contracting

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...

Firstly apologies for the vague heading, I am interested building my experience as a BA in perm roles over the next 3-4 years and then hopefully break into the contracting market, I understand that daily rates change with supply/demand. For those of you that have been in the industry may I ask...

Hi everyone, I'm new to contracting (and this forum) after taking voluntary redundancy and as always the way for me, there is extra confusion to get my head round. The main question I have is in relation how to set up - go limited or through an umbrella. I realise there are many posts already...

Hi All I was last contracting in 2007 for a small financial services software house near Tower Hill in London, then I went to a British investment banking as a permanent employee. I got made redundant in 2010, year after the ill-fated merger(!), which the then government approved to save other...

Hi, I'm a contractor working for an IT company in Brussels and I have a Belgian freelance contract. My accountant told me, in order to pay less taxes, I could subcontract about 30-40% from my salary if I find another person from my home country who is also having a freelancing contract and...

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Hi All, I am quite new to contracting still. I run a ltd company. What I wanted to know was, what things can you show you have control within a Contract? Do I need emails for every task my client gives me and set myself a deadline for each task to show i have control? Also if I work...

I do have a German passport but have worked for the last couple of years as a contractor in the UK via my own Limited. For my next contract I will be based in Berlin and quite likely I will continue contracting in Germany after that for one or two years. I'd like to keep my Ltd. but are not...

Does anyone know any contracting agencies that specialise in mainframe technologies - COBOL/DB2/IMS/CICS, etc?

How do you all feel about contracting work for startups, especially fixed-price for a piece of work (as opposed to day rate)? I'm doing a 15 day piece of work, except that it's fixed budget, so I have to finish the work whether it takes 15 or 20 days, and no extra money for the extra work. And...

Its my first week in contracting. Its going ok. I would like you know any tips on building relationship between yourself and the client so I could secure an extension? Furthermore is it good building relations with the clients employees?

Does anyone have any experience of contracting in Portugal? If so, how did you pay yourself whilst there? I'm going to be offered a 12-18 month contract there, and will resident in Portugal during the contract. I've seen some umbrella companies offer standard PAYE packages, but that's the least...