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> there is
> a high probability
> that I will be offered a permanent position instead
> of the contract
> position I currently hold.
Congratulations! Always nice to get that vote of
confidence from a company you're contracted to.
>
> My inquiry is for anyone who has gone through this
> transition before (I
> have always been a "real" employee or employed
> through an agency in all
> other job experience prior to this gig).
>
Just did this.
> 1. What percentage of my contract salary should I
> expect the employer to
> offer as a "real" salary for a permanent position?
>
How do you calculate a 'fair' number? Currently, you
pay for your vacation time yourself, so there's X
weeks per year, plus sick days, plus statutory
holidays. Then there are the benefits you mention,
more of a factor in the US than where I am, Canada.
Then there are the insurance factors: as an employee,
you qualiy for disability insurance, not something you
can normally get as a contractor. Also, I've had
contracts that paid less because they were long-term,
so I would want my employee salary to be close to my
contractor rate. OTOH, if I were initially hired on
the assumption of a short-term contract at my top
rate, I would expect that I may trade away much of
that for the security of the job.
> 3. Is it reasonable for me to ask the employer to
> count my hire date (in
> terms of vacation accrual, vesting with the company,
> 401K and other
> benefits) as the date I started working as a
> contractor (I have been
> here continuously with no interruptions since that
> hire date)?
>
Yes. Mine did. Also no probationary period.
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