New Posts For Thread: What rights do contractors have?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23409086/what-rights-do-contractors-haveWonder if anyone could help. I've been contracting for the same firm for the last 7 years all day to day stuff the only difference between me and the full time workers is that I have to hand in a invoice at the end of each month, and am not entitledNo need to apologise. I was just offering to find out from people who know all the latest legislation inside out.I haven't worked in UK markets for a while now, the UK isn't the place to be for Telecoms right now!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23409086/what-rights-do-contractors-have?post_id=417214510#417214510No need to apologise. I was just offering to find out from people who know all the latest legislation inside out.I haven't worked in UK markets for a while now, the UK isn't the place to be for Telecoms right now!Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:59:45 -0600Completely wrong. He is a contractor invoicing the company. he has bugger all rights and rightly so. If he had been working for them via an agency then yes he would have but he hasnt. Sorry m8, I was a contractor to Fujitsu for 6 years and when the thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23409086/what-rights-do-contractors-have?post_id=417214502#417214502Completely wrong. He is a contractor invoicing the company. he has bugger all rights and rightly so. If he had been working for them via an agency then yes he would have but he hasnt. Sorry m8, I was a contractor to Fujitsu for 6 years and when the tMon, 23 Nov 2009 12:53:41 -0600In 99% of cases not, but you can be seen as having certain rights if you have worked at a company for a long period of time. It is one of the reasons a lot of companies won't take contractors for longer than 2 years.I'll get on to legal at work tomorhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23409086/what-rights-do-contractors-have?post_id=417214494#417214494In 99% of cases not, but you can be seen as having certain rights if you have worked at a company for a long period of time. It is one of the reasons a lot of companies won't take contractors for longer than 2 years.I'll get on to legal at work tomorMon, 23 Nov 2009 12:49:33 -0600no redundancy rights here laddohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23409086/what-rights-do-contractors-have?post_id=417214490#417214490no redundancy rights here laddoMon, 23 Nov 2009 12:45:33 -0600Hi SJ,Did you run through your own limited company or an agency?A lot of regulations have changed over the last couple of years and it really depends on a lot of factors! Im a recruitment consultant for my sins so might be able to help, but helping ihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23409086/what-rights-do-contractors-have?post_id=417214486#417214486Hi SJ,Did you run through your own limited company or an agency?A lot of regulations have changed over the last couple of years and it really depends on a lot of factors! Im a recruitment consultant for my sins so might be able to help, but helping iMon, 23 Nov 2009 12:41:50 -0600You have no rights whatsoever. I was self employed for 12 yrs working for same company full time. A colleaguetook the company to a tribunal when they stopped givinghim work. He lost and had to pay expenses.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23409086/what-rights-do-contractors-have?post_id=417214442#417214442You have no rights whatsoever. I was self employed for 12 yrs working for same company full time. A colleaguetook the company to a tribunal when they stopped givinghim work. He lost and had to pay expenses.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:03:49 -0600Ok thank you for your helphttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23409086/what-rights-do-contractors-have?post_id=417214378#417214378Ok thank you for your helpMon, 23 Nov 2009 11:11:22 -0600no you are a subcontract entity who has no employment rights. There are lots of factors and a ot apertains to your contract and the way that it is enforced, but since you stated that you invoke your right to substitute your work to another person pahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23409086/what-rights-do-contractors-have?post_id=417214374#417214374no you are a subcontract entity who has no employment rights. There are lots of factors and a ot apertains to your contract and the way that it is enforced, but since you stated that you invoke your right to substitute your work to another person paMon, 23 Nov 2009 11:08:18 -0600That I dont think you have any rights. You are invoicing monthly, just like any other supplier and the company you are working for are your customer. As a customer they have the right to take their custom elsewhere.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23409086/what-rights-do-contractors-have?post_id=417214370#417214370That I dont think you have any rights. You are invoicing monthly, just like any other supplier and the company you are working for are your customer. As a customer they have the right to take their custom elsewhere.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:06:37 -0600So what are you trying to say?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23409086/what-rights-do-contractors-have?post_id=417214362#417214362So what are you trying to say?Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:03:25 -0600