Should we provide an increment to full time freelancers?
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Dear Colleague,
Normally, for freelancers, any increase in their professional charges is determined by the contract between the organization and such freelancers. In their case, as per my knowledge, "increment" is not a concept relevant to regular permanent employees.
However, as you mentioned, they are full-time freelancers for you. Hence, if your business leaders really want to motivate the freelancers, it is purely at your discretion to revise their professional fee upwards as per the allowed norms of your business. But you should have full control over such cost escalations so that it does not later grow into a demand.
A judicious decision needs to be made to motivate and retain the freelancers to work for you with dedication, considering the cost of living escalations. This decision may be viewed positively, but it should be made after thorough consideration by the business leaders for the long term.
From India, Chennai
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Normally, for freelancers, any increase in their professional charges is determined by the contract between the organization and such freelancers. In their case, as per my knowledge, "increment" is not a concept relevant to regular permanent employees.
However, as you mentioned, they are full-time freelancers for you. Hence, if your business leaders really want to motivate the freelancers, it is purely at your discretion to revise their professional fee upwards as per the allowed norms of your business. But you should have full control over such cost escalations so that it does not later grow into a demand.
A judicious decision needs to be made to motivate and retain the freelancers to work for you with dedication, considering the cost of living escalations. This decision may be viewed positively, but it should be made after thorough consideration by the business leaders for the long term.
From India, Chennai
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Freelancers are a party to a contract between the employer and him. The terms are decided mutually between them. There is no law for that. The freelancer demands, and the employer agrees. If there is no agreement, there is no work.
When a freelancer has worked to the satisfaction of the employer, why should he not demand an increase in his emoluments? If his services are not satisfactory, the employer will remove the freelancer. It works both ways.
In my own case, with one employer, the business was down, so he requested me to reduce my charges, which I agreed to. In another case, the employer liked my work, and when I requested a hike in my charges, he gladly increased it. He even told his managers that after a long time, he got a good consultant. So there is nothing wrong with varying the charges of a freelancer, either upward or downward.
Vibhakar Ramtirthkar, Pune.
From India, Pune
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When a freelancer has worked to the satisfaction of the employer, why should he not demand an increase in his emoluments? If his services are not satisfactory, the employer will remove the freelancer. It works both ways.
In my own case, with one employer, the business was down, so he requested me to reduce my charges, which I agreed to. In another case, the employer liked my work, and when I requested a hike in my charges, he gladly increased it. He even told his managers that after a long time, he got a good consultant. So there is nothing wrong with varying the charges of a freelancer, either upward or downward.
Vibhakar Ramtirthkar, Pune.
From India, Pune
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