Charging quandary

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Owlhoot

Do not charge. I have prior experience of this. I once charged a full day for a client Christmas Do I was invited to. It started at 12pm and carried on into the wee hours. I thought nothing of it until the big boss made a "joke" about me charging for that day when his authorising my billing a few days later. Contract came to a premature end a few weeks later. It was not the decisive factor but I am sure it played a part (albeit a small one).

You didn't keep talking about Jebus to him did you?

[Chico]

Owlhoot

Do not charge. I have prior experience of this. I once charged a full day for a client Christmas Do I was invited to. It started at 12pm and carried on into the wee hours. I thought nothing of it until the big boss made a "joke" about me charging for that day when his authorising my billing a few days later. Contract came to a premature end a few weeks later. It was not the decisive factor but I am sure it played a part (albeit a small one).

[threaded]

I don't know what it is with you people. If it worries you then don't charge that day, charge another. Being stuck with your co-workers is work after all. Would you go socialising with them normally?

Lawyers charge the same day because they are professionals.

[Not So Wise]

Am i the only one wondering about a company that celebrates an end of project with a bloody fishing trip?????

[vetran]

Business meeting

Must be a sales meeting.

[Pinto]

Even if you planned on charging, you'd have to tell them in advance,
which would no doubt prompt them to cross you off the list of invitees,
anyway.

[GiGo]

Charging for a celebratory end-of-project fishing trip?? Come on!!

And it might be a Hoot

[SupremeSpod]

Well, I've heard of some slimebag lawyers doing this. But it simply isn't cricket old boy.

Nope, it's a fish of a completely different game.

[datestamp]

I've been invited to an all day end-of-project fishing trip, and the question is should I charge for the day or attend at all?

Well, I've heard of some slimebag lawyers doing this. But it simply isn't cricket old boy.

[Pinto]

Charging for a celebratory end-of-project fishing trip?? Come on!!

[Lucifer Box]

I've been invited to an all day end-of-project fishing trip, and the question is should I charge for the day or attend at all? Seems a bit churlish, if not bang out of order, to charge in the circs, but also to turn down the invite whether I then take the day off or go to work as usual.

Also, might it be considered a benefit in kind or, worse still, evidence that in partaking of employee celebrations and rewards I am a disguised employee? Both highly unlikely I'm sure, but worth considering.

You are joking, right?

Think how you would feel, Owl, if you had a beer with your builder, plumber (whatever) as a thank you for getting the job done and he then sent you a bill for his time.

As to its IR35 impact, forget it. Who's to know?

[SupremeSpod]

I've been invited to an all day end-of-project fishing trip, and the question is should I charge for the day or attend at all? Seems a bit churlish, if not bang out of order, to charge in the circs, but also to turn down the invite whether I then take the day off or go to work as usual.

Also, might it be considered a benefit in kind or, worse still, evidence that in partaking of employee celebrations and rewards I am a disguised employee? Both highly unlikely I'm sure, but worth considering.

Charge 'em double, it's away from your usual site!
(Don't forget to bang in the expenses and insult the boss when you're pissed!)

[OwlHoot]

I've been invited to an all day end-of-project fishing trip, and the question is should I charge for the day or attend at all? Seems a bit churlish, if not bang out of order, to charge in the circs, but also to turn down the invite whether I then take the day off or go to work as usual.

Also, might it be considered a benefit in kind or, worse still, evidence that in partaking of employee celebrations and rewards I am a disguised employee? Both highly unlikely I'm sure, but worth considering.