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Background
Agency Workers Regulations
�Fears that the AWD spells the end of contracting are unfounded as indications suggest ltd company� �ating to the Agency Workers Regulations in agency contracts needn’t necessarily be alarmed says Roger Sinclai�
Category: Agency Workers Regulations

Renewing & terminating contractors
Hiring Contractors
�client wishes to end a contract early, before the contracted end-date.� �rs should start negotiating early. All contractor contracts finish eventually, but there may be reasons why a� �Contractors do not have to renew their contract when it ends, so a client wanting to keep their g�
Category: Hiring Contractors

Selection & recruitment
Hiring Contractors
�Rates vary hugely across the contracting sector and can depend on many variables. How can� �are not like employees and don’t have employment contracts. But they do have contracts, so clients need to u� �do have contracts, so clients need to understand contract law basics. It is a tax law that does not affect�
Category: Hiring Contractors

Termination
Contractor Doctor Q+A
�no legal solution, warns Roger Sinclair of Egos. Contracting for a former employer can create a range of chall� �rminate alone. Contractors unable to fulfil their contracts due to illness may not necessarily be liable for� �Advises an unhappy contractor how to get out of a contract without a termination clause. This agency sent a�
Category: Contractor Doctor Q+A

Payment problems
Contractor Doctor Q+A
�s Roger Sinclair of Egos. Contractors receiving a contract from an agent with a paid-when-paid clause should�
Category: Contractor Doctor Q+A

Restrictions / Bypassing agencies
Contractor Doctor Q+A
�nforceable in a court of law? If an agent who has contracted with you in the past refuses to handle your contr� �Restrictive clauses appearing to stop contractors contracting direct may not apply if they pre-date the Conduct� �ns Roger Sinclair of Egos. Contractors trapped in contracts with steep margins by an agency that lied to the� �acted with you in the past refuses to handle your contract renewal, go straight to the client. Contractors c�
Category: Contractor Doctor Q+A

Project and rate changes
Contractor Doctor Q+A
�Some contractors working on short term freelance contracts don’t have a signed contract in place, leaving th� �ovide services over and above those agreed in the contract, and clients cannot expect contractors to do so.�
Category: Contractor Doctor Q+A

Accomodation
Contractor Doctor Q+A
�staying in a holiday home which they own during a contract, explains James Abbott of Abbott Moore.�
Category: Contractor Doctor Q+A

Expenses - Food / Travel
Contractor Doctor Q+A
�lunches, says James Abbott. Contractors switching contracts between different clients at a similar location c� �expenses. Should your former employer offer you a contract, you still have all the rights contractors are en�
Category: Contractor Doctor Q+A

Choosing a contractor accountant
Limited Companies
�Decided to use a limited company for your contracting? Then you'll need a specialist accountant. Here a�
Category: Limited Companies