Contract / Rate Cut Decisions

[thunderlizard]

I think the best I can do is to politely make my position clear (I have taken on additional responsibility to help your business and am currently working below the going-rate for it) so that when it comes to any future negotiations, the new 90% rate doesn't become the norm of the status quo (it's a temporary measure accepted while clientco's organsation was in flux).

That won't have the effect you want. You can umm and arr and caveat all you like, but at the end of the meeting everybody will walk away with "£900/day" (or whatever it now is) written on their pads and that's all that will be remembered.
Slightly better is to say your rate is still £1000/day but you're giving them a temporary discount of £100/day - and then on all your invoices, itemise it as such so the £1000 figure is still the top line. But if your invoices only go as far as an agency that still won't make any difference.

[FarmerPalmer]

90% of good money is better than 100% of nothing

the market is picking up but are you sure that you can secure another contract quickly ?

[TFour]

90% of good money is better than 100% of nothing

the market is picking up but are you sure that you can secure another contract quickly ?

Agreed, and no - not at all.