Probably not too much to worry about but a problem shared is a problem doubled!
A client is about to engage a freelance designer (self employed) for a 6 week block for a one off project. The designer is a specialist in this field.
However, he lives in Carlisle and my client is in Oxford and so a commute is not an option. My client has agreed to cover the accomodation costs locally at £500/week (room rental in a local house) .
The question I have is, if my client contracts with the owners of the property to take the space for 6 weeks are there any implications - I am sure not but I was wondering if it would be better if the freelancer contracted and paid for the accomodation and charged my client a higher fee.
Hopefully it is me worrying over nothing but any input would be very welcome
Many thanks chaps and chapess' (is that a word?)
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Contractor should recharge the cost
I think it would be a sensible idea to have the contractor pay for the accommodation directly & then recharge to his customer providing this does not throw up a VAT issue.
I don't think that such an arrangement would have any bearing on an employment status argument in any case.
(Edit: Happy now Teacher?)
I am not so sure!
Apostrophes are used to denote missing letters (as in don't) and possessives (my mother's son), so I think "2 Ms" is right. And "2M's" is definitely wrong - it should be "2 M's", unless you are talking about a reduced version of adhesive tape.
Bottom line
2 'm's for clarity, or simply 2 ms (but this is sloppy). Sorry! Running away now...