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Age discrimination and contractors
The Age Discrimination Act of October 2006 will not do much to help older contractors who cannot get work. Age discrimination is real in the contractor workplace, but there are some things you can do about it.
�is also a skill that can keep you connected with contracting offers. Knowing where the greatest demand is will�
Category: Articles: Legal | Mon, 05 Mar 2007

Can contractors legally work for a subsidiary?
Can you work for a subsidiary of a client when your agency says you cannot?
�Contractors often have contracts with agencies that include restrictions on workin� �go against a restrictive covenant clause in your contract. Interpreting the wording is everything, and only�
Category: Articles: Legal | Wed, 07 Mar 2007

Contractors should take care with verbal agreements
It’s fine to have a verbal agreement with your client or agent—these are valid contracts. Just take care in how you handle them.
�tor may well find that a client or agent seeks to contract for work with a verbal agreement. It may be that�
Category: Articles: Legal | Tue, 24 Apr 2007

Contractors need to protect intellectual property
A clause in your contract will probably give all the rights to intellectual property developed on the job to your client. But you can negotiate a better deal.
�ractors Can, Employees Can't ''In most employment contracts, all intellectual property developed by the emplo� �er,'' says David Royden, a lawyer specialising in contract law with Layton’s Solicitors in Manchester. ''The�
Category: Articles: Legal | Mon, 30 Apr 2007

When contractors are between contracts, they still get paid
When your first contract runs out, and you're still working on renegotiating it or renewing it with the same client, you still get paid for your work.
�ever, probably be wrong to apply this strategy to contracting. You should take care to renew your contract well� �ou do about the work you're performing in between contracts? ''Clearly the rates determined by the previous c� �Let's say your first contract with an agency runs out, and you're not finished�
Category: Articles: Legal | Thu, 31 Jan 2008

Handling breaches of contract whilst contracting
When agents or clients breach your contract, you should react with notification, and if appropriate and necessary, termination of the contract.
�ittle-Jones Day Typical Breach of Contract in Contracting For us contractors, typical examples of major bre� �them clearly is the surest way to resolving most contracts disputes.� �When agents or clients breach your contract, you should react with notification, and if appro�
Category: Articles: Legal | Thu, 17 Apr 2008

Handling unfair termination when contracting
If the client or agent blames you for something that clearly isn' t your fault, and terminates you, what can you do?
�y simply blames you and puts an early end to your contract. Blaming the Contractor Is Easy But there are oth�
Category: Articles: Legal | Wed, 14 May 2008

When a client unfairly terminates your contract after you’ve given notice
Most contracts have a notice period to allow an orderly conclusion to a project. But what can you do if your client terminates your contract immediately when you hand in your notice?
�ake up the difference. Manage client expectations Contracting by its nature is not a permanent arrangement, lik� �most contractors will have a notice period in the contract with their client. This works to both sides’ bene�
Category: Articles: Legal | Tue, 17 Jun 2008

When your contracting client refuses to sign your last timesheet
When a project comes to an end, it is vital that you get that last sign-off from the client – not just to get paid, but also because you get a final seal of approval.
�All contracts come to an end. Ideally, your client has been del� �ontractors are not employees and therefore have a contract of service with their client, so as a business su�
Category: Articles: Legal | Mon, 30 Jun 2008

First-time contracts for contractors
The principles of business law, how contracts are made, and what contractors should look for in their first contract.
�ss law will help you to understand how contractor contracts are made, and the specific clauses that yours sho� �ided within a certain time. Unlike employees, who contract for a great many services for a fixed rate of pay�
Category: Articles: Legal | Tue, 22 May 2007