Reply to: So....has anyone yet managed to reverse their 10% cut?

[sbakoola]

10% cut, just renew and take the piss and when you can be bothered and the market picks up go for a 20%-30% increase in your next role ! boomed, show them your ar*e as you walk out the door.

[Bacchus]

I was offered a ten percent cut by a big legal client

Told them to stuff it, the two significant gigs I've had since then have been a twenty and a ten percent increase respectively

A renewal on a lower rate is a piss-take, don't do it!

[NLUKbot]

Amazinlgly I just got a 10% increase if that counts. I was expecting a few extra quid(3-4%) on renewal next week and out of the blue without any negotiation they just went(we've got you an extra 10%).

Of course I made I sure I sounded disappointed.

NLUKbot post sensor reports *FULLOFCRAP*

[Alf W]

Amazinlgly I just got a 10% increase if that counts. I was expecting a few extra quid(3-4%) on renewal next week and out of the blue without any negotiation they just went(we've got you an extra 10%).

Of course I made I sure I sounded disappointed.

We never did get that bulltulip billy / chinny reckon smiley did we?

[scooterscot]

Lots of people at Lloyds have not had the new contract through

Makes you wonder whether their 'skills' were actually wanted in the first place or was it just window dressing.

Unemployment in vegas is the highest of any US city, London city should not cry foul when the hay runs out.

[portseven]

Lots of people at Lloyds have not had the new contract through

[DimPrawn]

The smart clients out there should issue a memo to all contractors that at 12.00pm all pay is to be cut by 99% and that at 12.01pm all pay is to be increased by 200% and see how many contractors jump up and cheer with delight.

[scooterscot]

Is this a staff meeting?

[PorkPie]

Good point. Mileage is only 4 miles a day and subsistence £4, so looks like it will.

Subsistence? Are you claiming for your lunch?

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Seems the banks are doing everything in their hands to stop people reversing the cuts. Well that's the case at least for Barclays. Endless dispensations requested, loopholes tried and all failed for myself. Managed to get the short notice period mind and am now going for interviews every other week.

[northernladuk]

Depends on what you do and your willingness to take it to the wire. If you put a half hearted attempt in you will be wasting your time and theirs.

I made an empty threat at Barclays 2 years ago and as expected got told to like it or lump it. From all the people I knew at Radbroke 2 guys walked. 20 or so I knew swallowed it. Don't take rates with colleagues so not sure if anyone dodged it.

We have seen some people on here recenly 'supposedly' threatening to walk from key positions and getting the 10% quashed but you are on a wish and a prayer IMO

Don't whatever you do take your 24 month rule issues to the client/agent. They are none of their business. Your costs have gone up so you can't accept a rate maybe but the details are yours alone.

[MarillionFan]

Does this cover your mileage loss due to the 2 year rule?

Good point. Mileage is only 4 miles a day and subsistence £4, so looks like it will.

[Mich the Tester]

No rate cuts here at the moment. My contract ends 31 january as project is as good as finished now but clientco have asked me to write a proposal for managing testing and quality activities for another project due to start in a month's time; so there's hope for x10shuns here; rate will be the same.

[Notascooby]

Does this cover your mileage loss due to the 2 year rule?

[MarillionFan]

Amazinlgly I just got a 10% increase if that counts. I was expecting a few extra quid(3-4%) on renewal next week and out of the blue without any negotiation they just went(we've got you an extra 10%).

Of course I made I sure I sounded disappointed.