Originally posted by northernladuk
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostThere isn't but it's not a bad assumption you'll fare better as a perm than a contractor in these times. Contractors will be going first before the perms so naturally perm is 'safer'. Many exceptions to the rule of course.
All these folks in here shouting crap like there's no such thing as safe permie role technically they may be correct, but in practice they have no clue about what happens in real life.
OP, see if you can get your permie job back and try it again in 12 months.Comment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostPermies can get redundancy payments if they have been there long enough.
My current client made about 1/5 of their head office staff redundant (even though they haven't suffered a drop in revenue). My wife's company got rid of 1/3 across the whole company (they lost about half their revenue). All permies. To be fair I was the only contractor kept on at my current client and I think my wifes they got rid of most and just held onto a couple so yeah it's valid that contractors are probably going at higher % but there are very few safe jobs right now in private sector.Comment
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Originally posted by jayn200 View PostYeah stat redundancy pay is such a small amount though. Most of us bill more in a month than the max stat redundancy payment (which only a very very small percentage of people would qualify for anyway, most are likely to get a payment between 500-2000)
My current client made about 1/5 of their head office staff redundant (even though they haven't suffered a drop in revenue). My wife's company got rid of 1/3 across the whole company (they lost about half their revenue). All permies. To be fair I was the only contractor kept on at my current client and I think my wifes they got rid of most and just held onto a couple so yeah it's valid that contractors are probably going at higher % but there are very few safe jobs right now in private sector."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostWhy on God's earth are you quitting a perm role in the middle of a pandemic with no end in site and a massive IR35 change on its way?Comment
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Originally posted by GitMaster69 View Postwhy on earth you are leaving perm position without written and signed contract at least?'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Honestly? Assume you don't have the role and jeep applying for other ones. Then you never know, this one may come good.
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Originally posted by fullyautomatix View PostAgency starting background check and not the bank is a bit odd. Did the background check notify you who their client was?Comment
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Originally posted by GhostofTarbera View PostStart the Disclosurescotland now, will take 3 weeks and agent won’t ask you to do this before background checks complete, where you will ask , will did you not ask me this weeks agoComment
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Originally posted by GitMaster69 View Postwhy on earth you are leaving perm position without written and signed contract at least?
Part of the background check was verifying my current employment details, which meant that I had to hand in my notice.
It is the fact that the agent is still awaiting for the client's sign off after completing the background check made me uneasy...Last edited by helger; 24 November 2020, 19:11.Comment
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