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Contracting mindset tips: contractors are not paid the same as employees
Contractors are responsible for paying employment costs and taxes themselves so employee salaries and contractor fees are not directly comparable.
�a week, do you know how you would calculate what contracting day rate you need to secure the equivalent take-h� �means you can’t directly compare hourly or daily contract rates with employee salaries. Do you know how muc�
Category: Articles: Contracting Mindset Tips | Thu, 28 Oct 2010

Contracting mindset tips: contractors can claim expenses formerly paid by themselves
Contractors claim expenses out of pre-tax earnings and offset these costs against profits, thus reducing tax. Employees pay out of their own pockets.
�Once you start contracting, you can claim business expenses in a way that pe� �employee come directly out of your fees when you contract and can help reduce your tax bill. How would you�
Category: Articles: Contracting Mindset Tips | Mon, 01 Nov 2010

Contracting mindset tips: Agencies & clients can’t change terms & conditions at will
Contractors have an agreement with their client to supply certain services in exchange for payment, so any changes in terms must be mutually agreed.
�agreeing a rate. If you are paid by the day, with contracted core hours of nine to five, and then your client� �As a contractor, you have a contract that details exactly what service you provide to�
Category: Articles: Contracting Mindset Tips | Mon, 14 Feb 2011

Contracting mindset tips: clauses preventing you bypassing agencies are enforceable
Restrictive covenants stopping contractors working direct for clients are enforceable & protect the investment agencies have made brokering the deal.
�e covenants in the contract that prevent you from contracting direct with the client . These covenants are enfo� �markets for their ‘roster’ of contractors. These contracts might otherwise not even exist, if it were not fo� �agencies to include restrictive covenants in the contract that prevent you from contracting direct with the�
Category: Articles: Contracting Mindset Tips | Tue, 01 Mar 2011

Contracting mindset tips: If you don’t like it, just quit and move on
Contractors can develop skills allowing them to pick great assignments, enabling them to quit contracts that aren’t challenging or enjoyable.
�ested in developing expert skills to enhance your contracting career and, when these are in greater demand, the� �work, can simply choose to quit and find another contract. Would you hang around for more abuse from a bull�
Category: Articles: Contracting Mindset Tips | Thu, 07 Apr 2011

Contracting mindset tips: flexible contracting income allows a choice when paying tax
Contractors have a degree of flexible control over how they manage their contracting income and when to pay tax, which employees can’t possibly have.
�deductions like ‘employee NI’ and ‘employer NI’. Contracting income is much more flexible, allowing you greate�
Category: Articles: Contracting Mindset Tips | Tue, 12 Apr 2011

Contractors have common problems with agencies
There are a series of recurring complaints that contractors have with agencies. Contractors should be aware of them.
�conditions. Have Your Say... When I first started contracting 8 years ago I fell for every trick in the book. M� �ck to the client unless they say so (it's in your contract as a restrictive covenant ) and so you have to ta�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Tue, 23 Oct 2007

Applying for a contract via email
So, you've seen a job you like and are going to apply via email. Read about an effective structure for email applications.
�T Framework, ASP.NET, C#.NET OOAD, UML, Design By Contract, Design Patterns Extreme Programming(XP), trainin�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Fri, 14 Dec 2007

Contractors can win public sector contracts
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 came into effect this year, and they make it much easier for contractors to win tenders from government agencies and organisations.
�llow closely the rules set down by the particular contracting process that is being used. There are five basic� �ay only have a small family business, you can win contracts from government agencies and organisations. The p� �ave a much better chance of winning public sector contract offers. The Public Contracts Regulations law of 2�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Wed, 19 Dec 2007

How contractors should handle client references
You don't have a legal right to a reference be it from the agency or the end-client. But if you are denied a reference, you could sue for liable as that's tantamount to saying you didn't do a good job.
�When you leave a contract, getting a reference can be a problem. The end-cl�
Category: Articles: Job Search | Tue, 12 Feb 2008