switching-to-contracting-uk

Personally I’ve been lucky enough to find it via word of mouth/recommendation and also directly approaching clients. Most contractors get their work through recruiters though, if you mention to a recruiter you are interested in contract work you’ll start getting a ton of phone calls and emails. It’s not uncommon for contracts to get extended several times, and you’ll probably build up a network of other contractors quite quickly. One thing you might find is getting your first contract is hard if you are in a permanent job - companies generally are looking for contractors to start ASAP, so a one month notice period (with the risk that you get tempted to stay at your existing company) is often not acceptable to them. Some clients will wait for the right person but you might find you need to quit your job first before finding work which can

I don’t know how it works in the US but in the U.K. becoming a contractor can provide a good half way house between being employed and running your own company. You’re not an employee so no performance reviews or line management and you are responsible for running your own company, but at the same time many contracts will be working with teams of permanent staff for 6 months or more so it’s not like you are off totally on your own having to invent new products or hunt for projects. I’d guess the remuneration can match that of a manager after you’ve been doing it for a while, but you’re essentially a technical expert who’s expected to be able to hit the ground running quickly and add a lot of value at each client. My impression is that demand for good contractors outstrips supply right now (it can make sense for companies with fixed budget

Looking for info on contracting in Sydney, bonus points for immigrant perspective. This has been covered plenty of times for London (which is where I'm at right now), something like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9980264 and https://github.com/tadast/switching-to-contracting-uk or answers covering the similar concepts is what I'm after. * How hard / easy is it to incorporate and pitfalls? * Typical ways the government would try to make things bad for you (e.g., London's IR35 equivalent) * Is it even worth it, are the rates as significantly higher and / or any tax burdens on dividends etc.? Bonus karma if someone could explain how the whole dividend imputation thing works, since that seems to even everything out to about the current situation in London (i.e., you get shafted for anything above £43k / year here) * Suggestions for serv

It varies from country to country. I think most of EU countries require you be more than 6 months in the country to be an employee. Usually people have LTD for more flexibility and lower taxes. US based companies can hire remote workers as 1099 contractors. https://github.com/tadast/switching-to-contracting-uk/tree/f... https://github.com/lukasz-madon/awesome-remote-job