Reply to: Weekend Work

[Captain Lockheed]

If your client was totally up sh*t creek and needed deadlines met by a certain date, which would probably mean them asking you to do a bit of weekend work.....what is an acceptable mark up for this?

Double pay?
Treble pay?

Double time, squeeze them till they squeek

[ContractIn]

I dont mean to sound funny, as I'm really thankful for all the responses

But, the people who think its acceptable to give up a weekend day for a bog standard daily rate...are you the same people who think it's perfectly fine to spend 4 hours a day commuting through London aswell?

I mean, do you lot just have fairly low working standards?

Charge a day in lieu..saves modifiying contracts, engaging with the agency and most clients will accept this if a half decent.

[Ruprect]

I dont mean to sound funny, as I'm really thankful for all the responses

But, the people who think its acceptable to give up a weekend day for a bog standard daily rate...are you the same people who think it's perfectly fine to spend 4 hours a day commuting through London aswell?

I mean, do you lot just have fairly low working standards?

I'd say its more about managing the relationship with your client. If you turn around at crunch time and say "well I'll help you out but it'll cost you twice as much" you are likely to piss them off as they are peceiving you to be blackmailing them. Best really to sort it out in the contract before starting. If you don't want to work the weekend then just say so; you're not being forced to do it; but I think you have a certain amount of responsibility to your own company to maintain good relationships with clients, and this includes helping them out when the tulip hits the fan.

[SallyAnne]

I dont mean to sound funny, as I'm really thankful for all the responses

But, the people who think its acceptable to give up a weekend day for a bog standard daily rate...are you the same people who think it's perfectly fine to spend 4 hours a day commuting through London aswell?

I mean, do you lot just have fairly low working standards?

[Ruprect]

Most contracts I've had refer to a daily rate ragardless of the day. If I do do w/e work I tend to do about 2/3 of the day, from home, and charge the whole day - hey presto, time and a half.

[EqualOpportunities]

Trust you to mention the Double Time Dump

Why thank you.

[SallyAnne]

Double time plus travelling, breakfast, lunch and take-away dinner. And, not that it'll be a problem for you mate, take a massive dump on double-time company money. "Double time - probably the most satisfying dump in the world"

Trust you to mention the Double Time Dump

[EqualOpportunities]

Double time plus travelling, breakfast, lunch and take-away dinner. And, not that it'll be a problem for you mate, take a massive dump on double-time company money. "Double time - probably the most satisfying dump in the world"

[rootsnall]

If your client was totally up sh*t creek and needed deadlines met by a certain date, which would probably mean them asking you to do a bit of weekend work.....what is an acceptable mark up for this?

Double pay?
Treble pay?

My current contract is 1.5X on a Saturday, and double bubble on a Sunday, I thought that was quite generous and was negotiated by others before me. Most contracts I've had didn't mention it and it was down to an informal negotiation job with your manager.

[n5gooner]

time and half, after hours and Sat, double time sun.

[SallyAnne]

If you're on a daily rate, then that's what you'll get regardless of what day of the week it is.... well that's the way it is in my contract at this bank anyway

Well then I'd not work it. Balls to that! I became a contractor so I wouldn't have to put up with working conditions like that!!

[ChimpMaster]

If you're on a daily rate, then that's what you'll get regardless of what day of the week it is.... well that's the way it is in my contract at this bank anyway

[SallyAnne]

Theres no mention of overtime in the contract.

They're not expecting me to do it (I can say no if I like), but I'm not sure how much to charge.

Think it'll have to be double time, and I'll get my agent to knock something together as an addition to the contract.

Cheers all.

[Francko]

If your client was totally up sh*t creek and needed deadlines met by a certain date, which would probably mean them asking you to do a bit of weekend work.....what is an acceptable mark up for this?

Double pay?
Treble pay?

5 euros an hour.

Milan.

[Numptycorner]

Have you looked at the contract?