{"id":3052,"date":"2021-01-21T13:46:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T12:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3052"},"modified":"2021-02-01T18:00:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:00:35","slug":"ppjwt-five-insights-into-why-i-chose-it-contracting-why-not-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/01\/21\/ppjwt-five-insights-into-why-i-chose-it-contracting-why-not-final\/","title":{"rendered":"PPJWT Five insights into why I chose IT contracting? Why not? (FINAL)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, I uploaded to YouTube a long form video (00:25:27 duration).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fgyIMUp4dJM\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this long-form video presentation, I discuss my personal choice of why I chose contracting over permanent opportunities in my career. I share my feelings and historic decisions of why I got into contracting, why I found it beneficial and why it can be a bit of pain in the neck, but how I found it extremely valuable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I begin my story with my early career history in order to set the record straight. I then descend into five insights, which are observations, perhaps you might consider them, rules of thumb, on the contracting choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Non promotion<\/strong> a story of two employee gunning for it<\/li><li><strong>Laxative CPD<\/strong>\u00a0<em>&#8220;begging training&#8221;<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Unconscious bias<\/strong> and protection from thereof<\/li><li><strong>Money over controversy<\/strong> and the simpler equation of getting paid against skills and outcome over the fight for power and influence<\/li><li>I<strong>t\u2019s never forever<\/strong> and how to start fresh in the industry<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For the record, the production date is 19 January 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK government <strong>HMRC<\/strong> is still set to bring <strong>Off Payroll Worker<\/strong> rules on the 5th April 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After this date, contractors deemed by the client under <strong>SDS<\/strong> (Status Determination Statement) as <strong>INSIDE A PAYROLL <\/strong>will not be able to claim business expenses, including conference and travel expenses, against a <strong>LIMITED COMPANY<\/strong> (<strong>Personal Service Company<\/strong>). Because Off Payroll Worker rules then effectively they are deemed <strong>PAYE<\/strong> under the law. It means \u201cBegging-Training\u201d and therefore the prospects of travelling <strong>POST COVID19<\/strong> to an expensive international conference is greatly diminished.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally, I do <em>not<\/em> see myself travelling to the USA, Asia, etc from the United Kingdom for a technology conference, because I cannot claim the expenses (hotel and travel) against income tax no longer. Usually, because I am a conference speaker, I don\u2019t have to pay for a conference ticket (another expense).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, it is a very gloomy outlook, because even <strong>QCon London<\/strong> is an expensive technology conference. Devoxx Belgium might be still palatable, however huge competition to be a speaker in Antwerp means my future participation over there is very doubtful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This video is part of the series about bonus PPJWT (<strong>How to improve your Personal Performance in Java work Technology<\/strong>) material. The time has come to start counting down until release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ondemand\/personaltech\">How to Improve Your Personal Performance in Java work Technology? <\/a>(video course as known as PPJWT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>**** EARLY ACCESS ****<\/strong><br>\nDiscount code: <strong><span style=\"color:#00007f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Nichelle1969P<\/span><\/strong><br>\nDiscount code: <strong><span style=\"color:#00007f\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Prince1999V<\/span><\/strong><br>\n(Limited availability, expires 31-March-2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vimeo-On-Demand commercial (\u00a3\u00a3\u00a3paid) course <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ondemand\/personaltech\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ondemand\/personaltech<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscribe to my training channel for future exclusive videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow me on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peter_pilgrim\/\">@peter_pilgrim<\/a> for news and updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I uploaded to YouTube a long form video (00:25:27 duration). 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