Why is there no flagging option for "Job violates Upwork TOS?"

[charles_kozierok]

You can't swing a dead cat without hitting 5 of them. We are saving Upwork money by flagging these so they can identify problems quickly. Wouldn't it make sense to have a relevant option for it?

Because right now, I often leave jobs unflagged that I know violate TOS because I can't find a valid reason in the list for which to report it.

[kochubei_valeria]

Hi Charles,

You can flag jobs as "Fraud" if the violation doesn't fit any of the specific categories in the drop-down menu. When our Marketplace Quality team reviews a flagged job, they review all aspects of it against Upwork ToS.

[charles_kozierok]

Okay, I didn't realize it was that generic.

Thanks.

I still think you'd get more flags, and thus bogus jobs removed more quickly, with the right option there.

I am sometimes afraid I will flag too much and someone will get mad. 🙂

[fatig]

I was wondering if we can report jobs with really low rates? For example, if someone offers hourly jobs for $3 per hour? Or is that allowed?

[petra_r]

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@Iga F wrote:

I was wondering if we can report jobs with really low rates? For example, if someone offers hourly jobs for $3 per hour? Or is that allowed?

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Yes, it is allowed. $ 3.00 is the lowest minimum hourly rate.

There are countries where the minimum hourly wage is less than $ 0.20 an hour.

[fatig]

Yeah, I know that, but I saw offers like that for Poland, and that's below our min. hourly rate, so it made me wonder...

[cupidmedia]

Hourly rate laws generally only apply to employees. You are not an employee. The minimum hourly rate on Upwork is $3. There is no point in flagging a job just because it's lower than your country's hourly rate.

[fatig]

Yep, I just hoped it was at least $5 or something ($3 with Upwork fees is silly)

[charles_kozierok]

There are many places in the world where $3 after Upwork fees is the equivalent of well over minimum wage in Western countries.

I've seen people in the US with listed hourly rates of $5 an hour, which is below minimum wage.

People with college degrees.

[aocumen]

Hi Iga, 

Fixed price budgets, and milestones, have a minimum of $5. You may read more about it here.