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10 Tips for long term successful contracting
There’s more to a successful contract than getting your timesheets signed. 10 Tips for success.
�Here are our top 10 tips for long term successful contracting: 1. Deliver. Deliver. Deliver - the "Three D's" Y� �well as getting paid, you should aim to end your contracts in a stronger position than when you started them� �There’s more to a successful contract than getting your timesheets signed. If you’re in�
Category: Articles: Contracting | Thu, 04 Jan 2018

Contractor to consultant: part I – comparing contracting and consulting
Do you want to be part of the team, or an agent of change? Read our three part guide to becoming an independent consultant.
�Rather than contracting and being involved in the day to day doing of the�
Category: Articles: Contracting | Fri, 05 Jan 2018

Contractor to consultant: part II – the consulting approach
Do you want to be part of the team, or an agent of change? Read our guide to becoming an independent consultant.
�After contracting for a while and being involved in delivering serv� �can’t do any work for client X while you’re under contract to client Y. Contractors are effectively serial m�
Category: Articles: Contracting | Tue, 09 Jan 2018

Contracting and security clearance: a guide for contractors
Why you need security clearance to work as a contractor on certain public sector projects.
�Contractors offered contracts in many government departments will find they are� �job related: A contractor would go to a specific contract role within a specific organisation and the devel�
Category: Articles: First timers | Mon, 28 Aug 2017

Contractors rarely operate as sole traders
Contractors wanting to work as a sole trader will find agencies and clients won’t work with them. Here's why and the solution.
�d under PAYE schemes. In addition to all of this, contracting as a sole trader, even if it could be done, would� �qualified director for example – could still find contracts via an agency by joining an umbrella company or g� �. A sole trader contractor might attempt to win a contract with the client, but the client’s agreement with�
Category: Articles: First timers | Wed, 19 Sept 2018

What employee benefits do contractors not get?
Here are some of the important differences when comparing the situations of contractors versus permanent employees.
�eeker allowance between jobs Yes No 27 Freedom to contract (status cannot be overruled) Yes No 28 Subsidies:�
Category: Articles: First timers | Thu, 30 Jul 2020

Recession is leading skilled workers into dream contracting careers
Many workers are finding that the recession is the best thing that ever happened to them, as they embark on their dream careers as contractors.
�reds of thousands, we’ve seen thousands taking up contracting as their next career move,” explains Chaplin. As� �lls are unlikely to be enough to get you the best contracts and keep you in work when you want it, warns Chap� �s , negotiation techniques and a little bit about contract law .” Taking stock Chaplin, who in addition to b�
Category: Articles: Other | Mon, 01 Jun 2009

Contractor guide to the Bribery Act 2010: client hospitality and incentives
Contractors operating in the UK with reputable clients are unlikely to be affected by the Bribery Act and can continue to offer clients hospitality.
�by the contractor’s limited company. However, in contracting terms, for the vast majority of one or two person�
Category: Articles: Other | Fri, 29 Apr 2011

Contractor Doctor: I’m pregnant & want to leave a contract early; can my client sue?
A seemingly simple case of a pregnant contractor can potentially escalate into a complex legal wrangle says Brabners Chaffe Street’s Paul Chamberlain.
�assistance from the outset.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �emphasises the importance of all parties creating contracts that are fit for purpose, and seeking professiona� �r Contractor Doctor, I’ve just signed up to a new contract for six months and registered with a new umbrella�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 01 Dec 2010

Contractor Doctor: Can my agency withhold pay if I left the contract without notice?
The law of contract applies if a contractor defaults on contractual obligations & leaves a contract early without notice, says Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�payment through the courts.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �and earlier in the year I was awarded a six-month contract with a London-based client via an agency. However�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 13 Dec 2010