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Scotland contract and the SNP crazies

20 February 2014, 17:39

I am contemplating a contract in Scotland and wondering if I should have payments in English pounds Sterling written into the contract - just in case.
Is anyone else thinking / requested the same?
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20 February 2014, 18:04

I think that I will put myself forward for the role with the pound Sterling being a requirement.
I would quite like a contract in Scotland and the cheap airline tickets compare well with the train to London.
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20 February 2014, 18:05

Are you planning a contact of 3 years plus? No. then forget it.

Why wind this up talking about Sterling?
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20 February 2014, 19:54

What a load of utter bollocks.

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20 February 2014, 20:52

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What a load of utter bollocks.

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20 February 2014, 20:54

Originally posted by worzelGummidge View Post

I am contemplating a contract in Scotland and wondering if I should have payments in English pounds Sterling written into the contract - just in case.
Is anyone else thinking / requested the same?

Good point. Worth thinking through just in case...

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21 February 2014, 15:14

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Originally posted by worzelGummidge View Post

I am contemplating a contract in Scotland and wondering if I should have payments in English pounds Sterling written into the contract - just in case.
Is anyone else thinking / requested the same?

My current Project is to monitor cross boarder payments, we are factoring in people who work in Scotland and live in England, a levy will be applied of approx 8% to convert between currencies, You will also have to agree with your agent a with-holding tax, where your agent will keep back 32% of your rate to pay Scottish taxes (from day 1, no 183 rule)
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21 February 2014, 15:35

Originally posted by worzelGummidge View Post

I am contemplating a contract in Scotland and wondering if I should have payments in English pounds Sterling written into the contract - just in case.
Is anyone else thinking / requested the same?

I am still looking for a client to pay me in physical gold, but I haven't found any yet. But I haven't given up.

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21 February 2014, 18:16

Originally posted by worzelGummidge View Post

I am contemplating a contract in Scotland and wondering if I should have payments in English pounds Sterling written into the contract - just in case.
Is anyone else thinking / requested the same?

It's not as crazy as some people make out. There are companies doing business in Greece who are insisting on clauses in the contract to say that they will be paid in Euros regardless of what mickey mouse currency the Greeks end up using....

I think it's worth putting in wording to explicitly say that the contract is in Pounds Sterling.

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#10

21 February 2014, 19:30

Originally posted by worzelGummidge View Post

I am contemplating a contract in Scotland and wondering if I should have payments in English pounds Sterling written into the contract - just in case.
Is anyone else thinking / requested the same?

No, just pathetically you.
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