Can an agency find out what rate you were on previously?

[GazCol]

I've never had to provide references as a contractor (I've sure been asked for them, usually before interview!) - is this common practice?

[Hireonomy]

Employment check? Fine, that won't disclose a daily rate.

Education check? Fine, that won't disclose a daily rate.

Reference check? Fine, that won't disclose a daily rate.

Are you sure you're cut out to be an agent?

It does when one of the questions that is asked "daily rate"...

This isn't a question that is asked every time... only when a Client asks for it.

Cut out to be an Agent? Absolutely.

You run a Business, right? You do due diligence, right?

So do our Clients, and part of that is carrying out necessary and relevant checks on their behalf (at no cost, by the way).

[Hireonomy]

I've never had to provide references as a contractor (I've sure been asked for them, usually before interview!) - is this common practice?

We NEVER ask for references before an interview (why would we need them) but part of the service we provide is to provide references to our Client for every Contractor that engage trough us (much in the same way you would for a Permie role).

Not saying you would, but why WOULDN'T you be happy to provide references? What would you have to hide?

[dty]

Theoretically, yes - anyone might disclose the rate to someone else. There would be a data protection question in my mind, though - they shouldn't disclose it without your approval, though.

DPA for a B2B relationship? Are you sure?

[GazCol]

We NEVER ask for references before an interview (why would we need them) but part of the service we provide is to provide references to our Client for every Contractor that engage trough us (much in the same way you would for a Permie role).

Not saying you would, but why WOULDN'T you be happy to provide references? What would you have to hide?

It's my crack habit, I really want to hide my crack habit.

I'm not happy to provide references before an interview because the only purpose it serves is to give the agent leads - not set me up for anything.

I've never provided a reference on acceptance, because I've never been asked to do so. It seems a very B2C thing, in my opinion of course.

[Unix]

It's none of their business and if they find out it has no bearing on your current rate.

[vwdan]

No, but the end client may when they realise you lied on your application

Application? What's that, sorry?

[Hireonomy]

It's none of their business and if they find out it has no bearing on your current rate.

Absolutely right it doesn't have any bearing on current rate, but if you say £X was your current/last rate and it turns out to be £Y it does put a question mark over your character

[kal]

Absolutely right it doesn't have any bearing on current rate, but if you say £X was your current/last rate and it turns out to be £Y it does put a question mark over your character

Quite frankly my current rate is no ones business but mine. It has no bearing on the rate I will accept for my next role. Any agents that ask me that get short shrift.

[Unix]

Absolutely right it doesn't have any bearing on current rate, but if you say £X was your current/last rate and it turns out to be £Y it does put a question mark over your character

True, so either say nothing or tell the truth.