State of the Market

[Bluenose]

My emphasis.

This is a role with the "new" Scottish Benefits Agency... pay peanuts, etc., etc... I wonder why all news coming out of this cluster**** splendid initiative is bad, bordering on catastrophic?

that daily rate will just about fund NLUKs breakfast and lunch costs. assuming they have food in that part of scotland.

[ladymuck]

that daily rate will just about fund NLUKs breakfast and lunch costs. assuming they have food in that part of scotland.

Well it's food of a fashion.

[simes]

2022?

[PCTNN]

My emphasis.

This is a role with the "new" Scottish Benefits Agency... pay peanuts, etc., etc... I wonder why all news coming out of this cluster**** splendid initiative is bad, bordering on catastrophic?

Seen these rates for most public sector contracts in Scotland for the last 12 months or so.

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 now

[BlueSharp]

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.

[GhostofTarbera]

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.

20% I would think

Chaps in my office saving 16K in season ticket costs alone


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[hgllgh]

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! #ghosttown

[clearedforlanding]

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.

I am sure they will pass on the savings to their customers, so find solace in that.

[perplexed]

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.

They are paying you a rate for your skillset, not to cover travel... client extracting piss as a result of covid shocker.

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.

[edison]

I also applied for a role on LinkedIn but 74 other applicants

That's very low these days. Most of the jobs I see on LI have 200-500 applications, sometimes 1000 plus.