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Contractor interview: steve sammut grows a business despite everything
Contractor Steve Sammut started off 15 years ago with nothing but an idea. Now he runs a business that employs 50 people. And he's done it despite the shocks of adverse fortune.
…ould be a prime example. Building A Business From Contracting The 40-year old Sammut has built a business contr… …saw an opportunity to provide these lessons under contract with schools which could no longer offer them the…
Category: Articles: Contractor Interviews | Fri, 28 Mar 2008

Contractor interview: paul ross enjoys the good life contracting
An extraordinarily successful contractor who only works at the top of the fee scale, and who almost never uses an agent, tells how to do it.
…ders. This kind of work is at the very top of the contracting scale, and is much in demand. But Ross has noneth… …rom colleagues. This has put me in touch with new contracts very regularly. A good network of colleagues can… …ine this carefully to see that it is both in your contract, but also part of your real working life. ''What…
Category: Articles: Contractor Interviews | Mon, 14 Apr 2008

Contractor interview: sue builds a better life contracting
Having left a permanent job to take up contracting, Sue has built a better business and has a more rewarding lifestyle.
…en years, to become a contractor. Never Regretted Contracting ''And I've never regretted it,'' Sue insists. ''T… …d start on this contract, Sue gathered a few more contracts around the area she was now living in. She works… …ue to do that anyway.'' With a good start on this contract, Sue gathered a few more contracts around the are…
Category: Articles: Contractor Interviews | Mon, 28 Apr 2008

INTERVIEW: Take a few tips from the contractor who overnight went from £35k to £85k
Tired of languishing in IT sales, veteran contractor Paul Drew reinvented himself as a project manager and saw his income jump overnight by £50k.
…an contractor Paul Drew’s book, whose approach to contracting changed his career, and bank balance, out of all… …of reasons why I consistently managed to win new contracts, and none of those reasons are rocket science,” s… …rtunity presented itself, with an interview for a contract with one of the leading IT firms, working for wha…
Category: Articles: Contractor Interviews | Mon, 26 Jan 2009

INTERVIEW: Don’t let a bad apple ruin your contracting barrel says veteran contractor
Contractors must take the rough with the smooth and shouldn’t let a bad experience put them off, says contracting stalwart Jane Smith.
…mith. And as her story shows, anyone who has been contracting for any length of time needs to develop the ‘rhin… …picking up the phone book. And, as most of Jane’s contracts are direct with the client, she doesn’t usually h… …re client politics “I won a high paying six-month contract, working through an agency, for a major logistics…
Category: Articles: Contractor Interviews | Tue, 03 Mar 2009

IR35 successor possibilities: what happens in the United States of America
If a successor adopted a US-style independent contractor test, then any replacement would financially penalise clients for misclassification.
…ch a replacement to IR35 could ultimately lead to contracts being offshored.… …ship’ – this includes factors such as the written contract, provision of benefits and a factor similar to mu…
Category: Articles: IR35 Review: Office of Tax Simplification | Mon, 06 Sept 2010

IR35 future: Australia’s legislation to tackle false self-employment
Australia uses legislation designed to identify the personal services income (PSI) of contractor businesses, with higher taxes for those caught.
…and construction professionals – could have their contracting income classed as PSI. However, where the cost of… …equipment is greater than 50% of the value of the contract, the income is not classed as PSI. So a contract…
Category: Articles: IR35 Review: Office of Tax Simplification | Mon, 27 Sept 2010

Contractual clauses and the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR)
Contractors finding clauses relating to the Agency Workers Regulations in agency contracts needn’t necessarily be alarmed says Roger Sinclair of Egos.
…ncy Workers Regulations (AWR) being inserted into contracts by their agencies, but many such clauses should n… …s’ approach to risk is such that they will fill a contract with clauses to try and ensure that any conceivab…
Category: Articles: Agency Workers Regulations | Thu, 23 Feb 2012

Contracting, subcontractors and AWR: when do the Agency Workers Regulations apply?
Contractors subcontracting client work to other contractors may find the Agency Workers Regulations could apply.
…kers.’ And an agency worker ‘is someone who has a contract with the temporary work agency but works temporar…
Category: Articles: Agency Workers Regulations | Tue, 15 Aug 2017

Quick Start Contracting Guide: The Agency Workers Regulations
ContractorCalculator’s Quick Start Guide to the Agency Workers Regulations provides answers to your most frequently asked questions about the law.
…le trader, it is completely irrelevant if you are contracting direct with your client. However, as the vast maj… …ith your client. However, as the vast majority of contracts in some sectors, such as IT, are via agencies, th… …n permanent employees or offshoring temporary and contract roles to cheaper jurisdictions unaffected by AWR.…
Category: Articles: Agency Workers Regulations | Thu, 21 Sept 2017