tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post3590137735080432024..comments2024-01-24T14:45:33.943+00:00Comments on Reduce to Common Sense: Contract Rates or Pay RatesRanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207632255129272209noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-11522782980990467912008-03-14T23:21:00.000+00:002008-03-14T23:21:00.000+00:00Sorry, but I maintain that it is not missing from ...Sorry, but I maintain that it is <I>not</I> missing from the analysis, supply and demand do not just perfectly align. Of course the contractor can take or leave the offer, but the distorted asymmetry of offers will sometimes result in a sub-optimal match<BR/> <BR/>i.e. if market rates increase, an irrational fear of giving a "high pay rise" to a particular contractor means that the client does Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207632255129272209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-15904247911795338382008-03-14T22:13:00.000+00:002008-03-14T22:13:00.000+00:00I think the thing missing from this analysis is t...I think the thing missing from this analysis is the contractor's choice to accept, or reject, any offer available at any point in time.<BR/><BR/>If a rate is below the market rate then the contractor has the choice to accept, or reject.<BR/><BR/>I know that the employer considers this. They will also consider the value of the comfort factor of working for a company where there is previous Ann Cardushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06706862238428041940noreply@blogger.com