Weekend work? Not in contract

[Wanderer]

"Time and half" is very permie.

Ahhh, I've been caught by the permie speak police! I'm so ashamed.

Just have to phrase it slightly differently, I guess. The charge out rate is £X per day for a 5 day/37 hour week. If you require my company's services outside this time then the rate is £X + 50%, pro-rated to an hourly rate when less than a full day of services are provided.

I'd definately add some amount onto the day rate though

Yeah, like 50% or something.

[SueEllen]

Just have to phrase it slightly differently, I guess. The charge out rate is £X per day for a 5 day/37 hour week. If you require my company's services outside this time then the rate is £X + 50%, pro-rated to an hourly rate when less than a full day of services are provided.

Whatever.

It's just a negotiating start point to make it clear to the manager that they have to pay for extra hours and you can't be treated like the permies, who they obviously treat poorly.

If the manager actually had any people skills they would have worked out with contractors:
1. If they wanted you to work longer when needed then you should be allowed to leave earlier or come in later when work on the project isn't so pressing.
2. Offered a rate for the weekend work when mentioning it was needed.

[northernladuk]

Ahhh, I've been caught by the permie speak police! I'm so ashamed.

Just have to phrase it slightly differently, I guess. The charge out rate is £X per day for a 5 day/37 hour week. If you require my company's services outside this time then the rate is £X + 50%, pro-rated to an hourly rate when less than a full day of services are provided.



Yeah, like 50% or something.

Why **** about with 50%? You know what 50% of the day rate is so just give them a bleedin day rate. They use time and a half and 50% cause permies are on different money. It's £250 a day for weekday and £290 for weekend. Sounds a lot more professional. You are charging out at a cost not a percentage.

[kingcook]

Ahhh, I've been caught by the permie speak police! I'm so ashamed.

Just have to phrase it slightly differently, I guess. The charge out rate is £X per day for a 5 day/37 hour week. If you require my company's services outside this time then the rate is £X + 50%, pro-rated to an hourly rate when less than a full day of services are provided.

Yeah, like 50% or something.

There.... that's better isn't it?!

[Wanderer]

Whatever.

WSS

[d000hg]

Whether or not you charge extra for working outside normal hours the key point is you don't start doing such work without agreeing it first. Go talk to the PM or whoever and tell them you're only contracted to work a normal week, do they WANT you outside that? Get at least an email trail agreeing this so they can't say "thanks but we never told you to come in".