If its daily commute agreed with the contract then fine but if they want me to go on a trip to America / Spain / France then they pay the air fare & hotel just as they would if I was a big consultancy.
But as you say its an agent getting his 10%
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He's an agent.
He wants everyone to include expenses in day rates because he doesn't get his 10% on expenses, he only gets it on the day rate.
Simple as that. A self-serving agent who has no care for understanding business relationships.
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Could you post a linky for us that are too busy to go searching?
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
Of course why should your client fund your hair gel habit? Or is that only agents?
I have always charged the client for significant trips if I have to go to Walsall then they have to pay me! And Newcastle or Hull they have to pay me double.
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Originally posted by edison View Post
I'd never heard of him until he popped up on my LinkedIn a few days ago, presumably the same thread.
If I got the gist of it right, he was even saying if you had to do a load of foreign travel (which might not be 100% predictable before the assignment starts), you should factor that into your day rate and never claim any expenses? Even if that's thousands of pounds.
I have always charged the client for significant trips if I have to go to Walsall then they have to pay me! And Newcastle or Hull they have to pay me double.
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Originally posted by CoolCat View PostAgent Sean Bentley of Corecom on Linkedin making wild claims about expenses. It's actually quite fully how clueless he is. One for the scrap book in years to come.
If I got the gist of it right, he was even saying if you had to do a load of foreign travel (which might not be 100% predictable before the assignment starts), you should factor that into your day rate and never claim any expenses? Even if that's thousands of pounds.
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