https://www.freelanceinformer.com/recruitment/two-thirds-of-contract-workers-look-to-go-perm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-thirds-of-contract-workers-look-to-go-perm Empowering the Freelance Economy Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:17:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.freelanceinformer.com/recruitment/two-thirds-of-contract-workers-look-to-go-perm/#comment-1929 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:17:56 +0000 https://www.freelanceinformer.com/?p=7168#comment-1929 This is a great article and so relevant to me right now. I am a clinical social worker with 20+years experience in children’s services and mental health. I have just given notice to my psychological therapies recruitment agency deciding to go back to a perm position. I had had my contract extended from 3 months to 17 mths my employers a lovely charity were very happy with my work and contribution supporting children’s mental health. Main reason I’m leaving my agency and being a locum- My pay through an umbrella company recommended by the agency left me so heavily deducted- over half of my weekly pay going to pay recruitment agencies fee, their n.i, pension and other fees + umbrella co charges and obviously my own contributions. I raised this several times that their charges were disproportionate-and I was getting no benefits out of a £32 hourly rate I was left with £16 an hour Also having no sick or holiday pay . It really is their loss as there is a huge shortage of experienced social workers in this area of work I look forward to only having my own contributions deducted and more security. Locum life was daylight robbery

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