15th March 2009, 12:23 PM
It is also worth remembering the discussions that raged on the forum a few months back about accommodation being taxed. The issue was that the tax office were viewing those taken on for fixed term contracts for a project in a specific location (as is clearly identified for these adverts) as being based at that site/location for their "normal" place of work. Therefore if an employer provides accommodation at your normal place of work it is a taxable benefit. There were a lot of people landed with quite spiteful tax bills as a result of this.
There is a risk that the companies in question would find themselves at the sharp end of a tax office investigation if they offered the accommodation as they would be seen as in breach of the rules and/or you would end up with an unexpected tax bill.
As far as I'm aware there has not been a resolution to the contrary, although I'm prepared to be corrected.
Whether you consider the pay offered to be suitable is a different matter and I'd not disagree that it could be a lot better, but they meet BAJR criteria otherwise the jobs wouldn't be posted.
There is a risk that the companies in question would find themselves at the sharp end of a tax office investigation if they offered the accommodation as they would be seen as in breach of the rules and/or you would end up with an unexpected tax bill.
As far as I'm aware there has not been a resolution to the contrary, although I'm prepared to be corrected.
Whether you consider the pay offered to be suitable is a different matter and I'd not disagree that it could be a lot better, but they meet BAJR criteria otherwise the jobs wouldn't be posted.