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Originally posted by *Alterego View PostI still do not get why companies use agencies.
RichardCranium's analysis of the situation is very good, and it's a shame fewer companies get round to costing up the saved effort and thinking "Is that really worth 20% of contract rate/30% of first year salary?"Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostBecause they like paying 90 days in arrears, and most contractors won't accept that? Because they don't like having different contracts and terms with every single contractor? Because paying one bill to an agency is easier than paying 10 different people? Because they can more easily sue the agency for their money if it goes wrong?
I guess I need to pull together a list of preferred suppliers for agencies going forward. Might also need to get a contract lawyer to check the t's & c's with each as it would probably then be a less risky strategy than taking contractors on directly in this case.
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Originally posted by thunderlizard View PostIt's because agencies ring them up persistently and eventually they cave in. If you were a company that really had no idea where to start, then agencies will probably do a better job of getting somebody in through the door. But once you've got 1 or 2 people on your team who know what they need, you're better off without them.
RichardCranium's analysis of the situation is very good, and it's a shame fewer companies get round to costing up the saved effort and thinking "Is that really worth 20% of contract rate/30% of first year salary?"
See my current client is very small and when I took time out to review CV's everything pretty much came to a standstill and my work just started backing up.Last edited by Hawkeye; 29 November 2009, 13:38.Comment
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