They're at it again...

[MicrosoftBob]

Hsbc is the mafia ... Oops

Surely you could trust the mafia more than a bank

[MrMarkyMark]

Depending on your field, naturally.

Yep, can confirm that, I'm in the same field as LondonManc

Its a shame, as I have worked in many other industries, all of which are far more interesting, creative and productive than banking.
Also, they are often far more reasonable in the terms of access, so the scope of what you can achieve is a lot wider.

[fool]

I meant that IB rates have typically been £150 a day higher than outside of IB.

Put a number on it.

What's their range?
How many hours are you expected to work?

[MrMarkyMark]

Put a number on it. What's their range?

That depends on many factors, but for a senior guy £550 to £650, dependent on role.

[LondonManc]

Put a number on it.

What's their range?
How many hours are you expected to work?

A professional day. I haven't had to work for more than 45 hours pw for more than a handful of weeks over the last four years. Some of that involved booking extra days on the timesheet.

[MrMarkyMark]

A professional day. I haven't had to work for more than 45 hours pw for more than a handful of weeks over the last four years. Some of that involved booking extra days on the timesheet.

As per contract, 5 hours is paid as a whole day.
Anything less is paid as a kind of pro-rata, so if you want a half day off you tend to do the 5 hour option

[unixman]

It's just IT cost centres, they were told weeks ago and there are exceptions, as always.

Apparently they overspent in a few areas and now they want to cull before year end.

Nothing new here, the banks take it in turns now.

By a remarkable coincidence, they also take it in turns to have massive system crashes, huge computer security breaches, and to have IT disasters so serious and wide ranging they end up being discussed in the house of commons, and attracting large government fines. Who's up for the next debacle!

[oracleslave]

That depends on many factors, but for a senior guy £550 to £650, dependent on role.

Senior what? developer, programme director, tester?

[Dallas]

By a remarkable coincidence, they also take it in turns to have massive system crashes, huge computer security breaches, and to have IT disasters so serious and wide ranging they end up being discussed in the house of commons, and attracting large government fines. Who's up for the next debacle!

The system crashes are usually due to offshore staff rotation, similar to that weekend new docs are let loose in A&E.
Majority of prod systems are managed out there.

[billybiro]

Senior what? developer, programme director, tester?

Washroom Cleanliness Operative?