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Contractor Doctor: Can I sue my agency if it gets fired by the client?
Contractors may have grounds to take legal action if their contract is terminated because the client fires the agency, says Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�ng professional legal advice. Good luck with your contracting! Contractor Doctor� �ontractor Doctor, I’ve just had my IT development contract terminated. I was on a good rate and the contract�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 25 May 2012

Contractor Doctor: Can another contractor fire me?
Contractors can’t be fired, only terminated if in breach of contract; contractor project managers are unlikely to have the power to terminate alone.
�nies ). So, they don’t get fired, they have their contracts for services terminated , and if unfairly termina� �appy with my performance, having twice renewed my contract. However, my project manager, another contractor,�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 12 Nov 2012

Contractor Doctor: Must I contract with an agency that first sent my CV to a client?
Contractors proposed to the same client by two different agencies may not be required to contract with the first agency, says Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�hen any provisions preventing the contractor from contracting with the client except through the first agency m� �own limited company . As I’m currently in-between contracts, I recently received a call from one agency offer� �cently received a call from one agency offering a contract at £300 a day and asking if I could attend an int�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Wed, 19 Sept 2012

Contractor Doctor: Can clients and contractors cut out an agency lying about margins?
Contractors trapped in contracts with steep margins by an agency that lied to the client may be able to find an exit, explains Roger Sinclair of Egos.
�f restrictions that might prevent the worker from contracting direct or via an alternative agency.” Risk-averse� �a thorough analysis of the circumstances and both contracts, a way might be found to release the contractor f� �happy about this and nor is the client. When the contract is up for renewal in a few months I’d like to eit�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Fri, 21 Sept 2012

Contractor Doctor: Can I take three years out for a degree & fund it from my company?
Limited company contractors can fund themselves with company cash during a degree course, but must personally pay for the course, says James Abbott.
�re engineering. Now, after a decade of successful contracting, I’ve built up a substantial cash pile in my cont� �all projects whilst studying, or accepting longer contracts between academic terms during vacations, if that’�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Sun, 07 Oct 2012

Contractor Doctor: Does the 24 month rule apply to two clients at the same location?
Contractors switching contracts between different clients at a similar location cannot reset the 24 month rule, explains James Abbott of Abbott Moore.
�Dear Contractor Doctor I’ve been contracting for a client at its offices just north of London’� �n. Does the 24 month rule still apply if I switch contracts to a new contract with a client a nearby location� �18 months. My existing client is keen to renew my contract for another 12 months, but I was concerned that t�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Mon, 15 Oct 2012

Contractor Doctor: We’re divorcing – what happens to our contractor limited company?
David Colom of DJ Colom explains his experience of contractor options when divorce is on the cards for a husband and wife contracting team.
�a divorce. When we do divorce, what happens to my contracting limited company? Thanks Sarah Contractor Doctor s�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 10 Aug 2010

Contractor Doctor: Can my agency insist on paying me only when it has been paid?
Contractors receiving a contract from an agent with a paid-when-paid clause should not initially be concerned, says Parity’s Alan Rommel.
�Dear Contractor Doctor, I’ve only been IT contracting for a year, working through agencies to find my c� �g for a year, working through agencies to find my contracts and trading through my own limited company . I ha� �y own limited company . I have managed to stay in contract during the whole period with what I consider to b�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Thu, 12 Aug 2010

Contractor Doctor: When applying for contractor roles online what rate should I give?
Contractors applying for roles online can be asked to provide a rate before the application is accepted, but this is only the start of negotiations.
�s and agency websites. However, when applying for contracting roles online, I am sometimes asked to specify a c� �ays possible. Indicating a rate when applying for contracts online is only the start of contract negotiations� �octor, I’m in the process of finding my second IT contract, this time via online job boards and agency websi�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Tue, 28 Sept 2010

Contractor Doctor: I’m going to contract in the UK. Can I claim flights, rent & food?
Contractors coming from overseas to work in the UK are subject to the same business expenses rules as UK-based umbrella & limited company contractors.
�, only itemised and costed calls can be expensed. Contracting in the UK trading via a limited company – is it f� �her travel costs when I arrive to start work on a contract. Can I claim flights, rent and food as business e�
Category: Articles: Contractor Doctor Q+A | Sat, 02 Oct 2010