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Wow that sucks. I always demand my invoices to be paid within 7 days, evey 7 days of timesheet approval. No? NEEEXT!
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Originally posted by gables View PostI'm disappointed with BT, surely this should have been Layer 1\Layer2, Layer 3 etc
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Originally posted by clearedforlanding View PostSaw this at BT a long time ago. T1 / T2 as above (LAN, Switches, CPE), T3 Strong CCNA-CCNP (Config/NOC stuff), T4 CCIE (Design Authority, tulip hits the fan support)
But we are talking nearly 2 decades ago ....
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Originally posted by gables View PostMade up I think
Hmm, what's wrong the old ways of 1st line, 2nd line, 3rd line, consultant. Using Tier X surely just confuses it with the Tier 2 visa thingymajig?? Which begs the question if there is a Tier 1 visa?
There's Tier 4 Student and Tier 5 Temporary Work as well.
Wonder why no Tier 3?
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Originally posted by jbond007 View PostBack then the CCIE's commanded a decent rate, until everyone jumped on the bandwagon and started becoming CCIE/JNCIE, the rate has been diluted. I had a gig at EE 3 years back and a permie qualified as CCIE and wanted to go contracting and the best he could command was £400/day
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Back then the CCIE's commanded a decent rate, until everyone jumped on the bandwagon and started becoming CCIE/JNCIE, the rate has been diluted. I had a gig at EE 3 years back and a permie qualified as CCIE and wanted to go contracting and the best he could command was £400/day
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostGood question. Normally T1 = support desk, T2 = 2nd line support. Never heard of T4. Suspect it's either client specific, or made up by agent.
But we are talking nearly 2 decades ago ....
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostGood question. Normally T1 = support desk, T2 = 2nd line support. Never heard of T4. Suspect it's either client specific, or made up by agent.
Hmm, what's wrong the old ways of 1st line, 2nd line, 3rd line, consultant. Using Tier X surely just confuses it with the Tier 2 visa thingymajig?? Which begs the question if there is a Tier 1 visa?
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A lot can also depend on the agency's experience/relationship with the end client - i.e., has a signed timesheet and invoice combination always been paid.
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostUsually they are more than capable, its just that it will, often, cost them more to do regular payment runs.
In this case, it is up to you to negotiate, as hard as you would on rate.
I know of one single agency, at client co, contractors are on all sorts of payment terms with them, for this very reason i.e. they failed to negotiate.
Not everyone gets treated the same, obviously, any bedwetters need not apply
However, that is the agency's problem. Everything is up to negotiation. Debtor days = risk, whether you are going direct or through an agency.
From the agencies perspective debtor days to contractor = larger number on balance sheet.Last edited by clearedforlanding; 6 January 2016, 11:51.
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Originally posted by billybiro View PostOf course, you're absolutely correct, and my questions in my previous post were largely rhetorical, but you've highlighted it again, "it will, often, cost them more to do regular payment runs". Something that is entirely, unequivocally none of your concern. Of course, you have to have the backbone to very clearly and vigorously explain this to the agent.
When they say they "can't", its absolute poppy cock.
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostUsually they are more than capable, its just that it will, often, cost them more to do regular payment runs.
In this case, it is up to you to negotiate, as hard as you would on rate.
I know of one single agency, at client co, contractors are on all sorts of payment terms with them, for this very reason i.e. they failed to negotiate.
Not everyone gets treated the same, obviously, any bedwetters need not apply
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Originally posted by billybiro View PostWhy is the agent's "system" incapable of dealing with (say) 7 day payment terms?
In this case, it is up to you to negotiate, as hard as you would on rate.
I know of one single agency, at client co, contractors are on all sorts of payment terms with them, for this very reason i.e. they failed to negotiate.
Not everyone gets treated the same, obviously, any bedwetters need not apply
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