Spying on subcontractors

[javelin10]

On 22/03/2019 at 18:30, Notbadself said:

Sub contractors should not treat as employees. 

This point is worth exploring a bit. If you are a 'bona fide subcontractor' then why are you working by the hour? Does your boss/client supply at least some of your kit, your wagon, pay you holiday pay? Is he paying NI contributions for you our paying a miserable 1% of your earnings into a pension scheme?

 

Assuming the answer is no, one approach you could take is to demand daily targets for your 'day rate' and then when you are finished you are finished. A proper subbie controls their own work flow, after all. If you are thinking of parting ways with your 'client' then you can give it a try. If they say 'get lost' and you are happy to burn your bridges then simply demand holiday/sick pay for the last 2 years and threaten an employment tribunal.

 

A bit shit-stirry I know, but so many companies take the piss wanting to control their staff like employees and pay them (and HMRC) like they were proper subbies. In 10 years on the railway this was a constant problem that, as you can probably tell, irks me still.