Locum Rates

[the locum lady x]

hi

i run a locum agency for pharmacists and if you are serious about looking for locum work then call me on 01908 630 630 .

i am always happy to help a good locum find work

spk soon x

rhian
intelligent employment

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by the locum lady x

hi

i run a locum agency for pharmacists and if you are serious about looking for locum work then call me on 01908 630 630 .

i am always happy to help a good locum find work

spk soon x

rhian
intelligent employment

I'm looking for work the first Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in October in Central London

Jeff

[the locum lady x]

Hi Jeff

have you got a copy of your cv you can send to me ? also if you put your contact details on there i will give you a call

my email address is rhian.nicholas@intelligentemployment.com

I have some vacancies that may suit you

look forward to hearing from you!

Rhian

[nadie]

well... i work in the birmingham area - but £25 sounds too gud to be true... standard rate here is £21 and then upwards on weekends and weird hours!

if your getting anything like £25 go do locuming!!

dont worry about working for different stores - u get use to the different systems and soon you are fine with them all.

nadie

[confused.com]

By the sound of things it seems that pharmacist are about to become a dying breed!!!

[luckydip]

Originally Posted by admin

Mister Pharmacist

The going rate for a normal day is £25/hour plus travel, ranging from 25p to 40p per mile.

Boots will also pay in two hours travelling, so you can claim 11 hours work (standard nine hour day). They also pay the 40p/mile.

So if you get in a Boots store, and travel say 50 miles each way, you can earn £275 + £40 = £315. Also some of their stores don't even do prescriptions - take a good book.

Mostly with a bit of travel, other companies pay about £225 to £250 per day.

I can also stress that making yourself a Ltd company helps a lot. It costs at least £250 to set up, but with a good accountant can drop your tax bill to 3 or 4k a year - depends how much you earn of course. This is all legal by the way, it's not worth trying to cheat the Inland Revenue - they will catch you!

If you need an accountant post again and I can put you in touch with a good one.

I'm thinking about giving this locum lark a go. Let me get this clear, are you saying you only pay £3K/£4K tax on a years income? I know there will be accountants fees but this sounds too good to be true. Even if you worked four days a week this means your average income would be around £52K. Paying £3-£4K tax on this would be amazing. Can you provide further info on how this is done together with an idea of the accountant fees.

Cheers

[admin]

Hi

I only work a four day week, and last year my accounts said my earnings were £37k. I paid just over £3k tax on that, plus NI (about £400 as I remember) and around £900 accountants fees.

My accountant specialises in tax savings measures, so I just follow what he tells me.

[Jeff]

Can you provide further info on how this is done together with an idea of the accountant fees.

In order to be a locum you must have
A.Home PC and internet connection for CPD - software e.g. MS Office
B Phone
C Mobile/PDA
D Car
E Laptop for MUR's (if your writing is bad and the pharmacy can't do an elctronic one) - and portable printer - and paper - and ink
and so on
Make sure you get and save all the receipts.

Jeff

[admin]

Originally Posted by Jeff

In order to be a locum you must have
A.Home PC and internet connection for CPD - software e.g. MS Office
B Phone
C Mobile/PDA
D Car
E Laptop for MUR's (if your writing is bad and the pharmacy can't do an elctronic one) - and portable printer - and paper - and ink
and so on
Make sure you get and save all the receipts.

Jeff

I have all these Jeff and they are all tax deductable. You also count up your milage, car costs etc which all come out of your profits (you'd pay them anyway) so that all reduces your tax burden.

[Zoggite]

Admin,
I'm liking what you're saying more and more!
Do you think it would be feasible to work as a locum for, say, 6 months of the year, and spend the other 6 months/year on one's yacht in Greece? Hypothetically speaking, of course...