atw: Re: Now sorta OT-Re: Re: The Great Economic Recovery?
- From: "bja" <bashley@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:13:16 +1000
Pay rates have always been a 'hobby' of mine Mary.
Basically, contract rates should be based on a 220 day basic year (this
removed weekends, holidays and sick days and makes an allowance for long
service).
So, to use your example, $16.00 per hour x 8 hours per day (some companies
only work 7.5 hours a day) equates to an annual salary equivalent to
$28,160.
You then need to add in the 'time out of work' factor which is around 25%
(this fluctuates wildly depending on your client list, your skills, your
background and the timing of your end of contracts) so, $28,160 x 75% =
$21,120.
Also keep in mind there should be a penalty allowance for the lack of career
path, security etc. so you should probably chop off another 5% or more
giving a more realistic 'full-time' value of $20,064 for a $16 per hour
contract rate.
You can add to this the value of your medical/dental plans but obviously
this would differ between employees.
There is usually no value in having medical/dental plans at 22 years of age
but there would be a very real value to those about to have children or to
50+ year olds.
So what are we all worth? $20,000 per annum + plan value? According to some,
we clearly are.....
Oops, sorry Mary... my soapbox slipped out again. :)
Cheers.
Bruce Ashley
Senior Technical Writer
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of MHT
> Sent: Thursday, 24 June 2004 12:01 PM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Now sorta OT-Re: Re: The Great Economic Recovery?
>
>
> Great line Bruce.
> I may just "lift" that idea for the response that I am writing to MD's
> "questionnaire about the work habits of technical
> communicators the world
> over".
> I was shocked to find a second job (two in one day!!!!!!!!!!)
> that requires
> a BA degree (which I have) along with more diverse job skill
> requirements.
> It was also part time and demand that the part time punter hold to a
> "flexible" schedule (a.k.a anytime we want you to drop
> everything and drive
> 40 miles one way to get here for 2 hours of work)
> It pays a whopping $16.00 an hour, on contract.
> As you may or may nor be aware, contract work is the way that
> corps avoid
> paying any benefits. Unlike you <decidedly smarter> folks down under,
> medical coverage is not provided for everyone. By law, we get medical
> coverage in the form of a job "benefit". However if the
> company hires you
> on contract (or part time), then they are not required (by
> law) to provide
> benefits and they do not provide them. It's not about
> people; it's about
> the bottom line. Wellstone's quotable quote "What's good for
> everybody is
> good for everybody" falls on deaf ears in much of the USofA.
>
> Regards,
> MN Mary
>
>
> >No wonder they want you to undergo a drug test. You'd have
> to be stoned to
> >accept that rate, particularly given the role.
> >
> >Cheers.
> >
> >Bruce Ashley
> >Senior Technical Writer
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> >Preston Aviation Solutions Pty Ltd Website: http://www.preston.net
> >488 Victoria Street email: bashley@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >Richmond VIC 3121 Ph: +61 3 9426 8213
> >Australia Fax: +61 3 9427 1969
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> >Setting the standard in software solutions for the global
> aviation industry,
> >utilising advanced simulation, scheduling, optimisation and
> visualisation
> >technology.
> >A subsidiary of The Boeing Company
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of MHT
> >> Sent: Thursday, 24 June 2004 10:10 AM
> >> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: atw: The Great Economic Recovery?
> >>
> >>
> >> I just thought I'd share a little sample of Dubya's "economic
> >> recovery".
> >> The following is one of the few and far between jobs for tech
> >> writers in my
> >> neck of the woods:
> >>
> >> Job Description:
> >> Contract Technical Writer - part-time, flexible schedule
> >> (flexible as in be
> >> available whenever the employer wants you on board to meet
> >> and greet the
> >> clients).
> >> Our client is in immediate need of a Tech Writer with skills
> >> and experience
> >> in writing for the web, especially in writing and editing marketing
> >> oriented materials (e.g. product and services information to
> >> be displayed
> >> on-line). The Tech Writer will be mostly editing content and
> >> only creating
> >> content where key content gaps exist. No web/internet
> >> technical skills are
> >> required. Client is located in Minnetonka. This is a
> >> short-term project;
> >> approximately 4-6 weeks and 20 hours per week.
> >> The Tech Writer will need to be flexible to meet with
> >> business clients when
> >> they are available.
> >>
> >> Requirements:
> >> Technical Writer - Previous technical writing experience - Prefer
> >> experience in writing marketing materials and content for
> >> web/internet/intranet - Proficiency with MS Word
> >> Background check and drug test required.
> >>
> >> Location:
> >> Minneapolis MN
> >>
> >> Duration:
> >> Contract - Open
> >>
> >> Pay Rate:
> >> $13.90/hr.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> MN Mary
> >> "Well-behaved women rarely make history."
> >>
> >> -Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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