Negotiating payment for additional hours

[psychocandy]

Have opened discussions with client, along the lines of "an additional days worth of services needs to result in an additional billed day". Their response is "extra hours during the week are included in daily rate, but weekends are billable."



The case continues...

Thats the problem with daily rate....

[Notascooby]

Thats the problem with daily rate....

I wouldn't sign a contract that doesn't stipulate a PWD and max expected weekly hours for this very reason.

This comes up a few times and I use the example of billing 31 days in June last year!

TOIL is tricky as you may have plenty of time off to take when they bin your contract but they wont sign your timesheet. So unless you're on very good terms with the client bill, or at the very least don't build up a big reserve of time due.

[Hex]

Have opened discussions with client, along the lines of "an additional days worth of services needs to result in an additional billed day". Their response is "extra hours during the week are included in daily rate, but weekends are billable."



The case continues...

"extra hours" - if they agree it is "extra" then it is above what was expected - therefore they can't have it for nothing. I would say to them that "extra" every now and then (once or twice a month) might be given free out of good will, but regular "extra" expectations require "extra" payment.

[Wanderer]

"If I provide services to Client Co and don't claim the hours from the client, I am responsible to give the Agent the money they would have earnt, had I have claimed it!!!"

Ha, ask them how much they are making out of the contract so you can quantify how much they are talking about. I betcha they won't want to tell you how much their cut is.

[Rabotnik]

I asked the agent for my upcoming role what the hours were and he said "9 to 5, but because contractors are paid more, you will have to work longer hours occasionally.". What???

[Wanderer]

I asked the agent for my upcoming role what the hours were and he said "9 to 5, but because contractors are paid more, you will have to work longer hours occasionally.". What???

What he means is that you are getting paid a tulipload of money and they don't want someone clock watcher moaning about the occasional extra few hours.

[Rabotnik]

What he means is that you are getting paid a tulipload of money and they don't want someone clock watcher moaning about the occasional extra few hours.

I thought we were supposed to leave at 5/6 on the dot, and to charge for any extra hours like a proper business?