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    Rate increase

    Hi,
    After joining the contract,can I request for rate increase as the agency is taking 40% margin?

    Thank you.

    #2
    Originally posted by ukitcontractor01 View Post
    Hi,
    After joining the contract,can I request for rate increase as the agency is taking 40% margin?

    Thank you.
    Yes, of course you can.

    Whether you should is a another matter, because the client can say no or just bin you.
    "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
    - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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      #3
      At renewal time, if the client is keen for you to renew, you can put pressure on the agency to lower their margins to something more reasonable. That way the client gets the contractor they want, you get the rate increase you want, and the agency gets continued revenue that they want.

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        #4
        Originally posted by ukitcontractor01 View Post
        Hi,
        After joining the contract,can I request for rate increase as the agency is taking 40% margin?

        Thank you.
        If you expect to sign a contract, and renegotiate it almost immediately, you will find your services won't be in demand for very much longer. You should have asked for a better rate up front, so brush up on your negotiating skills for next time.
        His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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          #5
          Originally posted by ukitcontractor01 View Post
          Hi,
          After joining the contract,can I request for rate increase as the agency is taking 40% margin?

          Thank you.
          Yes. - good luck

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            #6
            Originally posted by cojak View Post
            Yes, of course you can.

            Whether you should is a another matter, because the client can say no or just bin you.
            By the looks of things, it won't be the won't be the client he'll be negotiating with, it will be the agency. And they'll tell him which pier he can jump off.
            His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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              #7
              Originally posted by Mordac View Post
              By the looks of things, it won't be the won't be the client he'll be negotiating with, it will be the agency. And they'll tell him which pier he can jump off.
              I think she was just testing us
              'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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                #8
                Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
                I think she was just testing us
                Next, she/he will be posting in general about Somerset Service stations....

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
                  Next, she/he will be posting in general about Somerset Service stations....
                  Or morris dancing/ distasteful garden furniture, etc, etc

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                    #10
                    As with many things contracting, it helps to "tell, not ask", but only when you have a strong hand.

                    Finding out what the agent's on shouldn't be the point at which you decide you want more, though. That's their business. You won yours partially on what you decided to work for per day.
                    ⭐️ Gold Star Contractor

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