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10 tips for clients hiring contractors
Clients hiring contractors for the first time can help ensure their project’s success by using these ten top tips from recruiter Emma Brierley.
�d. Make sure that contractors leave when they are contracted to, and that project creep does not mean they rem� �own actions but because their client renews their contract when they are no longer really needed. Make sure�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 27 Oct 2009

What a client needs to know about IR35
It is a tax law that does not affect clients directly, but can affect contractors they hire, so an understanding is vital to recruiting contractors.
�rmines how to do the work on the project they are contracted to complete and are not told to do so by the clie� �tractors will almost certainly ask for changes to contracts, specific working practices and for various docum� �tive of their need to have some elements of their contract amended, or help them provide evidence, should it�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Wed, 28 Oct 2009

Renewing a contractors contract
Contractors do not have to renew their contract when it ends, so a client wanting to keep their good contractors should start negotiating early.
�from spending more than a certain period of time contracting for that client, or from having more than a certa� �obligation to accept a renewal or extension of a contract. Equally, clients do not have to offer the contra�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 10 Nov 2009

Terminating a contractor
All contractor contracts finish eventually, but there may be reasons why a client wishes to end a contract early, before the contracted end-date.
�Contractor contracts have a start date, which is when the contractor b� �t if the two parties have not agreed to renew the contract. However, there may be reasons why a client wants�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 17 Nov 2009

Using recruitment agencies to hire contractors
Agencies can remove much of the burden of finding and hiring contractors from a client and can also add value, explains Ashley Cooper of Parc Ellis.
�hen look online and find the agencies advertising contracts like the one you want to advertise. Pick two or t� �tinues Cooper. “And transparency when it comes to contract rates is vital. No-one expects an agency not to h�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 24 Nov 2009

The benefits of hiring an expert contractor
The benefits a contractor can bring to a client’s organisation are huge and include new skills and flexibility that permanent employees cannot match.
�of benefits to the client organisations they are contracted by. Most notably, they can be picked up and put d� �ntractors cite the main reason they started their contracting career was to get away from office politics and a� �ing the services of a supplier and not starting a contract of employment with an employee. Employees have ri�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Wed, 16 Dec 2009

Negotiations with contractors - guide for firms hiring contractors
Contractor negotiations are usually handled by the agent. But, if a client does deal direct, understanding contractor negotiations is key.
�when hiring direct When the client is hiring and contracting direct with the contractor, they are responsible� �awyer, as they are the service provider. Once the contracts have been finalised the contractor will send the� �kely to cover rates and any specific terms in the contract the client or contractor would like to be include�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Mon, 25 Jan 2010

Paying your contractor – timesheets, invoices and payment
Unless clients sign timesheets and process invoices promptly, contractors don’t get paid. This can delay project delivery and lead to legal action.
�company to raise an invoice. If the contractor is contracting direct through their own limited company, they wi� �as, although contractors are not employees, their contracts give them the right to be paid regularly, accurat� �ontractor’s invoice, could constitute a breach of contract, which if not remedied swiftly, will leave the cl�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Mon, 08 Feb 2010

Exposed: the ‘win-win’ that can cost clients less and earn contractors more
The cost to clients of hiring contractors or taking on employees can vary wildly, and can lead to gains for contractors and clients alike.
�mployers Contractors and employees often evaluate contract and employment options in terms of the net pay th�
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 10 Sept 2013

Contractor Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) – how they worked
Contractors used Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) as offshore tax solutions until legislation removing the tax benefits was introduced in December 2010.
�irs of the trust. The solution provider took over contracts with the agency or client, so that the contractor�
Category: Articles: Contractor Offshore Solutions | Tue, 08 Mar 2011