atw: Agency fees [Was: Unreasonable/ Ineffective Contract term]

Just to revive this thread from a couple of weeks ago.

I am interested in the range of fees agencies charge - ie the 
percentage increase on our fee they add when charging the client.

I don't do contract work all that often, more of a fill in when my 
consultancy work is a bit quiet or, as at present, I am reworking the 
focus of my consultancy practice.

Anyway, for that reason, I don't bother about the details of the 
contract too much. I read it and am prepared to cross out obnoxious 
clauses, but don't usually worry about the ones that just annoy me.

Just now though, I am doing a contract that started out as a nice two 
month fill in and will turn out to be six months commitment. Sort of 
change my focus a bit.

In the recent re-negotiations to extend my current contract I asked 
what rate the agency was charging the client. I guessed it was around 
50%. (ie I charge them $60 ph and they charge the client $90 ph) The 
agency didn't want to tell me but in the end the client did.

I found out that the agency was charging 75% above my rates.

Am I alone in thinking this is obscene?

How many of you know what the agency charges.

What is the range of fees?

regards
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Chris Curnow
Director, The Riverside Group
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mailto:chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.theriversidegroup.com
http://www.chriscurnow.com
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