MONEY

A main concern in this area is the level of fees and how they have not increased for some time and there are some that pay below the guideline rates.  The real difficulty is that Equity is unable to set rates as we do not have collective agreements in place and it would be deemed to be anti-competitive.  We want to explore every possible step we can take to fight for an increase in fees and fight against low pay.

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* 1. Do you think it would be a good idea for there to be a bottom rate of pay that all readers agreed that no one would work below this rate?

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* 2. What do you think this bottom rate should be, if any?

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* 3. Would you be prepared to stick to it?

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* 4. What would be your opinion of a two-tier system of payment: one rate for new comers and a higher rate for more experienced readers?

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* 5. Have you ever experienced a two-tier system? If yes, please specify

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* 6. Time of Payment

Are you aware that payments should be made within 30 days from the invoice date but these terms must be stated on the invoice?

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* 7. Have you experienced payments later than 30 days? If yes, please specify details.

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