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Contractor doctor: how do I work for a us-based company from the uk?
If you have your own limited company, then working for a US-based company is no different from working for one over here.
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Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 10 Sept 2007

Contractor doctor: can I contract direct if the agent is uncooperative?
If an agent who has contracted with you in the past refuses to handle your contract renewal, go straight to the client.
�ght to prevent you from working. If the agent you contracted with originally refuses to handle the contract, t� �responsible for your losses. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �ay and won't be back until after my end date. The contracts team at the client site say that I wont be able t� �m having a dispute with my agency. I am due for a contract renewal with the client and everything has been a�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 13 Sept 2007

Contractor doctor: how can I chase a large debt - over £50k?
An agency has failed to pay a contractor for three months and owes them £50K. It's not a small claim, under £5k. We explain the process for collecting the money.
�ge. Still Working For the Agency If you are still contracting with the agency, the current client may be the on� �rom a legal point of you, you are terminating the contract on the basis of a breach of contract, and this me�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 18 Sept 2007

Contractor doctor: what's the difference between temping and contracting?
There is a clear difference between contractors, temps, and agency workers.
�or Doctor, I'm really attracted to the thought of contracting, but was wondering if you could tell me what the�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 19 Sept 2007

Contractor doctor: what's best - permanent for £3.5k or contract for £4k?
Someone is offered £3,500 per month as a permie, or £4,000 per month as a contractor. What's the best deal?
�is. What would my tax be as a permie and is going contracting a better deal for me? Thanks, Amy Hi Amy, We are� �lso an alternative offer of £4,000 per month on a contract basis. What would my tax be as a permie and is go�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 21 Sept 2007

Contractor doctor: can I go contracting even though I might become unwell?
Under normal conditions, contractors don't get sick pay. But they can get insurance that will cover days lost to illness, assuming they aren't missing work due to a pre-existing condition.
�term aim has always been to go from permanent to contracting and felt the time was just right recently, having� �ust do is to turn up at work for every day of the contract. 'When the contractor misses work, all of the oth�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 26 Sept 2007

Contractor doctor: did I breach the contract by leaving early?
If your contract doesn't permit termination, you have to stay the time. Leave early and you could be liable for damages.
�ultancy Lawspeed , it is entirely standard in the contracting industry for contractors to be locked in to a sho� �alone and to move on. Good luck with your future contracts. Contractor Doctor� �Dear Contractor Doctor, A year ago, I left a contract giving 1 week's notice. My contract with the agen�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 27 Sept 2007

Contractor doctor: how can I avoid late contract renewals?
Contractors should politely pressure agents and clients to ensure that they don't get too short contracts or too short renewals.
�Dear Contractor Doctor, I've been contracting for almost a year now and I've completed two cont� �ting for almost a year now and I've completed two contracts. On both occasions my clients have only offered t� �Offer them two rates. A higher rate for a 3 month contract, and the same rate for a 6 month contract. When l�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 03 Oct 2007

Contractor doctor: can the client use threat of termination?
Clients shouldn't pressure contractors with threats of termination but in case they do, contractors should have their 'escape pod' of proof of delivery prepared.
�Dear Contractor Doctor, I have been contracting for 14 months and the client has recently asked m� �is typically a reason to terminate in contractor contracts. To handle this issue: Get a schedule in your con� �rker in my speciality. Such training is not in my contract. The client is putting a lot of pressure on me to�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 08 Oct 2007

Contractor doctor: can my agent force a margin increase on renewal?
Agents like to force through margin increases when contract renewal time comes up. They have the right to try to do this, but they cannot oblige you to do it.
�a ghost of a chance in court. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor [Ed. Following advice from Con� �.5 hours per day. The client wishes to change all contracts to state an 8 - hour day, but the client has agre� �childcare arrangements). My agency will change my contract to reflect this, but the agency wants me to take�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 24 Oct 2007