onsite freelance / permalance
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- adev
How many of you onsite freelance? What are the laws regarding this? In terms of having set hours/requiring to be on site/do you have a contract/etc? Any insight into how you do this would be helpful.
- airey0
isn't most freelance on site?
- not at all_salisae_
- i've don bits of freelance from home when i was doing that but majority (98%) was in house is all.airey
- what's you're experience in freelance? i'm interested!airey
- well – i work with agencies but remotely. it's been that way since last august. circumstantial i guess_salisae_
- dang. working from home can be hard. i couldn't stop thinking work all the time.airey
- yes that definitely happens to me. i want to look into renting a desk somewhere at some point._salisae_
- where are you?airey
- most freelance it NOT on site.dewilde
- airey0
laws? wtf?
you're covered insurance wise by their insurance while you're in the building. wages / hourly rates really depends on where you are and what you agree upon. i've worked for an hourly rate, a weekly rate, an agreed day rate. all sorts.
i've never had a contract except verbal. that also depends on you and the studio / design house. as you're not a millionaire a contract effectively doubles as toilet paper in the end as if you can't afford to ream them with a bigger law firm you're kidding yourself, so make that a secondary thought.
also, i asked most places to pay the first week immediately at the end, by cheque or direct deposit as an act of good faith as 14 - 30 days is all very well and good after that but you need to know up front if they're good clients or ripp-off merchants.
also, speak to a book-keeper . accountant. anyone, about your tax requirements etc. an if you're in australia you'll need an abn and apply for gst.
- airey0
also, under most IP doctrine, anything you produce under their roof is considered their IP not yours. it gets weird but if you're working for an oddball make sure you don't let them see any other work your doing for other clients / yourself / whatever while there. obviously not a major concern but could be a sticking point in some instances and worth keeping aware of.
- lvl_130
I work fulltime freelance/contract right now. For my contract, I think I am officially required to always be on-site if I am on the clock(read as: billing my time). Although there are times when I do take projects home with me and work on them at night/weekends just because it is more convenient (and often times more productive) then driving in to sit in my cube at all hours of the night.
I would say you should talk with your creative director/manager and find out what works best for them. I have to be there 9-5 simply because of the amount of meetings and project check-ins/deadlines I have each day. It would be a pain in the ass for everyone else on my team if they always had to relay messages/work to me all day everyday.
- dewilde0
i work freelance at an action sport company 3 days a week, i have a set hourly rate and work a min of 24 hours until june...i take my own money out for taxes, i have quite a drive to get here so they pay me for travel time as well. no contracts or legal stuff. working onsite as a freelancer isnt the best thing in my opinion. the whole reason i freelance is because i dont want to be stuck down to someone elses schedule, basically they get work out of you w/ out paying for any of your benefits....not the greatest