£400 per hour???

[TheFaQQer]

Seriously.. can the agency get back and say this is our mistake and we are not paying you?

Of course they can. You know it's an error on their part, you accept the contract based on that basis, they can terminate the contract without payment.

Either change it yourself and send it back or get them to reissue with the right rate in there.

[kesm]

WHat would you guys do? Sign the contract and bill for it?
Or ask for it to be changed?

thanks!

[Batcher]

WHat would you guys do? Sign the contract and bill for it?
Or ask for it to be changed?

thanks!

I would be professional and point out the mistake. My reputation means a lot to me and I'm sure has resulted in repeated work from clients and agencies.

You could always try it out and see if they pay up

[TheFaQQer]

WHat would you guys do? Sign the contract and bill for it?
Or ask for it to be changed?

thanks!

Bill for it - they terminate the contract. The contract was always void, since you knew it was a mistake from the outset. You then have a battle to get anything paid because there was never a valid contract in place.

Ignore it and bill correctly - paperwork doesn't match the invoiced amounts

Get it corrected - things run smoothly, but you miss the opportunity to look like a prick by trying to charge £400 an hour because of the mistake.

Your choice.

[northernladuk]

WHat would you guys do? Sign the contract and bill for it?
Or ask for it to be changed?

thanks!

I think you have had your answer a number of times over including a link to the legal situation.

Why are you still asking?

[TheFaQQer]

I think you have had your answer a number of times over including a link to the legal situation.

Why are you still asking?

Because they one that they want to hear hasn't been posted yet.

[northernladuk]

Because they one that they want to hear hasn't been posted yet.

I thought the first three responses covered that.. or did he read the sarcasm in the posts so isn't convinced?

[JRCT]

Do it right. What's the point in trying to scam this? You might get away with it for 1 invoice, at best, then after that? You've got no contract anymore.

I once filled out a time sheet for a 5 day week and I'd just completely forgotten that I only worked 4 days. The client also forgot and authorised 5 days. It was only at the point of invoicing that I realised the mistake and I pointed this out to the client straight away and did it correctly for 4 days. Ok, I could have been a day's pay up, but what if the client had spotted it before me? At best I'd have just looked incompetent.

Do the right thing, always.

[MojoDog]

Hi all,

I just received the contract from my agency. They put my day rate in the hourly rate i.e. they said in the contract:
Contract fee payable: £400 per hour (this is not my exact agreed daily rate but for the purpose of this, I am showing you what the contract states).

Do I just sign and send it back? And then bill them for say £400 x 7 hours per day?
or do I point it out to them?

If I don't point it out to them, I am legally able to bill them for the £400/hour?

THanks very much

If you seriously think that any agency will blush, say 'oops my bad' and then agree to cough up £400 x 7 hours per day without a fight, then I say go for it.

I would also say steel yourself for the possibility of being made to look a complete tw@

People make mistakes.

Ring them up, point out the error, share a chuckle and move on.

[billybiro]

If you seriously think that any agency will blush, say 'oops my bad' and then agree to cough up £400 x 7 hours per day without a fight, then I say go for it.

I would also say steel yourself for the possibility of being made to look a complete tw@

People make mistakes.

Ring them up, point out the error, share a chuckle and move on.

Whilst I don't disagree that, once you know there's an error, it's really just best to ask for it to be rectified and smoothly proceed from there, however, I do wonder about the situation whereby, if the shoe were on the other foot and it was your mistake in a contract clause that benefited the agency, would they be so forgiving?