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    Hi all, I agreed a day rate on assumption it was a 7.5 hour working day. My contract states it’s 8 hours plus my travel is taking much longer than anticipated...long and short of it I’m out of the house for about 11 hours...is this the norm? Rate not that great either on reflection :confused, Thanks

    #2
    Keep invoicing. Start looking elsewhere.

    Or invoke your right of substitution....

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      #3
      Originally posted by Cookielove View Post
      Hi all, I agreed a day rate on assumption it was a 7.5 hour working day. My contract states it’s 8 hours plus my travel is taking much longer than anticipated...long and short of it I’m out of the house for about 11 hours...is this the norm? Rate not that great either on reflection :confused, Thanks
      Nothing unusual with that contract. You have to figure out your travel time before you sign and decide whether you want to commute or stay over (with WFH on Monday’s/Fridays if the client agrees).

      If you’re not happy and the rate isn’t good enough to stay over then you’ll have to decide on whether or not you want to continue.

      This is the life of a contractor.
      "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
      - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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        #4
        Originally posted by Cookielove View Post
        Hi all, I agreed a day rate on assumption
        you can't base a contract on anything ending in 'sumtion'.
        you don't sign anything until you've agreed every detail.
        this is what contracting IS.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Cookielove View Post
          Hi all, I agreed a day rate on assumption it was a 7.5 hour working day. My contract states it’s 8 hours plus my travel is taking much longer than anticipated...long and short of it I’m out of the house for about 11 hours...is this the norm? Rate not that great either on reflection :confused, Thanks
          Sounds like a simple case of lack of due diligence, resulting in buyer's remorse. Everyone makes mistakes, so don't obsess over this less-than-ideal situation too much. Either make the most of what you have now, or move on. Regardless, use this experience as a learning opportunity.
          Last edited by greenlake; 28 July 2019, 17:27.

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            #6
            No such thing as norm. You run a business supplying services to clients. You have to do what is required to keep the money coming in. Sometimes that's taking a lower rate gig, something a bit further away, working a bit harder than your normal permie, even staying away during the week.

            It's up to you to pick the gigs, so your homework and decide if it's for you are not. If you do then you should see it through. 30 mins here or or there should not be enough to cause problems and checking the the travel shouldn't have been hard.
            'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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              #7
              Thanks Brillo ....sound advice !

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                #8
                Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
                No such thing as norm. You run a business supplying services to clients. You have to do what is required to keep the money coming in. Sometimes that's taking a lower rate gig, something a bit further away, working a bit harder than your normal permie, even staying away during the week.

                It's up to you to pick the gigs, so your homework and decide if it's for you are not. If you do then you should see it through. 30 mins here or or there should not be enough to cause problems and checking the the travel shouldn't have been hard.
                The travel looked okay on paper but traffic is horrendous so it's adding lot more time than anticipated...c'est la vie I guess...

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Cookielove View Post
                  The travel looked okay on paper but traffic is horrendous so it's adding lot more time than anticipated...c'est la vie I guess...
                  Use Google maps to do the route around the time you would normally travel would give you the timings with roadworks and traffic included.
                  'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
                    Use Google maps to do the route around the time you would normally travel would give you the timings with roadworks and traffic included.
                    Thanks...it is what it is and its work for now

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