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Contractor Doctor: Can my client refuse to pay me on the basis they’ve not been paid?
Contractors shouldn’t have to wait for payment until their client has been paid, unless the contract expressly says so, says Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�the contract would remove this major advantage of contracting via an agency. If a contract has no ‘pay when pai� �ompany is concerned, he cannot opt out.” Consider contracts with friends carefully before putting the friends� �ays: “Unless there is an express provision in the contract that states the contractor will only be paid when�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Sat, 22 Oct 2011

Contractor Doctor: Am I allowed to use other agencies?
Contractors can not only use other agencies, but should do so to generate an ongoing stream of contracts for well paid and interesting assignments.
�t adopt this contractor mindset , otherwise their contracting careers will be short, or at least far less profi� �s told by the agency that they will look for more contracts for me once the contract ends. But can they stop� �tractor Doctor, I’m coming to the end of my first contract since starting out as an IT contractor six months�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 01 Nov 2011

Contractor Doctor: What hardcopy paperwork must I keep for my limited company?
Contractors can keep most business records electronically, but there are documents that must be kept as hardcopies, says inniAccounts’ Matt Poyser.
�ier and faster,” adds Poyser. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �ts or documents generated by the company, such as contracts and agreements Signed corporation tax returns and�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 01 Nov 2011

Contractor Doctor: Can I run my contracting business through two different companies?
Contractors can trade through two different limited companies but there are tax, cost & commercial implications explains Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�ed limited company for this purpose. Can I run my contracting business through two different companies? Thanks� �xplains: “A contractor who might have, say, three contracts in a financial year – two with software houses an� �five years, trading via my own limited company. A contract has just come up directly with a small bank and b�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 29 Nov 2011

Contractor Doctor: Can my limited company pay for counselling?
Contractors can pay for certain types of counselling without attracting a Benefit in Kind tax charge or employer’s National Insurance Contributions.
�ce a benefit in kind charge.” Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �company for over ten years. However, in his last contract my husband was harassed by another contractor, an�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 30 Nov 2011

Contractor doctor: how can I avoid a gap when going from permie to contracting?
Advises a reader how to make a smooth transition from permie to contracting without a gap in working.
�ppraisal I've decided to vote with my feet and go contracting. My notice period is 4 weeks. How should I go abo� �wer your question about when to start looking for contracts, here's a brief suggested action plan and some po� �ised pay rise we'd have retired years ago. In the contract market, this kind of 'promise' of future pay rise�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 21 Dec 2011

Contractor doctor: can I be forced to take time off for xmas?
Unless your contract specifies that you are expected to have periods of suspension, there is no reason why you should be obliged to take time off.
�ithout a reasonable solution. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �ks, Rachel Contractor Doctor replies: Unless your contract specifies that you should expect periods of suspe�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 22 Dec 2011

Contractor doctor: is it worth going permanent after contracting?
Advice to a contractor who is considering accepting a permanent position at the company where they are contracting.
�Dear Contractor Doctor I've been contracting with the same client for around 15months. I came� �ut yourself on the market and try and get another contract offer. If you get another offer then you can use�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 03 Jul 2018

Contractor doctor: can I leave early even without a termination clause?
Advises an unhappy contractor how to get out of a contract without a termination clause.
�to hear things are not going well for you whilst contracting. There might be little point chatting to your age� �or Doctor, I'm currently 3 months into a 12 month contract. The work is stale and the pay is terrible, made�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 17 Jul 2018

Contractor doctor: can I take my first contract at the company i'm planned on leaving?
Should you accept your first contract at the company you are leaving permanent employment to go contracting?
�Dear Contractor Doctor I've decided to go contracting and handed in my notice at my current permanent e� �oyee wants to become a contractor and so offers a contract to hold onto them, be warned. It is of course a t�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 16 Aug 2018