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Legal issues for contractors and agents
What are your legal options when you work with agents? This article follows the process through from the first contact to termination.
�David Royden-Laytons Solicitors Or the agent has contracted with you for 12 months, but the job is only going� �remember: this is not a binding offer. '' Verbal contracts are valid, but it is very difficult to prove what� �tact-First Legal Issue You start out by finding a contract via an ad on a job board and you contact the agen�
Category: Articles: Legal | Tue, 17 Jul 2007

Can agencies change contractor contracts midstream?
Suppose the client wants to change the conditions of your contract? You should be reasonable, but you do have rights.
�ith Layton's Solicitors in Manchester explains: ''Contracts that are in force can only be changed by mutual a� �ther work that is not necessarily included in the contract? Managing Expectations Typically, this will invol�
Category: Articles: Legal | Thu, 26 Jul 2007

Can contractors cut out their agent?
Maybe you can, legally, cut out the agent, but it's probably not a good idea. Changing agencies at the clients request is a better proposition.
�playing with fire. There are three points in the contract process in which you will be offered this choice.�
Category: Articles: Legal | Wed, 01 Aug 2007

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

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

Contractor offshore tax solutions: risks and benefits explained
Need to understand the risks and benefits of offshore tax solutions? Use the guide to make an informed decision.
�for contractors Ultimately, the downside risk of contracting through an offshore tax solution is that HMRC dec� �reasing net income from, typically, 65% to 85% of contract value. But solutions are not appropriate for all�
Category: Articles: Contractor Offshore Solutions | Wed, 14 Jun 2017

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

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