If you are a permie, how legal is it for your boss to come to you one day and say "At the end of the month, you will become a contractor. You will then contract your work to us"?
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...OK who walked over the IR35 trolls bridge?Pleomax
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Erm, about 0%. They are effectivly making you redundant with all the legal bits and pieces that entails.And the lord said unto John; "come forth and receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster.Comment
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It's illegal. It's them trying to find a way to get rid of you on the cheap. Tell them that they are effectively sacking you. Go and speak to the Citizens Advice Bureau and get some proper advise on how to progress, and do it quick.Originally posted by teclo View PostIf your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.Comment
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Oh this happened earlier this year, and I left them a couple of days later with a nice shiny new contract for more money somewhere else.
I was just curious as they forced everyone in the company to become contractors.Comment
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I think you should weigh up:
1. How much redundancy you will get from permie employer.
2. What sort of contracting rate you can shaft employer with.
3. How much you can sue employer for because he has broken the law.
Take the better of the 3 options.'Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual'. -
Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch.Comment
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Don't forget if you go with option 2, you're likely to be out fairly quickly anyway.....And the lord said unto John; "come forth and receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster.Comment
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COuldn't agree more with the above posts. they're not "forcing you to become a contractor".
they're sacking you without due notice or redundancy pay
OTOH they're also giving you another job.
Do the maths and see what your best route would be.Comment
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At the time I did say to him that he was effectively making me redundant and that this was my 4 weeks notice. He assured me that I was wrong, that it was going to be mutually beneficial for both myself and the company etc etc. Blah blah.
That was on the Wednesday, the next day I got a call from an agent about a good contracting position and they set an interview up for the following day.
The next day I had the interview and at 4:30 on that Friday afternoon I left two letters of resignation and walked out to start my contracting career on the Monday.
That was in March and I haven't looked back. Well apart from the point where I was benched for 6 weeks at the end of October, but I have another contract to cover me until the middle of January.
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The purpose of your original post was?
I had similar happen to me in June this year, but they tried to make me work the three months notice period in my contract I walked three days after they told me i was redundant.
Been contracting ever since, my bank manager has loved me ever since.....Pleomax
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