What is the best way to pay a flat weekly fee?

[chriscol]

Hi,

We now have a few upwork contractors working a set number of ohurs per week on a set hourly rate. My ideal option would be to automatically pay them every week for the agreed number of ohurs, for example 40 x rate, without having to worry.

I'd like upwork to automatically pay them from our payment method, without the freelancer having to enter a work diary or enter manual time.

What si the best way to do this?

Thanks

Chris

[prestonhunter · Accepted solution]

re: "What is the best way to pay a flat weekly fee?"

Use Upwork's flat weekly fee feature.

This is available already, easy to use.

As a client, when I create an hourly contract for a freelancer, I can click on a button for advanced options, and then I can specify an automated weekly payment. This is sometimes known as a "salary" or "retainer" or "Weekly Payment."

What does it mean?

I want the freelancer to receive $200 per week, automatically, no matter what.

I fill in the "weekly salary" field (under advanced options) as: 200.

Then: Each week, the freelancer is automatically paid $200.

This is pro-rated.

https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/211067938-Pay-for-Hourly-Contracts

If you want to accomplish your stated goals... this is easy to do.

For example, if you want to pay Janet for 40 hours of work each week, at a rate of $5/hour, and you do not want her to enter time manually or log using the time-tracker tool, then set her up with an hourly contract, with a Weekly Payment of 40 X 5 = $200, and then set the Weekly Limit ("maximum number of hours per week") number to zero.