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Originally posted by Bluenose View Postthat daily rate will just about fund NLUKs breakfast and lunch costs. assuming they have food in that part of scotland.Comment
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Originally posted by wattaj View PostMy emphasis.
This is a role with the "new" Scottish Benefits Agency... pay peanuts, etc., etc... I wonder why all news coming out of thiscluster****splendid initiative is bad, bordering on catastrophic?
Both Scottish government and also all the small satellite agencies.
My £600 a day from a couple of years ago at SG for doing feck all is a just a faded memory nowComment
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Current gig are leaving it late to sort out a renewal however have sent out a email making it clear rates are being reviewed in light of contractors now having no travel and subsistence costs.Make Mercia Great Again!Comment
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Originally posted by BlueSharp View PostCurrent gig are leaving it late to sort out a renewal however have sent out a email making it clear rates are being reviewed in light of contractors now having no travel and subsistence costs.
Chaps in my office saving 16K in season ticket costs alone
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where have all the pimps gone? Applying like mad for a few days (quite a lot of perm too to test the waters) on multiple platforms... just a handful of calls! #ghosttownComment
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Originally posted by BlueSharp View PostCurrent gig are leaving it late to sort out a renewal however have sent out a email making it clear rates are being reviewed in light of contractors now having no travel and subsistence costs.Comment
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Originally posted by BlueSharp View PostCurrent gig are leaving it late to sort out a renewal however have sent out a email making it clear rates are being reviewed in light of contractors now having no travel and subsistence costs.
EDIT: Since not clear, anything is better than nothing in this market. If a client wanted me to take a rate cut when doing same work - travel, subsistence none of their business - I'd only sign a short term contract and bail when market picks up.Last edited by perplexed; 9 September 2020, 12:49.Comment
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Originally posted by founder View PostI also applied for a role on LinkedIn but 74 other applicantsComment
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