handy info, Producing basics.

[lordybob]

So, the fascinating world of contracting. You'll have to get your head round this one or you'll get in trouble sooner or later. Take it from one who knows.


a) have you got a contract with the company you're doing the work for? You MUST. They aren't liable to pay you otherwise. If you've promised someone else work, and the company pull out, what you gonna do..? You'll have to pay your employee out of your own pocket. Boo. So, ask them to send one over. It should detail what they expect from you.
Are you doing 10 hour days, or a buy out (you'll have to work as many hours as they need you to in order to complete the job - boo).
If you restrict your hours, how much do you get paid afterwards per hour?
How many days/weeks are you doing? Make sure this is stipulated, or you'll end up working for them forever (like ........ did with ASL)
Do you get holiday pay? Probably not, but worth a go. I don't know what the rules are with holiday pay in NZ, or rather, i've forgotten. I don't think they have to give it to you.
Insurance - do you have to have your own, or will they cover your kit? Personal and public liability - do you have to get your own, or will they cover you?
Get out clause - how much notice does either party have to give if you / they have to pull out?


b) you need to contract your employee OR get the company to contract him/her. Are you paying the employee (let's call him Fred) or are they? It's MUCH easier for you if you get them to contract him/her, otherwise you're into complicated accounting. If you have decided to contract Fred then the contract you have with the company must reflect the contract you have with Fred. ie: Hours worked - if your company is contracted under a buy out, and Fred is contracted with you for a 10 hour day with over time, you could potentially get shafted for loads of money if Fred ends up doing loads of overtime. Get it?
Same applies to insurance.
Same applies to get out clause.





Good luck - go get em.

 

[grinner]

another way to look at it is if waving a contract around means missing out on a boatload of business, toss the handicap and do work.
Clauses? man, thats like a used car salesman having you wave your rights to fury when ya break down on the way home.
Do not adhere to the white collored busniess templates when trying to make a living making videos for companies. You will put food on the table making many hand shake deals in your life. This business is simply in return for a doing a good job and unemployment (or worse... REAL employment) comes as a result of doing bad work or shewing away potential money with paper work found on the internet.