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Contractor Doctor: When applying for contractor roles online what rate should I give?
Contractors applying for roles online can be asked to provide a rate before the application is accepted, but this is only the start of negotiations.
�s and agency websites. However, when applying for contracting roles online, I am sometimes asked to specify a c� �ays possible. Indicating a rate when applying for contracts online is only the start of contract negotiations� �octor, I’m in the process of finding my second IT contract, this time via online job boards and agency websi�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 28 Sept 2010

Contractor Doctor: I’m going to contract in the UK. Can I claim flights, rent & food?
Contractors coming from overseas to work in the UK are subject to the same business expenses rules as UK-based umbrella & limited company contractors.
�, only itemised and costed calls can be expensed. Contracting in the UK trading via a limited company – is it f� �her travel costs when I arrive to start work on a contract. Can I claim flights, rent and food as business e�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Sat, 02 Oct 2010

Contractor Doctor: Client wants to move me to a new project. I don’t want to. Help!
Contractors don’t have employment rights but are protected by contract law, so a client can’t change the contract without the contractor’s agreement.
�ich is not the behaviour of a skilled independent contracting expert, but of an employee. This is likely to be� �s no legal requirement for the contractor to move contracts and start a new project. Without the contractor’s� �ed company, about two thirds of the way through a contract with a major financial institution. The client wa�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 13 Oct 2010

Contractor Doctor: Is it worth starting a limited company for one contract?
Starting a limited company for a single contract can benefit contractors able to split dividends with a spouse, but for most will be uneconomical.
�ne contract? Thanks Sarah Contractor Doctor says: Contracting through a limited company can be a tax-efficient� �s, I’ve been offered the opportunity to work on a contract basis on a year-long project. Despite researching�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 26 Oct 2010

Contractor Doctor: Can my client sue me if I get too ill to work?
Technically a contractor is in breach of contract if they can’t work because of illness, but in reality a client wants a replacement, not a lawsuit.
�his first contract via an agency. Not having been contracting before, I’m worried about what happens if I have� �for delivering the services, is a feature of most contracts. Early termination and replacement Most clients a� �first-time IT contractor about to start work on a contract with a major engineering group. I’ve started my o�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 28 Oct 2010

Contractor Doctor: My client wants me to commit to future contract rates – can they?
Contractors asked to agree a contract committing them to future contracts and pay rates should be wary of signing up, warns Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�ercial long-term commitment.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �d be very surprised if the client did not agree.” Contracts must be clear and leave no room for uncertainty I� �has not paid me yet and has only just sent me the contract. The contract includes a clause that requires me�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 09 Nov 2010

Contractor Doctor: Can my agent find me a contract before asking about conduct regs?
Contractors not opting out of the conduct regulations before being introduced to a client can’t opt out later explains Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�I’m looking for. However, being fairly new to the contracting game, until I read about the Conduct of Employmen� �e of opting out. Can my agent find and offer me a contract before asking me about the Conduct of Employment�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 15 Nov 2010

Contractor Doctor: I’m pregnant & want to leave a contract early; can my client sue?
A seemingly simple case of a pregnant contractor can potentially escalate into a complex legal wrangle says Brabners Chaffe Street’s Paul Chamberlain.
�assistance from the outset.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �emphasises the importance of all parties creating contracts that are fit for purpose, and seeking professiona� �r Contractor Doctor, I’ve just signed up to a new contract for six months and registered with a new umbrella�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 01 Dec 2010

Contractor Doctor: Can my agency withhold pay if I left the contract without notice?
The law of contract applies if a contractor defaults on contractual obligations & leaves a contract early without notice, says Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�payment through the courts.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �and earlier in the year I was awarded a six-month contract with a London-based client via an agency. However�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 13 Dec 2010

Contractor Doctor: If I sign a confidentiality agreement in my name am I inside IR35?
Contractors asked to sign confidentiality agreements in their name, and not their limited company’s, are unlikely to be at risk.
�a confidentiality agreement. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �rganisation and therefore not bound by employment contracts. Clients can’t change contractual terms, in theor� �ctor and I’ve just started work on a six-month IT contract with a new client. I had my contract checked for�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 31 Jan 2011