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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