{"id":2969,"date":"2020-12-07T00:20:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T23:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2969"},"modified":"2020-12-07T18:49:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T17:49:16","slug":"ppjwt-bonus-lecture-future-of-contracting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/12\/07\/ppjwt-bonus-lecture-future-of-contracting\/","title":{"rendered":"PPJWT Bonus Lecture &#8211; Future of Contracting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was <em>umming and ahhing<\/em> over this lecture for a while, since the subject is relevant to me now. I am an independent contractor and for 2020, I have had to suffer the consequence of not finding client who will afford OUTSIDE IR35 determination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It led me to really think deeply about the future of UK contracting. In short, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/private-sector-off-payroll-working-for-clients\">Off Payroll Worker rules<\/a> are coming into force the UK on 5th April 2021. As I was recording the PPJWT (Personal Performance in Java work Technology) segment on <em>Job Security<\/em>, I thought I need to mention contracting as a worker opportunitys with risks and rewards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I took the decision to make this particular lecture free-to-view, because perhaps if only a few on my listeners and course participants are contracting or are thinking of becoming a contractor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uO7BGEm7Dl4\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, the current situation for UK contracting looks dire, because of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Blanket assessment of contractor status: every contractor is INSIDE of scope of IR35 and therefore on a payroll, which means<\/li><li>PAYE (Pay As You Earn) taxed at source like an employee<\/li><li>No chance at all to claim business expenses<\/li><li>No chance at all to claim travel expenses (forget it, if you want to travel and commute from Glasgow to London (Sunday night, Monday morning and back again Thursday night, work-from-home on Friday))<\/li><li>No chance at all to claim equipement expenses (laptop, phone, tablet, printer)<\/li><li>No chance at all to claim training expenses including conferences and membership of professional associations (like ACCU, BCS, Agile SCRUM UK, QCon, Devoxx)<\/li><li>No sick pay (well contractors don&#8217;t want that in any case)<\/li><li>You are autoenrolled into the national pension scheme<\/li><li>You are deducted national insurance and apprentice levy tax (PAYE)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, you are a contractor without the legal employee rights at all, including dismissal. A client now has to determine whether they want you as contractor for <strong>contract of service<\/strong> as opposed to <strong>contract for service<\/strong>. The form is not a business-to-business relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With all of the above, one has to wonder what is the point of being a UK contractor in 2021 and beyond? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of writing, <strong>EARLY ACCESS<\/strong> is available and exclusively on Vimeo On-Demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Voucher code and promotion codes regarding EARLY ACCESS see also<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-peter-pilgrim-java-champion-digital-developer-architect\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JOXWjk3buQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/10\/17\/early-access-release-for-how-to-improve-your-personal-performance-in-java-work-technology\/\">Early Access Release for How to Improve Your Personal Performance in Java work Technology<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Early Access Release for How to Improve Your Personal Performance in Java work Technology&#8221; &#8212; Peter Pilgrim :: Java Champion :: Digital Developer Architect\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/10\/17\/early-access-release-for-how-to-improve-your-personal-performance-in-java-work-technology\/embed\/#?secret=JOXWjk3buQ\" data-secret=\"JOXWjk3buQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was umming and ahhing over this lecture for a while, since the subject is relevant to me now. 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