Clients requesting evidence of rate

[kingcook]

Thanks for the replies, everyone! It helps to know I wasn't alone in my thinking.

In this case, there isn't an agent so it is actually the client asking straight. This is baffling but I don't see why I should furnish any documentation at all.

LMAO!!!!

EDIT: Didn't realise that it's potential/future clients asking for previous rate.

[SlipTheJab]

Nothing new. I found out some months ago what Comp Futures were being paid and what I was getting. Worked out to something like 45% mark up for them. I told them what I thought of them and terminated my contract. I would never deal with any of the S3 group of agencies again.

Aah good old Computer Futures, seems to be a running theme with the S3 lot, ditto I would never go near them either.

[sravs]

In that case I would not permit it, to the extent that I would reject the contract rather than hand that information over.

I set my rate depending on demand and location and it's none of their business what my old rate was.

This is what I have decided to do, because it should have no bearing on the future rate once they are happy with my employability for the role concerned. Glad to know I wasn't being too much of a maverick with my thoughts.

[NibblyPig]

I'm a bit fuzzy on the thread but someone mentioned it might be worth doing so the client can check the agent isn't ripping off the contractors. That would mean the client is paying say £500 and the agent is paying £300. The client is getting cheaper guy for his money.

That sounds like it's up to the client to negotiate with the recruiter though, for example by asking the recruiter for a 300/day contractor and offering them 10% so paying the recruiter 330/day.

And your usual advice is, are you happy with your rate, so I'd give that to the end client.

Then again, perhaps the client did do this and the agent is pulling a fast one by taking more than the agreed 10%...

My last gig someone saw the purchase order and told me unprompted, I was quite surprised actually as the recruiter was getting a smidgen under 10% which seemed quite low.

[Epiphone]

Nothing new. I found out some months ago what Comp Futures were being paid and what I was getting. Worked out to something like 45% mark up for them. I told them what I thought of them and terminated my contract. I would never deal with any of the S3 group of agencies again.

But you were happy with the rate before you find that out so what's the issue?