Re: Getting Per Diem (was Per Diem Question)

[Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com>]

   Richard Lewis wrote:

     I have discussed remote W2 contract jobs with agencies from a good
     number of DICE job postings.  All of them told me that per diem
     would come out of my hourly pay.  Has this been just because they
     all felt that I am particularly gullible and easy to snooker?  I
     don't know.  I can say, however, that it appears that one can look
     at alot of on-line contractor job postings and not find any mention
     of how per diem is handled.  The silence on this subject appears to
     be deafening.  So I tend to think that I am not alone in getting
     this treatment.



   Hi Richard,
   It sounds like the two options you are being given equate to the same
   thing....you pay for your own meals and lodgings.  As I mentioned in
   an earlier reply, I've never worked in this type of situation.  Every
   remote contract I've been assigned to was government affiliated.
   While the number is small, each one paid per diem according to the GSA
   per diem tables, and there was no discussion of it being deducted from
   my hourly rate.  It was part of the contract award.  Private
   companies, or non government entities may not be held to the same
   conditions.
   You do bring up a good point and one that we should be on the lookout
   for....per diem problems for remote contracts.  Could it be that the
   hiring concern is simply trying to put a few extra dollars in their
   pocket at our expense because we are "gullible?"  Careful reading of
   the job description and the remuneration should be done anyway, but
   maybe we should add per diem to the checklist.
   Al

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