Making sure I’m not crazy...if an agency books you for say 2 months. And it’s day rate. You get paid for the days that they booked you regardless of whether you have stuff to do/waiting for client feedback, right? I’ve always done it this way bc technically you could have taken another job but have committed that time to them. Current gig keeps trying to get me to not bill and “take days off” while waiting for feedback. Just trying to see if this is as shitty as it feels.

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I will usually know when and where there are gaps for each of my freelancers when I make a project timing plan. I’ll then communicate this to them upfront, that there will be gaps here and there so they can plan on other work. If timings shift I’ll make sure they are aware and can accommodate the shift.
I have some freelancers who prefer to go home and not bill the (rest of the) day than to sit around and wait, but then it’s their choice not to if I’m already offering them the pay to just wait.
To ask someone to be on stand by and not pay is not ok, but if you want to just hold time for stand by usually I would negotiate down the rate (always upfront!). Say the work will happen during next week and I want you to be available all week, but the work itself is just 2 days, then I’d pay my freelancer 50% rate for three days and 100% the two working days. But I always negotiate this upfront, depending on the budget, persons availability, and how pressing the project is.

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Absolutely agree, anything over 10h warrants additional pay. 16h is a double day.
It makes me sad that the only people who are properly paid for their time and showed that kind of respect are the freelancers and not the full time employees.

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If they booked you, they booked you. Remind them of that when they spring unexpected “non paid days off” for you. But let them know at the
same time that they have the benefit of you being “locked in and reserved” for their project during a few down days. And as you said the down days turned into a working day quickly! The other alternative is just politely suggest a kill fee for any down days at an agreeable percentage of your day rate, since they are now unbooking you after they booked you.

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I would think if they gave you a 2 month contract then they would have to pay you 5 days a week for those 2 months.

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This is happening to me now! They will tell me I have off one day, then schedule a 30 min meeting for 1pm and 5pm and expect me to book an hour for the day! Ummmm it doesn’t work that way!

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