Caught by IR35 or HMRC

[darmstadt]

I wonder if she is: MoD IT consultant paid £2,000 a day to cover civil servant's job | UK news | The Guardian

Or does she have an 'agreement?' Does she have to wait weeks for security clearance? I thought that there were some rules about contracting for government bodies to do with rates?

[AtW]

"Cover" implies temporary.

[darmstadt]

"Cover" implies temporary.

A lot of contractors or consultants are temporary I believe or?

[AtW]

A lot of contractors or consultants are temporary I believe or?

Yes, and that's ok too.

It is also possible that he is paid so much because he'll have to pay PAYE on it.

[KentPhilip]

Look on the bright side though - rates are obviously going up

[doodab]

I don't see what the fuss is about. Having been CIO at Royal Mail and TfL she's clearly a bit more than an IT consultant and knows the ground when it comes to dealing with whitehall. I'd say £2k a day for a short term contract is pretty reasonable for someone at that level given they will pay a consultancy half that for someone like me.

I think the government needs to become familiar with the actual meaning of phrases like "flexible labour force" and "market rate". They seem to be under the impression that rates only move downwards when you do away with conventional employment arrangements.

[jamesbrown]

As CIO, I guess it would be inside IR35 under the new rules for office holders.

[AtW]

I'd say £2k a day for a short term contract is pretty reasonable

What would £2k per day buy from Accenture?

[doodab]

What would £2k per day buy from Accenture?

A small wheel in a massive train wreck. Probably.

[vwdan]

A small wheel in a massive train wreck. Probably.

They'd at least chuck in a free car crash to go with it, though.