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You get paid from the day / hour they book you
I wish. But if that were true, I wouldn’t have made this post.
And if I play hardball, maybe I could get money for doing no work. But I risk souring a relationship with a well-paying client.
When I’m being sounded out for availability I tell the agency that the kick-off date is binding and that I’m on the clock from that date. Lost count how many I’ve sat in my local beach bar getting paid to drink beer waiting for the account service guys to get their 💩 together.
100% this what CD3 said. I do the same. You book me, you pay. OP you need to just say so. In freelance work you won’t get ANYTHING you don’t demand or ask for. Plus, who says you don’t have other clients / things brewing? You should always act busy but open to accommodate.
If you don’t, you are just giving them a free on-demand worker. What employer doesn’t love that?
Do you have a solid working relationship with a PM or CD. If so reach out and respectfully make your case. If they booked you and you’re sitting, the should be paying you. Maybe they can put you on something else until the work starts?
I’ve worked with them quite a bit over the past year but I’m not quite sure what my case should be. If I had a competing offer, I might try to leverage that. But it’s been a bit slow and the money is good. They didn’t have anything else for me.
Do you ask for a deposit before starting work? How are they paying you, hourly or flat fee? I’ve never heard of a client paying a contractor for a delay, they would be bleeding money on every project.
Generally, we agree to a day rate and a I fill out a weekly time sheet with the projects I worked on. Then I get paid a few weeks later.
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I'm a little confused based on the wording here. When you say email agreement, I'm assuming it was just a tentative "hey would you be available to start on X?" Or did you sign already sign a contract to start on X? If you signed a contract, you bill from day 1 of it. If you didn't sign a contract, you're still not booked. It's not uncommon for gigs to pop-up and disappear before they start. It's crappy, but it happens.
It was my understanding that an email correspondence with rates and dates is legally binding, or can be.
The real question is “should I try to enforce the dates that were originally agreed to?” Or “should I just be flexible b/c this is part of the gig?”
Because I risk burning a bridge with a repeat client
So annoying for you. Sorry OP.
I wouldn’t bite the hand that feeds me.
What day did your contract start like on the paperwork you signed? You said you are day rate. You bill from that day whether they kick you off or not it’s legally binding. It wont burn your bridge with them they agreed to pay for your availability.