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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Nick on September 28, 2010, 09:54:41 AM
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I have done a lot of work over a long period for an outfit in London on a sub contract basis. My Scottish contract is partof my current work for them.
I have just had a call from them to say that with immediate effect they are reducing their Associates day rate from the current £550 A DAY TO £200 cussing: cussing:
The attitude was pretty much take it or leave it.
And this for a contract which was signed 2 years ago with the Scottish Government and which has not been reduced in value. The person who called me is a stalwart of the fooking union Banghead
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I have done a lot of work over a long period for an outfit in London on a sub contract basis. My Scottish contract is partof my current work for them.
I have just had a call from them to say that with immediate effect they are reducing their Associates day rate from the current £550 A DAY TO £200 cussing: cussing:
The attitude was pretty much take it or leave it.
And this for a contract which was signed 2 years ago with the Scottish Government and which has not been reduced in value. The person who called me is a stalwart of the fooking union Banghead
Take 2½ times as long to do everything... ::)
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It doesn't werk like that. Next time I go to INverness I get £400 instead of £1100 cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing:
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And you signed a contract that allows them to do this without due notice, break clauses etc? noooo:
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The contracts are annual. My new one arrives later this week evil:
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That's a bummer!
Form a new company and submit a quote for the work. I got away with that once. Cutting out the others in the loop I underbid the original but ended up with more for me.
Contract was to provide security patrols at a certain town centre. Mind I wound up working fooking long hours but I did make £5k in the two months leading up to and immediately after Christmas. I also persuaded the employers that they should provide a vehicle as a cheaper option than my providing it.
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They already have a four year contract with the Scottish Gvt. They are capping rates to avoid their own redundancy cussing:
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Sorry ~ It was just an idea. Perhaps when the contract comes up for renewal you should submit your own bid? You do have the inside track so to speak and can use the intervening time to improve personal relations with the decision makers. These things usually go with a wink and a nod in the right direction.
Anywhooo ~ I'll pay for lunch. happy100
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shutup:
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shutup:
happy001
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Wot?
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They already have a four year contract with the Scottish Gvt. They are capping rates to avoid their own redundancy cussing:
It's fairly systematic across the board.
We have chopped the rates of our temporary contractors and agency staff , increased fees for just about every service we provide, lost some salary and benefits from permanent staff etc.
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The old gravy train has finally congealed then. whistle:
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The old gravy train has finally congealed then. whistle:
For many ...I'm sure bankers will still get their bonuses though evil:
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Wot?
Well let's all hold hands, link arms, and THINK ey? rubschin:
Sell that bastard rug rag if you're skint. ::)
I'll give you an unbelievable 20 quid for it just for the sheer pleasure of setting the bastard on fire!
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Would you like to burn my rugs whilst you are at it? They came from the same place.
Study
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Sitting Room
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Wot?
Well let's all hold hands, link arms, and THINK ey? rubschin:
Sell that bastard rug rag if you're skint. ::)
I'll give you an unbelievable 20 quid for it just for the sheer pleasure of setting the bastard on fire!
I think Mrs Growler could medicate it whistle:
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The old gravy train has finally congealed then. whistle:
evil:
WE just screwed 3 days per visit out of them on a conference call
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The old gravy train has finally congealed then. whistle:
evil:
WE just screwed 3 days per visit out of them on a conference call
ALL ABOARD! happy088
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The old gravy train has finally congealed then. whistle:
evil:
WE just screwed 3 days per visit out of them on a conference call
Lend us a fiver... just 'til the end of the month like... whistle:
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Does the phrase "GO FUCK YOURSELF" mean anything to you?
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Does the phrase "GO FUCK YOURSELF" mean anything to you?
Um.... no.... noooo:
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Would you like to burn my rugs whilst you are at it? They came from the same place.
Study
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Sitting Room
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No. Why should I? Shrugs:
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Just wondered.
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Just wondered.
Well that's that sorted then.
I could send Mrs G 'round though.
She is most excellent at setting carpets AND kitchen floor coverings on fire, all within the space of 2 hours too, and then, flooding the place with buckets of water to quench the flames!
Most highly recommended. ::)
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Just wondered.
Well that's that sorted then.
I could send Mrs G 'round though.
She is most excellent at setting carpets AND kitchen floor coverings on fire, all within the space of 2 hours too, and then, flooding the place with buckets of water to quench the flames!
Most highly recommended. ::)
Miss Piggy went through one of those 'Goth' phases where she insisted on having candles in her bedroom instead of switching the lecky light on...
We tolerated it until she set the carpet alight.... cussing:
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Mrs G isn't actually a Goth.
She's quite simply, a nutter. ::)
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Mrs G isn't actually a Goth.
She's quite simply, a nutter. ::)
happy001
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Mrs G isn't actually a Goth.
She's quite simply, a nutter. ::)
happy001
It's not actually funny, well not here it isn't.
Could have burnt the house down as the carpet went 'up' while she was on her own on Monday afternoon, and then didn't tell me about it until I discovered a great big black burnt patch of carpet in the far corner later that evening. eeek:
No doubt she'll read this and give me the 'bells of Shannon' when her spy on all bad things Growler, MM, discovers this post for doing my 'dirty washing in public'. ::)
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lol: lol:
Oh dear ~ how cruel life can be sometimes.
I now have a mental image of Miss Piggy before the wedding photos
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lol: lol:
Oh dear ~ how cruel life can be sometimes.
I now have a mental image of Miss Piggy before the wedding photos
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fata-divisions.org%2FGLD%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fgoth_100.jpg&hash=4e344f25620989c39a16fd084b0a215a12b5749f)
That's it... you can't see the purple suede Dr. Martin boots in that picture... noooo: