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
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