I had a discussion quite recently about the perspective of going permie (The client throws the offer "in the future we prefer blah blah"). What I don't understand is why the client thinks they are making a better deal by offering lets say 50K + car + bens taking into account holiday and sick leave etc. OK from a contractor point of view it's the net amount that sucks, but the company will pay in terms of daily rate more than the simple salary pro rata (holidays + sick leave count towards pay so the actual working days are a lot less than contractor for the same amount). Add to this the potential agency "finding fee" (10K - 15K up-front) if you go permie and I don't see the point if you are let’s say on 300/day and the agency is billing the client 350/day...
It's not only the money...I personally hate employment and employment relationships; the only reason for a client to request you to go permie on a long contract at the rate stated above (e.g. 6 months renewals total 2 years) would be to have a sense of "stability". Am I missing something?
It's not only the money...I personally hate employment and employment relationships; the only reason for a client to request you to go permie on a long contract at the rate stated above (e.g. 6 months renewals total 2 years) would be to have a sense of "stability". Am I missing something?
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