax ir35
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Accounting / Legal
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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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    Weird contract relation between agency and client

    I'm quite new in the contract world. I did my first contract in a big company where the contract was between MY COMPANY > RECRUITMENT AGENCY > COMPANY CLIENT Everything worked fine. My contract has finished and now I have a offer from another company, a small one, a startup. The...
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    Umbrella Company for part time temporary contract work (first contract)

    Hi, I've recently finished a regular job, and have now been offered some contract work. It's a decent daily rate, but it'll only be a few days here and there, so there may be weeks when I'm not doing any work, and it might not last that long. Is an Umbrella Company right for this scenario? If...
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    Short Contract in Berlin for through my UK LTD.

    Hello, I have a 3months contract offer in Berlin, I would need to be in Berlin 3weeks per month and 1week in London. The contract is with an GmbH. I've read various forums of people saying you need an AUG license to contract in Germany therefore using a UK Ltd isn't possible. My current British...
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    Breach of contract? Urgent advice needed

    Hi fellow contracters, Your advice is much appreciated. I was recruited for a Head Of Social Media role, replacing the current Head Of Social Media (who has since moved to America). I received a job request for the role, went to interview stage with the Head Of (and the girl she manages)...
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    New to contracting, contracting leading to fixed term contract and LTD question

    Hi All, I was recently recommended to come join this community as I am wanting to leave my current role which is mostly overseas and come back to the UK. I have a job offer contracting close to home but because of the circumstances and details around the offer, I am unsure if LTD or umbrella...
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    Freelancer Payment Terms??

    Hey everyone! I'm looking to get into freelancing and I wanted to know what payment terms (when you get paid) people have experienced. I have heard of top tier companies making you wait up to 3 months, which is frustrating! What have people seen? And how do you manage cash flow? Many thanks in...
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    • cashflow contract invoice payment terms
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: General
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    Is it bad not to have a signed/countersigned copy of a contract?

    Hi, I have recently finished a project for a client. I don't have a countersigned copy of the contract from the agency. This is not ideal but should I be worried? The commercial reality of the situation is obvious from our email exchanges. I am being contracted to perform a piece of work -...
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    Crunch time. Advice needed.

    Hello all. I have been working as a business analyst for just shy of 10 years. Over this time, I have seen my salary rise from a junior entry level salary of 25k to approx. 80k as a lead. Consistently told that I have great potential, the companies I have worked at have and continue to invest...
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    Patent Infringement in contracts and insurance

    I wanted to check in and see what the general situation is with respect to insurance against intellectual property infringement for most contractors. IP infringement appears to be excluded from professional indemnity insurance as standard. (Perhaps unsurprisingly given potential costs...
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    What is the General View on Leaving A Contract Early With Notice?

    I am 2 months into a 6 month contract (renewed after having done 3 months). The rates ok but the work I have moved onto doing has not turned out to be what I was expecting, as well as being pulled into another 'project' that is tulip. I've never pulled out of a contract before but this time I...
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    Permie Trying To Off-load Unwanted Work - Time To Walk

    After being offered a further extension following a decent 3 month stint to work on a different project, this took about a month to really kick off. In the interim whilst there was a lull I agreed to fill in and support on dealing with/fielding new IT requests, completely different to my...
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    Being blackmailed to sign new, backdated contract

    Dear all, I had a contract with my management services provider, and my own limited company, until end of June this year. I continued working in July, with the approval of the provider who stated that the contract had "rolled over" - meaning all terms and conditions are carried over. On the 5th...
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    Subcontract existing contract

    I'm currently in the middle of a 6th month contract, and my existing contract clearly states that I'm able to sub-contract my existing contract to someone else. As long as that person is judged by the client to be competent and able to complete the task, then the request to subcontract will be...
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    New contract within IR35 by default?

    Hi all, I've just been offered a new contract where the agency has said by default the contract will be within IR35. The information the gave me was: "From April 6th 2016 legislation has changed in respect of Travel and Subsistence (T&S) for umbrella company contractors, “restricting” T&S...
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    Ambiguous Termination Clause

    Had my contract extended then terminated while I was on holiday, for no apparent reason. ( my job title was being changed and my manager was a little insecure, simply because over time I became the go to guy "without the job appropriate title" ) I worked for a very large betting company and...
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    Pulling out of Contract after accepting

    Good Day, I am new to contracting and accepted my first IT contract last week through recruiter A. This contract is a 45 mile drive each way and is paying £400 per day for 4 months. I actually had an interview arranged for this week through recruiter B for a contract which is 7 mile drive, £500...
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    Contract canned before start but after financial commitment

    Hello, This board is full of good, interesting info. Already determined that any concept of notice period is nonsense, even though it specifies it (and actually exists only to confuse and serves the agency only). Just got canned today, the day the contract due to start, on the phone before...
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    Payment in lieu and unlawful terms in 'opt in' contract

    Hi, I'll try and keep this as brief as possible as I have a habit of writing too much sometimes ;) My background: Professional contractor / senior developer with 17 years solid experience. I have a good reputation within the industry for being a pleasant and reliable worker, and as such am...

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