How is that so many instructors are classed as self-employed yet only offer their services to one school? I am no tax expert but I AM self employed in a non-aviation field at the moment and I thought that pre-requisite of BEING self employed was that your services are available to others and that it clearly appears to be so.Is it just some way to put more pressure on underpaid instructors by making them pay their own tax and NI (if they are fortunate enough to actually earn enough to?).
The school I used to fly at also insists that the instructors are actually members of the club and pay a yearly fee of about £100.Is this common or just a ludicrous p*** take?.I for one intend to become a career instructor but I WILL NOT fly for free.I demand a professional wage for a professional job,no less.Put the hourly charge up by a fiver if you have to but people have to feed their families.
EL Cid