atw: Re: Public liability and professional indemnity insurance

Hi Rhonda,
I know your sentiments as I, too, am in WA. However, I've managed to get PI waived on *all* writing contracts, including with Rio Tinto, Water Corp, Alinta, various defence and engineering projects... I did work through an agency on a Fed govt job where they deducted a couple of $ an hour for PI. Luckily, it was only a three week contract that I did while on holiday from another job.
Importantly, I'm currently in the oil and gas area working on safety and commissioning docs. As soon as I pointed out that their engineers would be proofing and approving the docs, they agreed to waive it. I think this makes it harder for any other group to justify the need for PI for writers. 

Cheers,
Terry

Quoting Rhonda Bracey <rhonda.bracey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:


Hi Terry

It's an unfortunate fact of life in Western Australia, at least, that
the large resource companies require their Pty Ltd contractors to have
PI. I've argued many times for the clause/requirement to be removed
based on the reasoning you give, but only the smaller companies have
agreed to waive this requirement. The big guys - including Govt
departments - insist on it no matter who you are or what you do. Which
is why I continue to maintain it. Not having it immediately removes
those clients from my potential pool.

In nearly 10 years as a Pty Ltd contractor (sole employee of my
company), working mostly for mining companies or software companies that
service them, I've never had a claim, so it sticks a bit to pay that
hefty sum out each year.

But in the scheme of things, if you get work with some of these big
guys, the contract rate you get usually covers the cost without you
losing too much sleep!

Rhonda




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