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Contractor doctor: should I accept an early contract renewal offer?
A contractor asks advice about renewing a contract 2 months early with no rate rise.
�ood job that they have asked you to renew. Having contracts renewed looks great on the CV and is very comfort� �ctor Doctor, I've been offered an extension to my contract for the same rate for another year, but it is 2 m�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 21 Dec 2007

Contractor doctor: can the agent renew my contract automatically?
An agent cannot renew your contract unless there is a clause in it that allows for automatic renewal.
�nt contract is due to expire. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �Dear Contractor Doctor, My contract with an agency ended last December, and I was off�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 23 Jan 2008

Contractor doctor: after 24 months at a client site, do travel expenses get repaid?
You do not have to repay travel expenses when you work more than 24 months at a client site.
�ducted for? Also, what difference does the longer contract make to my accounting? Thanks, Keith Contractor D�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 18 Feb 2008

Contractor doctor: can I sue the agent for failing to give notice?
If your agent doesn't respect the terms in your contract regarding notice, you still get paid. But you should be careful not to overreact and breach the contract yourself.
�Dear Contractor Doctor, I signed a contract for a five-month stint on an IT help desk. The co�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 21 Feb 2008

Contractor doctor: if I contract at a former employers can I claim for travel?
Should your former employer offer you a contract, you still have all the rights contractors are entitled to. But you have to be very careful about status.
�advice if that is your plan. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �oject work which is carefully spelled out in your contracts, you could probably stay outside IR35. But you sh� �but after just three months I have been offered a contract position at my previous company (doing my old job�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 06 Mar 2008

Contractor doctor: how does contract work compare with permanent work?
Do contractors get stuck with the unattractive work?
�Dear Contractor Doctor, I'm interested in going contracting, but am concerned about the type/quality of work� �n. It is one of the common contracting myths that contract work is the boring tasks left over which permanen�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 11 Apr 2008

Contractor doctor: can the agency hold my payments for ransom?
Can the agency hold your payment in an effort to bargain with you? The short answer is: definitely and absolutely not. Also, restrictive covenants can never last for an indefinite period.
�t to enforce them, they will. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor [Ed: We are pleased to report� �contractor. At the end of January he completed a contract and put in a time sheet for his final payment to�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 16 Apr 2008

Contractor doctor: how should I handle contracting for short periods of a few days?
What's the best way to handle contracting when you work one day at one company, two days at another--and in general you work under verbal agreements for very short terms? A limited company is still the best bet.
�t there are many industries in which this kind of contracting takes place. What is special about certain indust� �he contractor at risk. But in certain industries, contracts are governed by standard practice and in this cas� �best way to handle this: is it okay not to have a contract? Also, what about IR35? Yours sincerely, Eva Cont�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 21 Apr 2008

Contractor doctor: does contracting on stand-by put me inside IR35?
Accepting a retainer payment for stand-by status has nothing to do with employment status.
�eep me available between dates of actual offshore contracting, but I'm permitted to work for other companies du� �Dear Contractor Doctor: I have a contract proposal for working offshore with a particular c�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 22 Apr 2008

Contractor doctor: what is an acceptable agency margin?
What is an acceptable margin, how it is calculated, and should you even negotiate it?
�yourself stitched up. The same concept applies to contracting. You are a product bought by the agency and sold� �nterviewed will risk your chances of securing the contract. Don't do it. I recommend reading the article Neg�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 25 Apr 2008