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    Contract Restriction Clarification

    Currently I am working as an IT Contractor in a company since past 8 months. My contract is going to finish in 2 days time and there is no more extension. I have been offered a contract from another company which is not an associated company of my current client. Because I have an ex-colleague...
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    4 Month contract in Belgium through UK Ltd company

    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 saying to hold back on the travel...
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    Agency contract, registered or trading address?

    I have a limited company and am working with a new agency. They are insisting that the contract uses my registered address (my accountants) rather than my trading address (my home). Is there a legal requirement to use the registered address? I would rather use my trading address as am about...
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    6 month Clause in my Agency Contract restricting me going direct

    Hi, I am in the following scenario: - I have been contracting, through my limited company, for 2.5 years through same Agency, for the same Employer - I sign a rolling 3 month contract every 3 months. - My employer is now happy for me to contract direct to them, meaning the Agency will be cut...
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    Offer withdrawn after Contract Signed

    I had accepted an offer for a contract role, the contract was drawn up, signed by the Agency and my Umbrella company on my behalf on a Friday with assignment commencement being the following Monday. At this stage the agency commenced basic vetting which they completed, satisfactorily, on the...
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    contracting with a dissolved Company.. Recruitment agency didn't notice

    not sure if anyone can help? I am also not sure how this hasn't been picked up but I'm aware of a contractor that has been contracting for several years under their own limited company. however this company was struck of several years ago. The company name has appeared on several contracts...
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    A month on the bench

    As the title says, been 4 weeks since last gig and the only calls I’m getting are for PPI or claiming for an accident I never had. Got the CV out to the usual sites, updated LinkedIn profile etc. Market is looking okish for my skill set, C# in South Wales\West. Never had more than a week off...
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    Permie to Contractor notice period

    Hi all, I am a permie hoping to move into contracting. I'm a bit uncertain about one thing though, my notice period. I have a 4 week notice period with my job but I can't hand my notice in without having somewhere to go (mortgage, bills etc). Quick start times for contracts seem to be the...
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    Agency covering their back not to pay for services provided - is this legal?

    Hi all, I´ve been issued a contract today, which states the following: "All time and expenses must be submitted on the relevant system within 45 days of the work being carried out or when the expense incurred. XXX will not pay the Company for time and expenses submitted outside this process...
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    Client refuses to pay for services - help!

    Hello, I am hoping someone can help me with a problem that I'm coming across for the first time. I am a designer, and recently provided some wedding stationery for a client. I have a bank of emails confirming they were happy with the original cost and further costs (when their amends went...
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    Coming back to IT after 9 years.

    Hi, I have BTEC and Degree in “Computer Studies” and worked as developer between 1999-2005 in mixture of permanent and contracts works. Then I opened my own business (not IT related) and now selling it for personal reasons. I always loved software development and during this 9 years being away...
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    Interview/Applying from a foriegn location

    Hello Everyone, Reading the insights here from quite a time but registered today as I still had some queries in my mind and couldn't find much of the cases like me. A bit about me : I have been working for past 5 years as Oracle developer mainly in integration of Oracle E-business suites and...
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    Unclear Notice Period in Contract! Help Needed!

    Hi all, I have received a job offer for a role that I really want to take but am confused about my notice period in my existing contract because it seems to be really unclear and poorly worded see below.: "1.6 Notice Period There will be an initial probationary period of three months, during...
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    Advice Needed: Contract Termination

    Hi ContractorUK, I was hoping you could give me some advice on my current situation – Over the last year I have been working for a minor British celebrity on both his personal brand and a small side project. It started off as a freelance opportunity to gain experience and later I was offered a...
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    Terminology in the "Parties" section of a contract and IR35

    I'm looking for some advice regarding a term used in a contract that I've been provided. In the introductory "Parties" section of the contract the agency have described themselves as "the employment business". Immediately I wasn't happy with the terminology as I'd assume that this implies I'm...
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    Introduction - returning from USA

    Hello, I have been in IT since 1974, a Project Manager for over 30 years and PRINCE certified in 1992, last recertification this year. I have been over 10 years in the US most recently in Healthcare EHR/EMR/EPR implementations and currently working on the Affordable Care Act rollout. I am the...
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    Working on a foreign contract from inside the UK

    Hi, I'm a web developer and only just recently set up my limited company. I am on the verge of getting a 3 month contract with a Canadian company, but I am unsure on how I would pay tax and whether the Canadian company needs to do anything special? They said they are able to do an international...
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    Germany: Anyone worked onsite while Freiberufler application being processed?

    Hi, I will soon be working in Munich for 6 months (UK resident, working onsite in Germany for German client, payed by UK agency) and I have 2 payment choices open to me. 1. Get paid by agency approved management company (the MC treats me as Freiberufler, but charges me 5% for the privilege)...
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    4 weeks notice period with Agency/2 week notice period Agency/Client....

    Hi all. I'm a newbie to the forum, but not to contracting. Your experiences/views would be most appreciated as this is a situation I've neither been in before, nor any of my contractor buddies either. Am on a 3 month contract on-site at the client's premises; my work contract is between my...
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    Client and Agent serve notice but don't pay me - where do I stand legally

    Hi, I wonder if this has ever happened to anyone one here: I'm a freelance IT contractor and have been for over 10 years. I signed a 6 month contract in January with a consultancy (thru a well known agency) this year due to expire in August. After 3 months at one client site, the work dried...

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