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Thanks for this email Alison I'm really pleased that someone has raised this. Jael Sent from my iPhone Jael Edwards Cultural & Creative Learning Consultant On 14 Jan 2011, at 13:37, Alison Bodley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > > > > I’ve just been keeping my eyes on freelance rates and talking to a few freelancer friends. Some contracts are around £100 a day. > > > > It might seem like a fair sum that is similar to what you would pay an employee or contract staff but I was just wondering if the rest of the sector is aware, that by the time a freelancer takes their costs out of this it’s not far off the minimum wage. And yet I am assuming that museums are wanting to employ fairly experienced people for these roles. > > > > Most Freelancers need to allow for: > > · Office costs > > · Public indemnity Insurance > > · Professional Indemnity Insurance > > · Pension – no employers contribution > > · Sick leave > > · Holiday leave > > · Training > > · Time for preparing applications and attending interview > > · Expenses in the brief that a normal employee would get such as travel > > · Risk of not being employed all the time > > > > I am sure other freelancers can add to this. We all know times are tough, but I just thought I would raise the issue. > > > > Ali Bodley > > > > Heritage Consultant > > [log in to unmask] > > 01904 637339 > > 07884444675 > > > > + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +