The most ridiculously low rate contract of the weeeeeeeeek

[lilelvis2000]

When I have work its only about £32/hr. But in this armpit having a job that pays more than £35/day is rare. Though having a job paid cash in hand and claiming JSA simultaneously is very common.

[nomadd]

Better than the rate I started contracting on, which was only £15/hr.

Still, as the OP said, it's not exactly great, though.

I mean, I only started on £26 an hour. But that was 1989. And I'm sure things were a wee bit cheaper back then (women & beer especially. )

[Freamon]

Just got one in my inbox today, £10.09 an hour and nothing to do with skill set as being well rank.

Scheduler
Hatfield, Hertfordshire £10.09 per hour
Contract (3 Months) Employment Business: H*** Corporate Accounts
Ref: JS-1608284 Posted: 14/02/2012 14:50:55
D*********.F8E09.298EC@mail.jobserve.com
SCHEDULER Do you enjoy a challenge? Motivated by working to strict deadlines and keeping things systematic? Location Hatfield: £10.09ph: We are looking for an individual who has a proven track record in customer service coupled with excellent administrative skills with strong emphasis on attention to detail and accuracy. You will be responsible for resource planning within prestigious offices located in Hatield. Key duties include ensuring maximum productivity and efficient material delivery while carefully planning and keeping accurate records. No previous experience of scheduling required just a positive approach to work and an accomplished organiser! Interested? Submit your CV today to Please assume that if you do not receive a reply within 7 days that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. H*** Corporate Accounts is a trading division of H*** Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at......

That is pretty amusing. Do you have some kind of batch scheduling technology such as TWS on your CV? Maybe that's how they got confused.

[SantaClaus]

Just got one in my inbox today, £10.09 an hour and nothing to do with skill set as being well rank.

Scheduler
Hatfield, Hertfordshire £10.09 per hour
Contract (3 Months) Employment Business: H*** Corporate Accounts
Ref: JS-1608284 Posted: 14/02/2012 14:50:55
D*********.F8E09.298EC@mail.jobserve.com
SCHEDULER Do you enjoy a challenge? Motivated by working to strict deadlines and keeping things systematic? Location Hatfield: £10.09ph: We are looking for an individual who has a proven track record in customer service coupled with excellent administrative skills with strong emphasis on attention to detail and accuracy. You will be responsible for resource planning within prestigious offices located in Hatield. Key duties include ensuring maximum productivity and efficient material delivery while carefully planning and keeping accurate records. No previous experience of scheduling required just a positive approach to work and an accomplished organiser! Interested? Submit your CV today to Please assume that if you do not receive a reply within 7 days that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. H*** Corporate Accounts is a trading division of H*** Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at......

Sounds about the right rate for Hatfield. My guess is it's Tesco.

Should have gone to Waitrose.

[stek]

When you read around the gumph ...

Yeah but it came through jobsserve alchemy which is supposed to match roles for me!

I've been rumbled!!

[BrianP]

Perl, PHP, HTML, ASP.NET, C# - All Round Developer job - Surrey - February-09-2012 (CvtbU)

£20/hr

No point whatsoever being a contractor at such insulting rates. IMO need a daily rate of £350+ to justify contracting.

Bri

[bless 'em all]

Just got one in my inbox today, £10.09 an hour and nothing to do with skill set as being well rank.

Scheduler
Hatfield, Hertfordshire £10.09 per hour
Contract (3 Months) Employment Business: H*** Corporate Accounts
Ref: JS-1608284 Posted: 14/02/2012 14:50:55
D*********.F8E09.298EC@mail.jobserve.com
Post-boy/girl......

When you read around the gumph ...

[stek]

Just got one in my inbox today, £10.09 an hour and nothing to do with skill set as being well rank.

Scheduler
Hatfield, Hertfordshire £10.09 per hour
Contract (3 Months) Employment Business: H*** Corporate Accounts
Ref: JS-1608284 Posted: 14/02/2012 14:50:55
D*********.F8E09.298EC@mail.jobserve.com
SCHEDULER Do you enjoy a challenge? Motivated by working to strict deadlines and keeping things systematic? Location Hatfield: £10.09ph: We are looking for an individual who has a proven track record in customer service coupled with excellent administrative skills with strong emphasis on attention to detail and accuracy. You will be responsible for resource planning within prestigious offices located in Hatield. Key duties include ensuring maximum productivity and efficient material delivery while carefully planning and keeping accurate records. No previous experience of scheduling required just a positive approach to work and an accomplished organiser! Interested? Submit your CV today to Please assume that if you do not receive a reply within 7 days that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. H*** Corporate Accounts is a trading division of H*** Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at......

[PAH]

For a freelancer, £20/hr isn't bad.

Better than the rate I started contracting on, which was only £15/hr.

Though I only used it to get experience in M$ to move away from the Unix stuff they originally got me in for, which lined me up nicely for the .Net gravy train that arrived a few years later.

So a low rate is sometimes worth considering if the role involves some degree of on the job re-skilling.

[JoJoGabor]

Yeah, I've seen worse, £90/day i think is the record so far. No doubt will have a legion of Bobs queueing up to take it

[d000hg]

Perl, PHP, HTML, ASP.NET, C# - All Round Developer job - Surrey - February-09-2012 (CvtbU)

£20/hr

That's nowhere near the most ridiculous rate. For a freelancer, £20/hr isn't bad. And what they want sounds pretty unspecialised... mucking about in PHP to customise a CMS probably.
Maybe a new graduate could get it.

[craig1]

Placeholder ad to convince UKBA that there are no UK residents willing to do the work.

[DimPrawn]

Must be deflation making wages fall, after all, everything is getting cheaper and cheaper.

Ask Merv.

[kingcook]

Perl, PHP, HTML, ASP.NET, C# - All Round Developer job - Surrey - February-09-2012 (CvtbU)

£20/hr