Re: Stop going after the small fish.
@alain williams: Most contractors who are forced to stop working through a PSC will end up with an umbrella company. A decent umbrella company should be prepared to deduct travel and subsistence from gross pay.
Of course there's no travel and subsistence while we're all working from home. I was briefly with an umbrella company last year. Although the client supplied a laptop, guidance on workstation safety advises against prolonged use of a laptop keyboard and screen, so I was able to persuade them to allow the purchase of display screens and keyboard as an essential expense. Despite the fact that the same guidelines about correct chair adjustment and posture they wouldn't make a deduction for purchase of an office chair.
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