Interestingly, almost all contracts in the UK are based on day rates. Nowhere in the contract is it stated how many hours per day you should work. In practice,

Interestingly, almost all contracts in the UK are based on day rates. Nowhere in the contract is it stated how many hours per day you should work. In practice, since contracting is just a scheme to pay less taxes (compared to perm. employment), contractors are expected to sit in an office for 8 hours.