Rate Changes for Affiliated Contractors
Only the designated staffing managers of a Provider Company can set or change the profile rates of Affiliated Contractors.
When setting the rate for your providers, keep in mind that the rate buyers will see is the pay rate plus the oDesk fee. The oDesk fee is 10% of your bill rate (approximately 11.11% of the pay rate).
We recommend that you search our database for providers with skills matching your affiliate's area of expertise to determine the market rate of your provider's skills. You can also click here for a table of pay rates for all active assignments as of the previous month.
To help you determine where your provider fits into the pay rate range for a particular skill(s), we encourage you to consider the following factors:
- How many hours has your provider worked within the oDesk Network?
- Does your provider have certifications from vendors such as Brainbench and ExpertRating?
- What is your provider's schedule flexibility? Will your provider be online at the same time as the buyer?
- How many years of experience does your provider have in your field?
- What is the quality of your provider's English skills?
Changing the Profile Rates of your contractors:
If you are the designated Staffing Manager for your Provider Company on oDesk, please follow the steps below to change the hourly rates of your providers:
1. Go to My oDesk -> Get Hired -> Staffing Manager Console.
2. Check the box next to the Affiliated Contractor(s) you wish to adjust the profile rate for, and select Change profile rate from the With Selected dropdown menu. You may adjust the rate for multiple users simultaneously.
3.
Edit the New Rate field. You'll need to enter the total oDesk Charge Rate that will be visible to buyers in
your Affiliated Contractor's profile. The oDesk Service Fee is always 10% of the total charged
to the buyer. The Provider Company would receive 90% of the displayed rate, were the Affiliated Contractor hired at that rate.
4. Press the Change Profile Rate button at the top or bottom of the 'Change Profile Rate' box to apply your changes.
Changing the Candidacy Rates/Bids of your contractors:
If you are the designated Staffing Manager for your Provider Company on oDesk, please follow the steps below to change the hourly rates or fixed price bids of your providers' candidacies:
1. Go to My oDesk -> Get Hired -> Team Candidacies.
2. Select the Affiliated Contractor from the dropdown menu at the top of the page. Select Change rate or Change bid in the far lefthand column next to the appropriate candidacy.
3. Make the necessary changes on the form provided.
Changing the Assignment Rates of your contractors:
If you are the designated Staffing Manager for your Provider Company on oDesk, please follow the steps below to change the hourly rates of your providers' assignments:
1. Go to My oDesk -> Get Hired -> Team Assignments.
2. Select the Affiliated Contractor from the dropdown menu at the top of the page. Select View in the far lefthand column next to the appropriate candidacy.
3. Press the Decrease Rate button and make the necessary changes on the form provided. Please note that you can only decrease the rate on an active assignment. Only the buyer can increase the rate.
Decreasing the rate will end the assignment and create a new one. Don't forget to leave feedback for the buyer on the original assignment!