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    Permie Hijacking My Deliverables

    Having recently started an outside IR35 contract, for which the client had stated clear deliverables, I had my contract assessed by Qdos and was all deemed good to go. I knew at the time that a couple of the deliverables were not within the scope of my skills and experience but, having a limited...
  2. W

    Contract Inside IR35 = Anything Goes?

    For the first time in my contracting career I've taken a gig deemed as inside IR35 with a bank. Notice is 1 month and the gig is 6 which was non negotiable. I know that being inside IR35 covers that aspect of being a "disguised employee" , "under direction and control" etc. but really, to...
  3. Z

    Take a 45% cut post tax for a perm job to just about pay off the bills or wait?

    If anyone is considering a break after finishing a contract recently and is wondering what the market is like, well it's bad. Really bad. Having been on the bench late last year, then started a new gig briefly to then be diagnosed with a serious illness that laid me off work from March to...
  4. C

    Permie / Contractor Mortgage Joint Application

    After a bit of advice, I have been contracting now for just over a year and I am looking to move house. My partner is a permie with a substantial income, however not enough to go it alone on the mortgage. We currently have a staff mortgage through the halifax. I am wondering what the best...
  5. vetran

    One for our born leaders

    Take the E test that separates those in charge from the people who will never lead | Daily Mail Online so who is self obsessed enough to get to the top?
  6. MarillionFan

    Emails

    I took a day off sick last week and being the end of the quarter I had around 200 emails in my inbox the next day. Friday it took me 4 hours to deal with those and more that came in the during the night before. On Friday I went away for the weekend and dealt with emails as they came in. Between...
  7. D

    First time Permie to Contract - What Rate Should he ask for?

    Assuming a skilled senior .net engineer is a permie and earns £60k a year including bonus, etc. He wants to move from permie to contracting; first time contractor - he has read a good book about IT contracting so has some knowledge about it. Should he move to contracting now; how is the market...
  8. D

    Realistic contract equivalent to £~30k salary package?

    I'm a SQL Server, VBA and reporting specialist analyst/developer, looking to move into contracting from a SQL analyst / scripting package of £26k basic plus 5% pension, full sick pay and 25 + all bank holidays. I'm looking to know what contract rate would equate to this package, taking into...
  9. D

    Returned to the darkside and it's doing my head in!

    Given the dearth of contracts recently, and the wish to get back on the housing ladder (and needing a small mortgage) I took a permie *cough* *spit* role a few weeks back. It's doing my head in already.... :suicide: CV is flying but there's really not a lot of gigs out there at the moment it...
  10. K

    Contract or Perm

    Looking for some helpful advise please. Have been operating through Ltd (outside IR35) for last 18 months and have 6 months remaining on my current contract. My old permie boss has contacted me saying they are looking for someone to do my old job and I have been his first choice, however it may...
  11. gingerjedi

    Stuck in the ever downward spiral of IT support.

    I applied for a permanent site facilities manager role as I'm getting disillusioned with IT support, I have all the pre-requisite skills from previous jobs as well as the computer skills required to run the service desk. Agent calls and thinks I'm over-skilled for the job, he wants to put me...

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