They're taking the piss

I assume you're offering them a reduced hourly rate (or what's in it for them) in return for guaranteed work, effectively by way of a retainer: pay me ?X pcm and it's good for up to Y amount of work, but work over and above that will be charged at my normal rate (or even at the reduced rate), or some such. So a kind of loyalty bonus for them.

Incidentally, watch your IR35 status - you might be crossing the irreducible minimum of mutual obligations threshold or nearing it.

Posted By: Old Man, Feb 11, 19:21:01