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Hi All,
Need some advice.
I signed up a contract with Wipro in the middle of March Inside IR35, they postponed the start date and finally started on 28th March. My ID was not activated after numerous emails and I was not able to submit my timesheet. Meanwhile mid-April suddenly...
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...
Hi,
I am currently negotiating my contract and have seen in both Giant's and Nasa's contracts that it mentions:
1.) National Minimum Wage
2.) Bonus which is discretionary.
I was told that on my monthly payslip it would be split as above.
What is there to stop an Umbrella from actually paying...
Hi all.
I'm just looking for some legal advice. I'm a spanish self-employed that has been contracted by a English company. I have been sent with other contractors to Arizona (USA) for an event that will take place till 24th February. There will be two days without event so the company is forcing...
I am contracting and the agency I am working via has stated that they are unable to pay until my end of year has been filed. Do they legally have the right to do this?
I'm looking for some advice.
I've been told that my agency has paid my invoice which should have been received into my account on Friday.
The bank had locked my account which is all sorted now.
The bank cannot find any record of s payment sent to my account and the agency are saying they the...
Hi All,
I have recently setup my own limited company and have just created a SIPP with AJBell.
I'm a bit confused on how to pay money in to the SIPP from business account, should this be as a member, if so which "member contribution" should I classify it as or should the source be employer...
Hi folks
I was wondering if I may get a general overview of contracting, as I am seriously considering it. What are the pro's and con's etc. how do I get paid and which agencies are best?
I am a newly qualified doctor, and I have been given advise, however I would like some alternative advise...
This is my first post so allow me to describe my current situation. I started working as a contractor the 17th November 2014 for an automotive company here in the U.K. At the beginning I was getting paid with a "stepper plan" which means I would have worked for two weeks, raised the invoice the...
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...
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...
I was working for a short five weeks contract doing IT software development. End-client decided that work was not near project completion so terminated contract four days before deadline is due. They refused to pay for last six days worked. Agency of course said that since end-client did not...
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Does anyone have any experience with the RDF Group? The director is Tony Antoniades, who ran Eurolink and Aristotle. Some contractors on forums say they get paid and other messages advise to avoid working via them. They have some big customers, like Sky and Virgin Money, and I would expect...
Hi All,
Been reading the forums with interest and would appraise some input to see what others think.
Have a situation with non-payment of invoice. Also trying to recover my significant expenses, incurred to complete this specific contract.
Summary
I did a contract for a consultancy with...
Please help me with this case:
My umbrella company agreed to deduct my salary and make a contribution to my pension fund.
The client gave me one month notice to terminate the contract. The agent also agreed to pay me one month notice period. - I have all the written evidence.
However, the...