Tech pay agreements
Wed, 28 Dec 2005, 07:56 pmWalter Plinge6 posts in thread
Tech pay agreements
Wed, 28 Dec 2005, 07:56 pmHeya, anyone got any advise for me?
I agreed to do some casual work for a group in my local theatre who I had worked with before with no problems. I agreed to work selected hours for them and then I had arranged with them that I'd send them an email of total hours worked and my address for them to send a cheque too.
They say they are having money problems however said it would be fine to pay me once their ticket income had gone through but alas it is not to be. Now nearly 2 months later they are just being difficult and looking for excuses.
Has anyone else been through the same thing? This was only 10hours work I fitted in for them having done previous work with them, should I be using a contract of some sorts, verbal agreements have always worked in the past???!!!
Just call me young and stupid!! Any advise?
Thx
I agreed to do some casual work for a group in my local theatre who I had worked with before with no problems. I agreed to work selected hours for them and then I had arranged with them that I'd send them an email of total hours worked and my address for them to send a cheque too.
They say they are having money problems however said it would be fine to pay me once their ticket income had gone through but alas it is not to be. Now nearly 2 months later they are just being difficult and looking for excuses.
Has anyone else been through the same thing? This was only 10hours work I fitted in for them having done previous work with them, should I be using a contract of some sorts, verbal agreements have always worked in the past???!!!
Just call me young and stupid!! Any advise?
Thx
Re: Tech pay agreements
Thu, 29 Dec 2005, 08:31 amI've done this a number of times - worked for pay on the hopes that it comes through at the end. My suggestion is that you always work with a written contract beforehand, and go to MEAA (http://www.alliance.org.au/docman/task,cat_view/gid,9/Itemid,28/) and see what their award rates are, and what your rights are as an employee.
If these people continue to avoid your payment, perhaps you should demand that they sign a contract with you before you do any more work with them again. Either that or choose: not to work with them again, or to work with them on the agreement that it is volunteer work.
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If these people continue to avoid your payment, perhaps you should demand that they sign a contract with you before you do any more work with them again. Either that or choose: not to work with them again, or to work with them on the agreement that it is volunteer work.
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