Contractors
Benefits of working with People Connectors
- Comprehensive contracts - We have worked hard with contractors to ensure that our standard contracts address all their concerns and are fair to both contractors and clients.
- Prompt payment - We will normally pay your monthly or fortnightly invoice within 5 working days.
- Good rates - We keep our rates low, so you get the best deal possible.
- Excellent contractor care including regular contact and meetings.
- People Connectors deal with blue chip companies offering excellent working conditions and good projects.
Comments from contractors
- "friendly personal service ". - October 2011
- "(My consultant) took the time to get to know me once I'd started the role which I found very welcoming.".
- October 2011 - "(My consultant) is a pleasure to deal with, always keeps me informed about the status of contract renewals and updates on my role. The payment process is excellent.". - October 2011
- "It was a great pleasure working through you at Specsavers – it was one of the best contracts I have had in my career. I am also pleased we had the chance to meet. ". - August 2011
- "Thanks for the good wishes and for your support during my .. contract.
People Connectors have been one of the best and most responsive agencies I have worked with.
I will certainly be in touch when I am next looking ".
- November 2010 - "Thanks for your processing of my invoices in such a speedy manner. It's been a pleasure working through People Connectors." - October 2010
- ".... thanks for your help and support. I look forward to working with you again!" - July 2010
- ".... possibly the best agency I've worked for - very responsive and fast payments ..." - September 2009
Opting Out of The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003
The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (the Regulations) govern the conduct of the private recruitment industry and establish a framework of minimum standards that clients, both work-seekers and hirers, are entitled to expect. They came into force in April 2004 and were subject to minor changes in October 2008.
The Regulations are designed to protect agency workers that are controlled by the client. However, skilled IT contractors would not consider themselves to be controlled by the client (which might be taken as an employment status indicator for IR35 purposes) and in addition they will be operating as a service company (umbrella company or their own limited company) rather than an individual worker.
Consequently many IT contractors opt out of these regulations by delivering a notice to that effect to the Employment Business (as described in section 32(9) of the regulations, and so for your convenience we have a sample letter (in .rtf format) that you may use to notify us that you wish to opt-out. Note that this notice must be issued BEFORE we introduce you to a prospective client.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (or rather the Department for Trade and Industry as it was called in 2003 produced a guidance document for the regulations. This document has not been updated with the October 2008 changes but we don't believe that these would be of much interest to contractors.
Clear Fair Contracts
- Health and Safety at Work legislation. Click here for a single page guide issued by the government.
- In describing the unlikely situation of insolvency of any of the parties to the contract we refer to the Insolvency Act 1986 section 123
- In describing the term Client we refer to any companies that are either a holding company or subsidiary company according to the definitions in the Companies Act 1985 section 736 and as redefined in Companies Act 2006 section 1159.
- Employment Relations Act 1999
- The Employment Rights Act 1996
- Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000
- The Transnational Information and Consultation Of Employees Regulations 1999
Our contracts are drafted to be as clear and as fair as possible, however, our legal advisers do insist on adding references to various legislation. For the convenience of our contractors we have included below links to the legislation referred to in our contracts to ensure that you can easily familiarise yourself with rights and obligations conferred in legislation referred to.
If you have checked our Job Opportunities page and we don't have anything suitable send in your CV anyway with a note of the location, type of work and rate that you are looking for and we'll contact you first should any suitable opportunities arise.Click here to register with us at info@peopleconnectors.co.uk
