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Contracting and late payment: correct legal procedure when invoices remain unpaid
Contractors seeking payment from clients and agencies for unpaid and overdue invoices must follow the correct process if they are to be successful.
�d agencies. If the contractor has performed their contracting services exactly according to specification, the� �ice, particularly if it is the final invoice of a contract. They can sometimes invent spurious reasons for d�
Category: Articles: Legal | Fri, 22 Oct 2021

Expat contractors find a welcome in the UK
It's not difficult for expat contractors to find work and a home in the UK. A little preparation makes it quite simple.
�began to get calls from agents. I had a six-month contract in no time.'' Cresswell notes that he needed some�
Category: Articles: Expat | Tue, 15 May 2007

What is contracting in the UK? What do UK and expat contractors do?
Many workers from outside the UK will have heard of how UK contractors enjoy good money and lifestyles. But what does a UK contractor do?
�t contractors have that enable them to work in UK contracting roles, but those listed above are probably the mo� �eat rewards working as a contractor on a UK-based contract. One of the best in-depth guides a potential cont�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 01 Jun 2009

How to convert your expat résumé into a UK contractor’s high impact, ‘killer’ CV
Unless an expat contractor creates a high impact, killer CV for each contract opportunity they won’t even get past the agent to a client interview.
�Agents who advertise for contractors to apply for contracts normally have to filter through tens to hundreds� �elevant clients, with the skills used and on that contract and outcomes achieved Confirmation of the right t�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 19 Oct 2009

How expat contractors can quickly start trading after winning their first contract
Once an expat contractor has won their first contract, work can start very quickly and the contractor needs a trading solution in place straight away.
�tion up and running in a matter of days. To start contracting by using an umbrella company , the contractor has� �Winning a contract is nothing like getting a new job with a permanen�
Category: Articles: Expat | Thu, 17 Dec 2009

How do expat contractors’ qualifications translate into UK skills?
For a contractor to score enough points to qualify for a Tier 1 visa they must be able to compare their qualifications with the UK equivalent.
�of study options is one of the major benefits of contracting in the UK . In the IT and other sectors, ther�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 04 Jan 2010

‘Inpat’ non-dom contractor guide to expenses tax relief on journeys home
‘Inpat’ limited company contractors working in the UK can claim for the expenses of unlimited journeys home, explains James Abbott of Abbott Moore.
�actors from overseas who are working on temporary contracts in the UK may be able to claim expenses and tax r� �d to be when the contractor starts their first UK contract.” Resident, ordinarily resident and domiciled Acc�
Category: Articles: Expat | Wed, 12 Dec 2012

Top UK contracting myths –realities revealed for expat and overseas contractors
Highly skilled workers from outside the UK and EU considering a career as a contractor should not be discouraged by false myths about UK contracting.
�considering a move to the UK to start a career in contracting should not be discouraged by the myths that aboun� �marketing skills , they will have no gaps between contracts. And for some specialist skills, contractors can� �don’t have to do any work not specified in their contract. Therefore, they can choose not to work on contra�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 15 Jun 2009

Benefits to non-UK and non-EU citizens of contracting in the UK
Contractors from outside the UK and EU with the right skills can find contracting in the UK hugely rewarding, financially and in many other ways, too.
�fits Expat contractors who work through their own contracting limited company or, to a lesser extent, through a� �are not UK or EU citizens and who want to work on contracts in the UK can benefit in a number of ways. But th� �lls and to polish their English. Others choose to contract in the UK to enjoy a higher standard of living th�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 22 Jun 2009

IT contracting in the UK
Many workers from outside the UK will have heard of how IT contractors earn good money. But what does a UK IT contractor do?
�use they know how to do the job that they’ve been contracted by the client to do. Where do IT contractors work� �basis for their clients However, in the UK the IT contracting is dominated by the financial services sector, pa� �ds IT contractors, and so IT contractors can find contracts in almost every kind of medium to large organisat� �rable information technology skills who work on a contract basis for their clients. They must be able to app�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 29 Jun 2009