I am contracted to work for a consultancy and am placed on one of their client sites.
The end-client has recently had a big culling of contractors. One of people they have asked to leave is doing a department level lead role. The end-client has informed the consultancy I work for they would like me to fulfil that role due to past performance.
The consultancy hiring manager told me this and also mentioned that there would be no additional renumeration according to the client.
The hiring manager from the client side later informed me that I should ask for additional renumeration as it is extra responsibility - he was surprised when I mentioned that I had been told there wasn't any.
The following day the same client hiring manager said that he had chatted with the consultancy hiring manager and confirmed that "the consultancy does not pay additional for that role"
Now, I am no fool and believe that I have moved boxes on a rate card and am likely being billed out at a higher rate, with the consultancy pocketing the extra. They have lost a lot of staff in the culling so understandably trying to keep their margins up.
What would you do in my situation?
My agent advised me to either refuse the role or call it out. He is unwilling to negotiate on my behalf as he is a complete pussy that is scared of rocking the boat.
It's frustrating that they have asked me to do this as I am good, but they don't want to pay me anymore than they pay anyone else - some people are even getting more than me. I am tempted to suggest they get one of the others to do it if there's no extra money and see where that takes me.
Is it just a case of having to suck it up?
The end-client has recently had a big culling of contractors. One of people they have asked to leave is doing a department level lead role. The end-client has informed the consultancy I work for they would like me to fulfil that role due to past performance.
The consultancy hiring manager told me this and also mentioned that there would be no additional renumeration according to the client.
The hiring manager from the client side later informed me that I should ask for additional renumeration as it is extra responsibility - he was surprised when I mentioned that I had been told there wasn't any.
The following day the same client hiring manager said that he had chatted with the consultancy hiring manager and confirmed that "the consultancy does not pay additional for that role"
Now, I am no fool and believe that I have moved boxes on a rate card and am likely being billed out at a higher rate, with the consultancy pocketing the extra. They have lost a lot of staff in the culling so understandably trying to keep their margins up.
What would you do in my situation?
My agent advised me to either refuse the role or call it out. He is unwilling to negotiate on my behalf as he is a complete pussy that is scared of rocking the boat.
It's frustrating that they have asked me to do this as I am good, but they don't want to pay me anymore than they pay anyone else - some people are even getting more than me. I am tempted to suggest they get one of the others to do it if there's no extra money and see where that takes me.
Is it just a case of having to suck it up?
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