Reduction In Daily Rate?

[d000hg]

Rather than taking, say a 10% cut. Offer to do a 9 day fortnight instead.

I never understand this logic. Isn't the point they want you to do the same amount of work for 90% of the rate, i.e less £/hr? What is gained by paying you the same rate but for less hours, it just slows the project down...

[expat]

I never understand this logic. Isn't the point they want you to do the same amount of work for 90% of the rate, i.e less £/hr? What is gained by paying you the same rate but for less hours, it just slows the project down...

This "logic" applies to places where the budget is more important than the results. Most corporate projects, IOW.

[NotAllThere]

In many places, purchasing departments, for example, fix the maximum daily rate. The trick there is to reduce the length of a day.

There is also the impression that most contractors want to work 5 day weeks. Though there is often a clear requirement for part-time work, that usually gets filled by consultancy partners, or main suppliers. Of course, few days means less commission for agents, so they're not interested in promoting it either. And some clients think that 2 days a week means a lower daily rate than five days a week - like somehow they're doing you a favour.