Contractor working 2 jobs at the same time

[maganda]

While my mate has recently got a new contract we realised that the same contractor is working two contracts at the same time

As one job is working from home and the other one is not much observed and he just shows up 2 days a week and works the rest from home.

What are the legal requirement for this? Shouldn't he not be bounded by contract not to work two roles at the same time? Both jobs are full time contracts.

Morally I think it’s wrong as he is trying to offload his work onto his co-workers and he is cashing in double day rate with doing the bare minimum?

[malvolio]

While my mate has recently got a new contract we realised that the same contractor is working two contracts at the same time

As one job is working from home and the other one is not much observed and he just shows up 2 days a week and works the rest from home.

What are the legal requirement for this? Shouldn't he not be bounded by contract not to work two roles at the same time? Both jobs are full time contracts.

Morally I think it’s wrong as he is trying to offload his work onto his co-workers and he is cashing in double day rate with doing the bare minimum?

It's called "Business". As long as he's delivering that needs to be delivered when it's needed, who cares?

[Sausage Surprise]

While my mate has recently got a new contract we realised that the same contractor is working two contracts at the same time

As one job is working from home and the other one is not much observed and he just shows up 2 days a week and works the rest from home.

What are the legal requirement for this? Shouldn't he not be bounded by contract not to work two roles at the same time? Both jobs are full time contracts.

Morally I think it’s wrong as he is trying to offload his work onto his co-workers and he is cashing in double day rate with doing the bare minimum?

Can you clarify the first sentence? Is the contractor your mate or someone else?
Not bothered really, just I've read it 5 times now and it still makes no sense.

Are you a proper contractor? If you are, you wouldn't be posting such a daft question.

[DirtyDog]

While my mate has recently got a new contract we realised that the same contractor is working two contracts at the same time

As one job is working from home and the other one is not much observed and he just shows up 2 days a week and works the rest from home.

What are the legal requirement for this? Shouldn't he not be bounded by contract not to work two roles at the same time? Both jobs are full time contracts.

Morally I think it’s wrong as he is trying to offload his work onto his co-workers and he is cashing in double day rate with doing the bare minimum?

He has one job - working for his Ltd / umbrella. He has multiple clients, who all seem to be happy with his work - if they aren't then the client should be pursuing this, with a view to possible termination.

[maganda]

Can you clarify the first sentence? Is the contractor your mate or someone else?
Not bothered really, just I've read it 5 times now and it still makes no sense.

Are you a proper contractor? If you are, you wouldn't be posting such a daft question.

really so you think its ok that some one does the bare minimum and cashes in double?

Yes and I am a proper contractor. I deliver on time and all my clients are happy with my work for years. And that is what a proper contrcator should be.

But for you a proper contractor just seems to be take the money and run?

[Maslins]

He has one job - working for his Ltd / umbrella. He has multiple clients, who all seem to be happy with his work - if they aren't then the client should be pursuing this, with a view to possible termination.

That'd be my view...though of course if each client thinks they're getting full time work then they might take issue with it if they find out.

[DirtyDog]

That'd be my view...though of course if each client thinks they're getting full time work then they might take issue with it if they find out.

Professional working day, innit?

[GillsMan]

While my mate has recently got a new contract we realised that the same contractor is working two contracts at the same time

As one job is working from home and the other one is not much observed and he just shows up 2 days a week and works the rest from home.

What are the legal requirement for this? Shouldn't he not be bounded by contract not to work two roles at the same time? Both jobs are full time contracts.

Morally I think it’s wrong as he is trying to offload his work onto his co-workers and he is cashing in double day rate with doing the bare minimum?

I have multiple contracts at any one time. Right now, I have two massive clients (one banking, one in oil) who between them employ over 240,000 employees worldwide. Both would like me to work as full time as possible. Both understand I have other clients. The thing is, I'm not bad at what I do, and can sometimes do a piece of analysis and work in 2 hours which would ordinarily take four days to achieve. So I bill based partly on time worked and partly on output/time the client has saved.

So sometimes I do bill full days for both clients, even though I might only have worked for seven hours in a day. I look at what I have honestly achieved that day and determine whether I am comfortable billing a full or half day for each client. Some days, I don't bill at all, others I bill lots. Both my clients are very happy with the output.

The only challenge is limiting the amount of meetings I'm asked to attend.

I call my approach: business. I'd personally keep your nose out of things that don't concern you. Don't mean to be harsh, but it's quite possible that this chap is doing really well and people are happy with him.

[Bellona]

What are the legal requirement for this? Shouldn't he not be bounded by contract not to work two roles at the same time? Both jobs are full time contracts.

Morally I think it’s wrong as he is trying to offload his work onto his co-workers and he is cashing in double day rate with doing the bare minimum?

I call my approach: business. I'd personally keep your nose out of things that don't concern you. Don't mean to be harsh, but it's quite possible that this chap is doing really well and people are happy with him.

I do not see how you could possibly know the intricacies of his/her arrangements with the clients in question in respect of work hours, billing, and/or exclusivity, so if the clients are happy with what they get I would have to agree with Gillsman, - this really doesn't concern you - or your "mate".

[tvr450]

I have two clients. One I work most days at their office, the other I work 100% from home. I have been doing this for 2.5 years now and it has never been raised as an issue. I make sure that any meetings (calls) for the home job are either lunch time or in the evening (it's a USA based contract).

I have two further contracts signed with other companies, but they only give me occasional work.

I think this is a good helper with IR35 status and it is my duty to my shareholders to maximise profit if I can.