"Agency didn't tell me that the client required a credit check" - John Antell responds as one contractor's offer is withdrawn due to a bad credit history.
Contractors can find it hugely frustrating when they are overlooked for roles because they do not have the right qualifications. CUK investigates the merits of training in a skill against commercial experience of using it.
I was invited to save tax by having some of my contractor's fees paid as offshore loans. This was a scheme set up professionally and I was assured it was a legitimate - the IR are now challenging the legality of the tax saved..