Agencies Commission

[expat]

Just wanted to know what's the maximum an agency can deduct off your daily rate for commission.

What's the maximum a supermarket can deduct off the price of a bag of Granny Smiths for commission?

As Archangel says, it's not commission, it's profit, and that's their business.

Commission is where you commission somebody to do something: if you engage an agent to find you a contract, then their commission will be ..... whatever you agreed with them.

But if it is the agent who engages you to fulfil the contract that they have made with the client, then it is the agent who has commissioned you. So the question is, what's the maximum a contractor can deduct off the agent's rate for commission? And the answer is, whatever they agreed.


PS Happy Birthday DA. This one's for you.

[GWilliy]

Personnaly I think if anyones being short changed it's the Client, not you.

You were happy with the rate when you signed the contract, but it's almost impossible for the client to know what he's getting for his money!

Basically you sold yourself too cheap & it's people like you that drive our rates down!! (assuming your worth an extra £100 a day)

I don't like the idea of Agents getting more than 25% it makes them try harder to screw our market rates down, 12% to 15% seems reasonable, but it's not up to us as the AGENTS POSTING ON THIS CONTRACTORS FORUM will happily tell you.

Contractors should vote with their feet & have faith in their abilitys when faced with rates that are that much below market rates.

If you want revenge simply leave your invoice face up on the desk and call the PM over to discuss something trivial, chances are he'll know what the client is paying the Agency & will later recomend dumping em to earn brownie points.

Only problem is he may think he can get other contractors at your rubbish rates!