Asking client for work ...

[eddie1507]

Recently started a new contract the work seems a little dry though and not much to do.
I've sent an email ask if there is anything additional I can be doing but this only results in a days additional work .... I'm resistant to move as this is my first contract and close to home.

Any ideas ?

[northernladuk]

Do you know anything about IR35 at all. You are a contractor taken on to do a specific task. If that task has dried up you inform the client you are invoking your notice as you have completed what you were brought in to do and leave.

Asking for more work and being given it makes a disguised permie as you are now working out of the scope of your project.

Contractors shouldn't be asking these questions.

[tractor]

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Do you know anything about IR35 at all. You are a contractor taken on to do a specific task. If that task has dried up you inform the client you are invoking your notice as you have completed what you were brought in to do and leave.

Asking for more work and being given it makes a disguised permie as you are now working out of the scope of your project.

Contractors shouldn't be asking these questions.

It depends how you ask and whether you are able to arrange for contract amendments if appropriate.

There is nothing wrong with selling additional services to your client. And by doing that you are no more at risk of being found inside IR35 if you are investigated and no more likely to be investigated because of it.

IMO.

[NotAllThere]

If there's no work, I clear off until there is work. This saves the client money and I can get on with something more productive. Like posting here all day.

[northernladuk]

It depends how you ask and whether you are able to arrange for contract amendments if appropriate.

There is nothing wrong with selling additional services to your client. And by doing that you are no more at risk of being found inside IR35 if you are investigated and no more likely to be investigated because of it.

IMO.

Absolutely but this requires and understanding of your situation, process to do so and ramifications of not doing it properly. OP is nowhere near any of those yet. Even if you do there is the risk that when HMRC speak to your client he says it as it is to him. Contractor asked me for more work so gave him something else. Makes the paperwork trail a bit useless.

[stek]

One of my Bentleys needs a wash...

[unixman]

It is quite possible the OP's client has promised work that has not materialised.

In this case, I would put up with it for a few days. Then ask around your co-workers. For example there might be a project manager who is supposed to be feeding you work but has forgotten/busy with other stuff/on holiday. Ask around.

[Scruff]

One of my Bentleys needs a wash...

Oi. Cadillac....?

[jbond007]

So then none of you just sit there twiddling your thumbs, surfin' the net, playing games on your phone and carry on invoicing ?

[pr1]

absolutely none