Re: Two options
I'm not talking about IR35 scope. The OP was making a point that there should only be two types of people hire. Permies, or "real" contractors and no IR35. I'm making the case for a legitimate third type of hire who do act like employees for a limited time - perhaps as little as 4 weeks for some desktop rollout projects.
In the OPs world, these hires would all be fixed term permies, meaning after 10 years of this as a career choice they could end up with 20 pensions, 20 ex-employers to contact for references, 20 P45s on file and a P11D nightmare for all the unused gym memberships, car allowances and health cover.
Or they could just use a compliant umbrella company and have one actual employer to cover all of these engagements, including one contact for confirming work history and providing financial references, while still remaining in control of their own career.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
