Reply to: Weekend work - charge or not?

[psychocandy]

Was it something that that you were responsible for that went wrong? If so then I'd be inclined to fix it as a gesture of goodwill as a point of principle (as an aside, mistakes rectified on your own time is good for IR35).

If it was pre-arranged that you could bill for it (agreed in writing) and the time was substantial (which it was) then go right ahead and bill for it. I'd suggest a half day if it was done and dusted in 3 hours or a whole day if you were on standby for the whole duration. If you don't bill then they will start expecting you to work ad-hoc without getting paid.

That's my opinion, there are lots of others offered here. Good luck choosing.

Nope. None of my doing. Badly planned client project that has run over....

Yes, got email from PM saying I could bill.

[Wanderer]

Setting a very bad precedent. Bill it, you know you want to.

Especially as there is written agreement that it's billable. I think a business person would look a bit silly if they didn't bill....

[Scrag Meister]

If you don't bill then they will start expecting you to work ad-hoc without getting paid.

Setting a very bad precedent. Bill it, you know you want to.

[Wanderer]

client asked if I was willing to be available to help with something important this weekend if the need arose. I said yeh OK and said if it didnt take long no worries, but would it be acceptable to bill if it was substantial. Client agreed in email that yes I could book time.

Was it something that that you were responsible for that went wrong? If so then I'd be inclined to fix it as a gesture of goodwill as a point of principle (as an aside, mistakes rectified on your own time is good for IR35).

If it was pre-arranged that you could bill for it (agreed in writing) and the time was substantial (which it was) then go right ahead and bill for it. I'd suggest a half day if it was done and dusted in 3 hours or a whole day if you were on standby for the whole duration. If you don't bill then they will start expecting you to work ad-hoc without getting paid.

That's my opinion, there are lots of others offered here. Good luck choosing.

[david1]

I think 2nd one is better option, some times goodwill carries more value than money.

[northernladuk]

Whats the difference? At one point I was out and about and had to make a detour home to dial in to sort something.

The difference is you asked for opinions on a simple situation problem that affects only you and did not tell us the in's and outs of the exact situation on which to make your decision for you. HTH

[psychocandy]

If it was me 3 hours at home phoning or dialling-in I would write it off as good will. 3 hours on site might have been a different matter

Whats the difference? At one point I was out and about and had to make a detour home to dial in to sort something.

[SimonMac]

If it was me 3 hours at home phoning or dialling-in I would write it off as good will. 3 hours on site might have been a different matter

[malvolio]

Ermm... Aren't we rather missing the point here? Permies get weekends off. Contractors either have working days or non-working days.

As I said at the top of the thread, you've done work, you charge for it. You're not in business for free, apart from anything else it's against your resonsibilities as a company direcotr.

Stick the bill in and stop agonising about it.

[BlasterBates]

Leave it with the agency, they take a percentage so they'll want to bill if they can.

[anothercodemonkey]

I would probably not bother to bill if it was a one-off. Flexibility works both ways.
If it was regular weekend work then I would though.

[psychocandy]

Yeh, thinking about it like most people said I have done the work as requested for that particular day so I should be able to claim a day rate....

But thanks for all the opinions. ......

[borderreiver]

If you're entitled to bill for a full day but are a bit uncomfortable doing that, bill for half and make the client know how much of a favour you've done him :-)

[Scrag Meister]

Bill full day, IMHO.

You can always give them a couple of hours later if the guilt is overpowering and the money is in your bank account:-)

[northernladuk]

NLUK - I bet I dont spend as long on it as you do on this forum every day being negative, having a go at people, and generally acting like a miserable git. :-)

(But I do love you really !)

I bet you don't but at least I can make an informed decision for myself once in a blue moon.