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Expat contractors find a welcome in the UK
It's not difficult for expat contractors to find work and a home in the UK. A little preparation makes it quite simple.
�began to get calls from agents. I had a six-month contract in no time.'' Cresswell notes that he needed some�
Category: Articles: Expat | Tue, 15 May 2007

What is contracting in the UK? What do UK and expat contractors do?
Many workers from outside the UK will have heard of how UK contractors enjoy good money and lifestyles. But what does a UK contractor do?
�t contractors have that enable them to work in UK contracting roles, but those listed above are probably the mo� �eat rewards working as a contractor on a UK-based contract. One of the best in-depth guides a potential cont�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 01 Jun 2009

How to convert your expat résumé into a UK contractor’s high impact, ‘killer’ CV
Unless an expat contractor creates a high impact, killer CV for each contract opportunity they won’t even get past the agent to a client interview.
�Agents who advertise for contractors to apply for contracts normally have to filter through tens to hundreds� �elevant clients, with the skills used and on that contract and outcomes achieved Confirmation of the right t�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 19 Oct 2009

Contractor guide to the ‘restraint of trade’ principles
Contractors may face contracts with restrictions, but sometimes these can’t be enforced due to restraint of trade principles, says Roger Sinclair.
�when to seek competent legal assistance, is a key contracting skill,” says Roger Sinclair of contractor legal s� �de issues through restrictive covenants in agency contracts. And client contracts sometimes have exclusivity� �rough trade, and it is a fundamental principle of contract law that we are free to enter into contracts on t�
Category: Articles: Legal | Thu, 29 Nov 2012

Top UK contracting myths –realities revealed for expat and overseas contractors
Highly skilled workers from outside the UK and EU considering a career as a contractor should not be discouraged by false myths about UK contracting.
�considering a move to the UK to start a career in contracting should not be discouraged by the myths that aboun� �marketing skills , they will have no gaps between contracts. And for some specialist skills, contractors can� �don’t have to do any work not specified in their contract. Therefore, they can choose not to work on contra�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 15 Jun 2009

Benefits to non-UK and non-EU citizens of contracting in the UK
Contractors from outside the UK and EU with the right skills can find contracting in the UK hugely rewarding, financially and in many other ways, too.
�fits Expat contractors who work through their own contracting limited company or, to a lesser extent, through a� �are not UK or EU citizens and who want to work on contracts in the UK can benefit in a number of ways. But th� �lls and to polish their English. Others choose to contract in the UK to enjoy a higher standard of living th�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 22 Jun 2009

IT contracting in the UK
Many workers from outside the UK will have heard of how IT contractors earn good money. But what does a UK IT contractor do?
�use they know how to do the job that they’ve been contracted by the client to do. Where do IT contractors work� �basis for their clients However, in the UK the IT contracting is dominated by the financial services sector, pa� �ds IT contractors, and so IT contractors can find contracts in almost every kind of medium to large organisat� �rable information technology skills who work on a contract basis for their clients. They must be able to app�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 29 Jun 2009

Engineering contracting in the UK
Many expat engineers from outside the EU will have heard of the good pay and prospects of UK engineering contractors. But what do contractors do?
�use they know how to do the job that they’ve been contracted by the client to do. Where do engineering contrac� �st professional groups to develop and perfect the contracting model, mainly because: Engineering contractors in� �ractors’ earnings depend very much on the kind of contracts they work on. Typically, an expat engineering con�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 06 Jul 2009

Benefits to non-UK and non-EU citizens of living as a contractor in the UK
Contractors from outside the UK and EU will find that, with a generous level of disposable income, the UK can be a great place to live.
�find that the additional disposable income that a contracting career provides can make the UK a great place to� �s near where contractors are likely to find their contracts, they will almost certainly have a choice of good�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 13 Jul 2009

Do I need a visa to work as a contractor in the UK?
Contractors who are not UK or European Union citizens have to apply for a visa before they can start working on their first UK-based contract.
�ion worker card before they can start their first contract. Separate rules apply to members of the European�
Category: Articles: Expat | Mon, 20 Jul 2009