Clocks go back... charge for the hour?

[Gordonctr]

I didn't work nights when the clocks went forward but I think I would have billed for the hours worked because as a newbie contractor I wouldn't have had a quandary in inputting fewer hours rather than more.

Cheers guys, I am a newbie (4+ months in), and learned absolutely loads from this board before I began, including getting my accountants through the thread reccomendations here and its been my first port of call for contracting info ever since.

I even used the 'search' to begin with too before I posted! Shocking right?

[Platypus]

Seriously though, if you are on an hourly rate then you just charge for how many hours actually worked.

Exactly.

What a ridiculous question.

To the OP, when you go on holiday to the US, how long does the plane journey last? 2 hours?

[No2politics]

On a similar note...Once every 4 years permies work for free on February 29th where as us contractors bill for it. Makes me feel warm inside that

[evilagent]

On a similar note...Once every 4 years permies work for free on February 29th where as us contractors bill for it. Makes me feel warm inside that

Every year, permies are paid 4-5 weeks (thats 20-25 days a YEAR) for being on holiday.

Contractors dont work = dont get paid.

Swings and roundabouts.

PS: Charge for the hour. Best case = payment. Worst case = raised eyebrows.

[centurian]

Does that mean you are going to put down 1 hour less when the clocks go forward?

Well many moons ago, I did work for a 24 hour organisation - and that was the argument put forward by the firm - they would be happy to pay the permie's an extra hour in the autumn, but would dock an hour from the spring.

[SueEllen]

Maybe because they don't need to get over themselves and stop being an obnoxious tit.

It was a perfectly reasonable thing for a relatively inexperienced or first time contractor to ask if they've not come across the scenario and wanted opinions on how this sort of thing can be viewed.

NLUK isn't being a "obnoxious tit".

Some of the posters are showing a lack of common sense and it's nothing to do with their level of inexperience.

If you ever have an issue with pay and working hours regardless of what type of worker you are you always ask the organisation who ultimately pays you.

[VectraMan]

On a similar note...Once every 4 years permies work for free on February 29th where as us contractors bill for it. Makes me feel warm inside that

8 times every year permies get paid in full for not working a weekday, which most contractors miss and can't charge for. So over 4 years permies are still 31 days ahead.

The clue to the original poster's question is in the term "per hour". If you didn't understand what "per hour" meant, you probably should have asked before you started.

[No2politics]

If you didn't understand what "per hour" meant, you probably should have asked before you started.

It's hardly rocket science is it? If I need you to explain anything in the future, nice to know the offer is there.

I tend not to compare my benefits to permies anyway. There is literally no comparison.

[Boo]

How can people call themselves a contractor and run a small business when they can't deal with issues like this?

Why do you post on these forums NLUK ?

Boo2

[Boo]

NLUK isn't being a "obnoxious tit".

Some of the posters are showing a lack of common sense and it's nothing to do with their level of inexperience.

Are you being paid to read this, SE ? If not then why not just foxtrot oscar andd leave people who don't mind reading questions about contracting issues to provide the answers ? Just asking, like...

If you ever have an issue with pay and working hours regardless of what type of worker you are you always ask the organisation who ultimately pays you.

Or you could ask a question on the contractoruk forums. That's what they're for.

Boo2