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Contractor guide to contracting overseas: Denmark
Contractors who register for the Danish expat tax scheme pay lower tax, have less red tape and can join from outside the EU, says CXC’s Charles Daw.
…y will be payable on a fee income generated while contracting in Denmark. For the most part, Daw does not recom… …e in Denmark through their UK limited company for contracts of a few weeks’ duration.They may need to registe… …Contractors who have won a contract in Denmark may find the most effective way to tra…
Category: Articles: Contracting Overseas | Thu, 27 Aug 2015

Contractor guide to contracting overseas: Belgium
Contractors with Belgium-based contracts may find becoming self-employed is the easiest and most cost-effective option, says Charles Daw of CXC.
…ise their tax.” What expenses can be claimed when contracting in Belgium? Business expenses themselves are fair… …Contractors who engage in contracts in Belgium may find that operating as a self-empl… …ply with the LIMOSA declaration, everybody in the contract chain would be found jointly liable if the contra…
Category: Articles: Contracting Overseas | Thu, 05 Nov 2015

Contractor guide to contracting overseas: Poland
Contractors with Poland-based contracts can benefit from favourable rates of tax, providing they register as self-employed, says Charles Daw of CXC.
…cally advised to register as self-employed before contracting in Poland as it offers the most seamless transfer… …Contractors with contracts in Poland will typically find that the self-emplo… …ontractors should do when starting a Poland-based contract Before beginning a contract in Poland, contractor…
Category: Articles: Contracting Overseas | Tue, 08 Mar 2016

Contractor guide to contracting overseas: South Africa
Contractors working in South Africa should use employed solution providers to help navigate strict local regulations, says Charles Daw of CXC Global.
…and employer.” What expenses can be claimed when contracting in South Africa? “Pretty much nothing in South Af… …Contractors looking to source contracts in South Africa will find that the regulatory lan… …lly a secondment.” However, acquiring a permit to contract in South Africa can often prove quite an arduous…
Category: Articles: Contracting Overseas | Wed, 09 Mar 2016

The benefits of hiring an expert contractor
The benefits a contractor can bring to a client’s organisation are huge and include new skills and flexibility that permanent employees cannot match.
…of benefits to the client organisations they are contracted by. Most notably, they can be picked up and put d… …ntractors cite the main reason they started their contracting career was to get away from office politics and a… …ing the services of a supplier and not starting a contract of employment with an employee. Employees have ri…
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Wed, 16 Dec 2009

Paying your contractor – timesheets, invoices and payment
Unless clients sign timesheets and process invoices promptly, contractors don’t get paid. This can delay project delivery and lead to legal action.
…company to raise an invoice. If the contractor is contracting direct through their own limited company, they wi… …as, although contractors are not employees, their contracts give them the right to be paid regularly, accurat… …ontractor’s invoice, could constitute a breach of contract, which if not remedied swiftly, will leave the cl…
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Mon, 08 Feb 2010

Renewing a contractors contract
Contractors do not have to renew their contract when it ends, so a client wanting to keep their good contractors should start negotiating early.
…from spending more than a certain period of time contracting for that client, or from having more than a certa… …obligation to accept a renewal or extension of a contract. Equally, clients do not have to offer the contra…
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 10 Nov 2009

Terminating a contractor
All contractor contracts finish eventually, but there may be reasons why a client wishes to end a contract early, before the contracted end-date.
…Contractor contracts have a start date, which is when the contractor b… …t if the two parties have not agreed to renew the contract. However, there may be reasons why a client wants…
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 17 Nov 2009

Hiring a contractor – rates you should expect to pay
Rates vary hugely across the contracting sector and can depend on many variables. How can clients judge what rates they should pay contractors?
…rs to be worked, and any hours in excess of those contracted must be approved before the contractor works them… …. But the client and contractor must agree in the contract the number of hours to be worked, and any hours i…
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 01 Sept 2009

Hiring a contractor directly without using an agency
Clients must understand the big differences between hiring contractors and recruiting employees, says Emma Brierley of recruiter Xchangeteam
…ctors, by their very nature, are being engaged on contracts on an ongoing basis. This means that the client’s… …soon as possible. This means negotiation of both contract rates and contracts , and the hard part in larger…
Category: Articles: Hiring Contractors | Tue, 15 Sept 2009