Payrise (equalisation) for contractor ruled out due to 'payfreeze'

[darmstadt]

They aren't a contractor they are a temp who has been conned into thinking they are a contractor. Contractors don't use the term employer.

I would have thought that if you're a 'Ltd.' then you are an employee of your company therefore your employer is your company. This means that his employer should be discussing this with his customer...

[Wanderer]

Find another contract with another firm through another agency at a better rate. Then at renewal time hold out for your required rate, if they pay it then great, if not then its "hi ho, hi ho, off to the new job we go", innit ?

Yeah, what Boo said. If you don't like your rate (contract or permie) then go and look for another job. If you find one with a better rate then go to your agency or client (don't say "employer" or you will set everyone's IR35 radars off ) and then either negotiate a pay rise or move on.

It's possible to do this half way through a contract if you want to but it's not good form. Best to wait for renewal time.

No offence intended, but the rate you are on isn't a contractor rate - it's a permie rate without the permie benefits.

[Support Monkey]

[QUOTE=Nixeh;1185701]I initially took the job and settled on my current fee (£13.50p/h) as i was told that this was what my colleague was on (also in the same job role) and that pay rises would usually happen every 6months and up to 3% of current earnings.

2 people supplying services to the same agency doing the same job, the agency will almost certainly be charging the same rate for both if their doing the same job its just the other person negotiated a better rate than you so the agency get a better margin on you than they do the other person

My agency (shall refer to as Agency) hired me for the role and the company i actually provide services for (shall refer to as employer).

If you are limited then you are supplying your services to the agency they then supply you to their end client

Any time i try to talk to my agency about this, they refer me to my employer say that this is in their remit, yet when i speak to my employer they inform me that i am not allowed to speak to them regarding pay or contracts etc and i would have to speak to my agency

if you are limited you are supplying your services to the Agency and as such your negotiations are with the agency the contract between the agency and the end client has nothing to do with you, start negotiations with the agency and if they don't want to up the rate then walk away

[DieScum]

As the others have said the only approach you can take is to get a better paid contract/permie job.

I've been in your position during the downturn of the tech bubble. New graduate with 1 year experience had moved cities and was looking for a job. The only thing I could get was a 13 pounds an hour helpdesk job. Was pretty depressing and there was just nothing else available for a while.

I guess you'll find the same now with the recession. So stick in there making your money, it's better than unemployment, and keep searching and positioning yourself for the next role.