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Contractor Doctor: I’m being bullied to join a teambuilding day, what’re my options?
Contractors face greater risk if forced to attend client teambuilding events and clients may be liable for bullying.
�re are no grounds for the client to terminate the contract if the contractor refuses to; nor is it likely th�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 25 Jul 2013

Contractor Doctor: Does signing a new contract after one goes cold put me in breach?
Contractors whose contract terms are changed by an agency are unlikely to be in breach if they accept another contract, says Egos’s Roger Sinclair.
�Dear Contractor Doctor I signed a new contract with an agency to begin on 2nd July. One week lat�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 31 Jul 2013

Contractor Doctor: I can’t pay my tax bill to HMRC – what are my options?
Contractors who have spent the money put by to pay their company’s tax liabilities may be facing liquidation, explains Mike Simister of Lines Henry.
�start a new limited company and get on with their contracting career. ‘D reports’ on the conduct of contractor� �by, might have an extended period of time between contracts. With no income and the same outgoings, they choo� �much of the last 18 months on the bench without a contract. As a result, I was forced to use all my savings�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 01 Aug 2013

Contractor Doctor: Can I receive a tax-free redundancy payment from my ltd company?
Contractors can’t use redundancy or termination payments to take cash tax efficiently from their limited company, says James Abbott of Abbott Moore.
�condition.” Why contractors don’t have employment contracts According to Abbott, few contractors have employm� �undancy payment, a worker must have an employment contract with their employer, and they cannot resign or le�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 15 Aug 2013

Contractor Doctor: Is my agency’s restrictive covenant valid after losing PSL status?
Contractors may have grounds for disregarding a restrictive covenant if a former agency makes threats to withhold payment, says Egos’s Roger Sinclair.
�Dear Contractor Doctor I’ve just completed a contract with an agency that has just been dropped from th�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 05 Sept 2013

Contractor Doctor: Do I owe my agency damages after it terminated me for being ill?
Contractors unable to fulfil their contracts due to illness may not necessarily be liable for breach of contract, explains Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�ep in this situation is to determine which of the contracts the agency sent to the contractor actually applie� �Dear Contractor Doctor I was a week into a new contract and I have just been terminated by my agency for�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 14 Oct 2013

Contractor Doctor: How do I handle hostility from my client’s permanent employees?
Contractors countering hostility from their client's employees can adopt a range of strategies to help defuse the situation.
�ractor Doctor I recently started work on a new IT contract for a financial sector client. The team was assem�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 24 Oct 2013

Contractor Doctor: My spouse has a short-term contract. Should it go via my ltd co?
Contractors should consider the implications before allowing their spouse to contract via their limited company, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�income tax allowances, plus his wife’s long-term contracting intentions, which could suggest alternative scena� �n umbrella is a fantastic solution for short-term contracts inside IR35. The arrangement would be simplified� �ly as a permie, and has been offered a short-term contract. If the project goes well, she’ll either be offer�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 13 Nov 2013

Contractor Doctor: Can I claim expenses for building an office in my garden?
Contractors claiming the cost of building an office in their garden may save VAT & tax, but complications may arise, says Abbott Moore’s James Abbott.
�ear Contractor Doctor I have recently returned to contracting and have the opportunity to regularly work from h�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 06 Jan 2014

Contractor Doctor: Should I opt out of the Conduct Regs or AWR after a contract win?
Contractors new to contracting can get confused between different sets of regulations, when they apply and whether there is an option of opting out.
�Dear Contractor Doctor I am new to contracting and I have just secured a contract for six months� �I am new to contracting and I have just secured a contract for six months work. I have opted into the Conduc�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 18 Feb 2014