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comports Member Since: 20 Dec 2010 Location: Colchester Posts: 1698 |
Hi All,
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19th Apr 2017 4:29pm |
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comports Member Since: 20 Dec 2010 Location: Colchester Posts: 1698 |
Hi Alan,
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19th Apr 2017 5:08pm |
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northernmonkeyjones Member Since: 24 Mar 2012 Location: derby Posts: 8531 |
Not helpful I know but one of my friends is an IT contractor and has found himself in a similar situation, too many folks and too few jobs.
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19th Apr 2017 5:19pm |
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comports Member Since: 20 Dec 2010 Location: Colchester Posts: 1698 |
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19th Apr 2017 5:53pm |
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comports Member Since: 20 Dec 2010 Location: Colchester Posts: 1698 |
On the plus side though - It has made us "tighten our belt" and look at our outgoings..
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19th Apr 2017 5:59pm |
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Alistair Member Since: 11 Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough / Bordeaux / Andorra Posts: 7941 |
The world is changing as the laws change - we used to have loads, but an independent contractor is very rare these days.
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19th Apr 2017 7:10pm |
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proser Member Since: 20 Jul 2015 Location: Stafford Posts: 452 |
I had that co-employement issue a few years back when working for HP, but then you went away for 3 months and then they would take you back. Then they decided to bring in a middle company and fecked it all up.
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20th Apr 2017 7:31am |
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alanm_3 Member Since: 19 Feb 2011 Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else. Posts: 6730 |
Hi Ash, sadly that's not an area I have many contacts in but I'll keep my ear to the ground for you. In the meantime, I wish you luck in getting something sorted. All the best Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey |
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20th Apr 2017 12:51pm |
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mzplcg Member Since: 26 May 2010 Location: Warwickshire. England. The Commonwealth. Posts: 4029 |
What you're seeing at the moment Comports is a massive exodus from public sector contracting and this is why there are a large number of applicants for every role going that isn't PS. I personally know 8 guys who are doing exactly this. You will probably know that the government have started taxing their contractors as PAYE (without any of the PAYE benefits though) so pretty much all of them are leaving as they secure other positions.
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20th Apr 2017 7:48pm |
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comports Member Since: 20 Dec 2010 Location: Colchester Posts: 1698 |
Hi MZ
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20th Apr 2017 9:06pm |
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markdotreed Member Since: 05 Sep 2011 Location: Ropley Posts: 741 |
Wow Comports......... 12.5 in one contract !!! You're not "Artic Systems" per chance ??
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21st Apr 2017 7:33am |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
If you can do PM work there is usually one or two of those contracts popping up a few times a week on the various birds but I agree over the last year it's got decidingly worse and Perm positions are looking more attractive day by day. Obviously they don't pay as well and the tax side of it as well but they have almost as much job security these days. The other thing I've heard and now experienced is that when it comes to contractors they will bend you double over backwards and if you don't say yes sir to everything it's easier for them to just show the door and get someone else in.
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23rd Apr 2017 6:08am |
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rr driver Member Since: 09 Dec 2013 Location: london Posts: 181 |
I am in recruitment, so happy to help if i can. I may know of a small start-up, Managed service provider based out your way-
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23rd Apr 2017 10:01pm |
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