I have only had one contract previously so i am fairly new at contracting, but I went for an interview for a 2 month/ 2nd line support role in a big museum and the agent told me 12 quid an hour. I was expecting more like 15/hr but i'd been on holiday for a couple of weeks and I was running short of funds so i agreed. After the interview the agent rang me and said the client liked me but would only offer 10/hr, i was reluctant but i thought it was a museum and they were poor so I agreed.
The agent then told me he had made it a 3 month contract not a 2 month contract.
Then the problem was that this agency was not S-CAT registered so they had to go through another agency.
I started the job which was was pretty cool and received my 3month contract from the original agency which i signed and sent back - but my manager took one look at his contract and refused to sign because he had never authorised the extra month extension. The agent had just made that up himself. The new agency then sent a revised 2 month contract to him which he signed.
I was happy but poor, then some new contractors started onsite doing exactly what i was doing, and after some discussion i discovered they were on 15.50/hour.
i was pretty peeved and to cut a short story short, i have spoken to my manager, the original dodgy agent and my second agent who has been pretty helpful. I worked out that both agents are taking 4 quid each while i take home 10. The original agent would have taken 8 himself if he hadn't been forced to look for a S-CAT registered firm for me to go through.
Sad thing is that i really enjoy the job and while there is every likelihood that the contract could get extended, there is no way i will continue giving nearly half the contract fees to a @#%$ of an agent. The second agency looks like they may reduce their cut after their contract sales manager came and met me today.
I probably did everything wrong in agreeing a drop in pay in the beginning but it just pissed me off when other contractors turned up doing the same job i was when i was on two thirds their pay.
I am halfway through the contract now so i probably should just grin and bear it but f#ck it, i'll make the pr1ck pay for trying to rip me. I will name them if anyone is interested - but not until i have tried to contact someone else in the agency first to see if there is anyone decent working there.
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The agent then told me he had made it a 3 month contract not a 2 month contract.
Then the problem was that this agency was not S-CAT registered so they had to go through another agency.
I started the job which was was pretty cool and received my 3month contract from the original agency which i signed and sent back - but my manager took one look at his contract and refused to sign because he had never authorised the extra month extension. The agent had just made that up himself. The new agency then sent a revised 2 month contract to him which he signed.
I was happy but poor, then some new contractors started onsite doing exactly what i was doing, and after some discussion i discovered they were on 15.50/hour.
i was pretty peeved and to cut a short story short, i have spoken to my manager, the original dodgy agent and my second agent who has been pretty helpful. I worked out that both agents are taking 4 quid each while i take home 10. The original agent would have taken 8 himself if he hadn't been forced to look for a S-CAT registered firm for me to go through.
Sad thing is that i really enjoy the job and while there is every likelihood that the contract could get extended, there is no way i will continue giving nearly half the contract fees to a @#%$ of an agent. The second agency looks like they may reduce their cut after their contract sales manager came and met me today.
I probably did everything wrong in agreeing a drop in pay in the beginning but it just pissed me off when other contractors turned up doing the same job i was when i was on two thirds their pay.
I am halfway through the contract now so i probably should just grin and bear it but f#ck it, i'll make the pr1ck pay for trying to rip me. I will name them if anyone is interested - but not until i have tried to contact someone else in the agency first to see if there is anyone decent working there.
cheers
B
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