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Ironically it's the opposite in the UK, temp employees in the tech industry typically earn a lot more. In context to the interview I was talking about the perm
by robmcm 12y ago
Ironically it's the opposite in the UK, temp employees in the tech industry typically earn a lot more.
In context to the interview I was talking about the perm rate was half of the contract rates they were paying people on the same team.
- hackerboos 12y agoI concur. As a contractor in the UK, you are likely not paying National Insurance contributions, are able to write off mileage and other expenses, can reduce your tax liability with dividends. Plus you'd still get access to the NHS. I'm perm at the moment, but if I was a contractor I'd be saving a significant amount of money.
- shubb 12y agoThe main thing is that if you are earning decent money, you want to be a contractor because it is tax efficient.
- collyw 12y agoYou ought to be paying National Insurance.
- hackerboos 12y agoIf you own your own limited company and received income via dividends, it's not subject to NI.
- gaius 12y agoThere are a lot of people like this in the UK, not just in IT, the BBC, the media, even the government are full of them. They look like employees, quack like employees, but dodge PAYE. They are the problem, not a couple of billionaires with Swiss bank accounts.
- madeofpalk 12y agoIn AU, once you factor in tax and benefits, contractors typically earn 50% more than full time employees. For a $100k full time role, the same might go to a contractor for $800+/day ($180k/year).