Arthur Fuller
fuller.artful at gmail.com
Thu Jan 10 22:50:08 CST 2008
Wow. That certainly places things (Canadian) in perspective. On 1/10/08, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote: > > Hi Arthur: > > When working for a Salary and accepting the normal set of basic benefits > it > usually costs the employer about 50% more. That is, if you are getting > paid > $35.00 per hour from an employer, on salary, the employer will be required > to pay an additional, 2 to 3 weeks holidays, 50% CPP, 50% Unemployment > insurance, super-annulation, medical, dental, and then the cost of > accounting and filling etc. In addition they have to pay for your work > location, phone, (an cell phone needed), the costs of adding and > supporting > you within their infrastructure. So for an employer to pay you $35.00 per > hour it will cost them $70.00 per hour. They will probably have to bill > you > out at over a $100.00 to make a profit. > > If you are under contract and you expect to clear the same as an employee > ($35.00 per hour) you will have to charge $70.00 per hour. Now if you > consider your down time add another $20.00 per hour and you are just about > even.... at a rate of $90.00. > > There was a calculation done a few years ago that tried to calculate the > cost of a government employee that was being paid $17.00 per hour. When > the > medical, dental, training, CPP, unemployment insurance, accounting, desks, > computers, system support, building rent and maintenance, lights, heat, > management costs etc...;the cost of an employee was between $120.00 and > $160.00 per hour. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:05 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: [dba-Tech] Full-Time v. Contract > > Does anyone have any useful tips on how to calculate a salaried position > v. > a contract? Obviously a contract should pay more, since there are no > benefits (dental plan, holidays, etc.), but I've been a contractor for > ages > and lately have been asked if I'd take a position instead. I can see the > merits to switching, but I can also see downsides. Let's assume for the > sake > of simple argument that your contract wage is $100/hr, and that the > position > offers $x + dental plan, 3 weeks holidays, the opportunity to take a > course > or two a year at company expense, etc., not to mention the illusion of > permanence. Fact is, I don't think that I've ever worked 49 weeks in a row > as a contractor. So the simple calculation of 40 * 50 * 100 misses the > mark > by a wide margin. > > Any rules of thumb? Any on-line calculators for this sort of thing? > > TIA, > Arthur > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >