Agency commission

[alpacafeet]

Excuse the 'obvious' question from a first timer...

A position is advertised at say £40/hour.

Is that what I get paid from the agency i.e. they add commission on top of this and charge the client £50 or whatever... or
Do the agency take their commission out of the £40 so I get less.

Or does it depend on the agency/contract?

One agency said they were 'transparent on their rates which were between 18% and 21%'. This means nothing to me but obviously it should.

Can anyone enlighten me please

[hugebrain]

It means that £40/hr is the minimum that you should consider taking. However the agent is expecting you to haggle so you should ask for around £45/£50. If you go for exactly £40 then the agent will just charge you out at £60 keep the difference.

If the agent were telling the truth at say 20%, then the rate would be £50 he would keep 20% and you would get £40. But it would be a very unusual agent to be telling the truth.

[ThomasSoerensen]

But it would be a very unusual agent to be telling the truth.

I think they implode if they even try.

[threaded]

I think they implode if they even try.

This assumes, and it is a big assumption, that an agent knows what the truth is in order that they might try.

[realityhack]

Threaded - first question - have you put that youtube link in every single post since you uploaded it? Second question - are you competing to get the highest no. of unique hits/views or something?

[threaded]

Threaded - first question - have you put that youtube link in every single post since you uploaded it? Second question - are you competing to get the highest no. of unique hits/views or something?

All will be revealed on Thursday, possibly somewhere near Jagtvej 69, along with a leg shaving ceremony.

[Moose423956]

threaded, what is your avatar? Is it a load of sumo wrestlers bending down?

[Bluebird]

it also assumes there is a job in the first place...

[The Lone Gunman]

threaded, what is your avatar? Is it a load of sumo wrestlers bending down?

It is a batch of sausage rolls he made for a light healthy snack one morning. Apparently they looked so good he took their picture. They took longer to make than they did to eat by some distance.

[threaded]

threaded, what is your avatar? Is it a load of sumo wrestlers bending down?

Very good! I think we may have someone here who 'gets' the video.