Question about work that count less than an hour in a week.

[ecstasy816]

I have read the condition about hourly rate payment. However, I don't understand clearly about some points. I had received a project that I worked less than one hour in a week, around, 40 minutes total for that week. I would like to ask that the working hour for the week I mentioned will be commulated to next week working hour, or the system will count as I don't have any work in that week instead? FYI, my hourly rate is just $5, so 40 minutes aren't meet the minimum payment.

Thank you in advance.

[petra_r]

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Phongmanus B wrote:

I have read the condition about hourly rate payment. However, I don't understand clearly about some points. I had received a project that I worked less than one hour in a week, around, 40 minutes total for that week. I would like to ask that the working hour for the week I mentioned will be commulated to next week working hour, or the system will count as I don't have any work in that week instead?

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Did you properly track your time? The time tracker tracks in 10 minute segments, so as long as you worked 40 minutes and the tracker took 4 screenshots, the 40 minutes should be in your work diary.

The tracker is NOT suited for very short burts of work, like 2 or 3 minutes at a time, as this may not be enough to trigger a screeshot and the segment would be lost. Hourly contracts are best suited for work where you actually work reasonable stretches of time at a time.

[ecstasy816]

Hello Petra,

The track did count those 40 minutes. However, it's the first time for me that my work diary is less than an hour in a week. So, is that 40 minutes working hour will be commulated with next week time? As I mention that, those 40 minutes aren't cost enough for minimum payment (it's less than $5) for the summary in that week report. 

Thank you for your reply.

[petra_r]

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Phongmanus B wrote:

Hello Petra,

The track did count those 40 minutes. However, it's the first time for me that my work diary is less than an hour in a week. So, is that 40 minutes working hour will be commulated with next week time? As I mention that, those 40 minutes aren't cost enough for minimum payment (it's less than $5) for the summary in that week report. 

Thank you for your reply.

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There is no such thin as a minimum $5 for hourly contracts. The 40 minutes should show in your weekly reports as 0:40 if they had been properly tracked.

[ecstasy816]

Thank you for your answer Petra. I misunderstood that Upwork use the same rule for fix cost.

Let me confirm another thing that my client will receive a report for checking and confirming for payment of that week, even it's just 40 minutes, won't they? 

[petra_r · Accepted solution]

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Phongmanus B wrote:

Let me confirm another thing that my client will receive a report for checking and confirming for payment of that week, even it's just 40 minutes, won't they? 

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Yes 😉

If it's in your work diary, the client is charged for it.

[ecstasy816]

Thank you so much Petra.