Timesheets and Multiple Agents

[Hobosapien]

Agreed lol. I got asked how many hours I am contracted to work the other day by the end client (I answered none). Seems like client pays Agency 1 an hourly rate, but I'm obviously a daily rate. No idea what exists between client A and B.

Do you complete the timesheet for client approval in hours or days (full or part)?

Does your contract state anything along the lines of professional working day or standard hours per week? (My current contract is a daily rate but mentions the standard client hours worked per week as an indication of how many actual hours the client would be expecting compared to their permies)

Things like this need careful consideration in case the client requires or expects you to work longer hours but agency not obliged to pay you for that extra time. Usually resolved by ensuring the timesheet captures what you want to be paid for (e.g. part days or rounded up to a whole day over a week, as agreed with the client)

[LondonManc]

I didn't choose to go through two agency's, the second represented themselves as the first; I was hoodwinked I would have had to go through the first regardless. The latter I presume is because the HR team are busy with ethics initiatives...etc.

My point is, whats the point of having a contract with the 1st, they have the contract with the second so pass it down the line. The information they need is on the invoice with 30 days and I have no contract with the second.



Meh, you're right but irritates me when I go through he hassle of arranging contracts and agreeing invoicing with hours, then it seems they want their side of the paper work sorting out too. I've either gone direct or worked through a single agency on previous projects.

By the same token, you have no contract with the client - why are you even working for them?

[WTFH]

My point is, whats the point of having a contract with the 1st, they have the contract with the second so pass it down the line. The information they need is on the invoice with 30 days and I have no contract with the second.

The "information" is on your invoice. The evidence that they are going to get paid is your timesheet.

Take a read at your contract with them - which hopefully you read and checked before starting the contract. It will most likely include a section that mentions payment only being made based on an approved timesheet.