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sc94597 on 18 October 2022
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KLXVER said:
sc94597 said:

1. We know it is less than $4,000. 

2. Nobody knows beforehand how many hours it would take to record. 

3. She is British, and an American union doesn't legally bind negotiations between a Japanese company and a British person. Nor does it really bind negotiations between a Japanese company and an American citizen who is not part of the union. Legal =|= ethical

1. So what if the job required 10 hours of work?

2. They do, thats why they schedule it. If it goes over, they have to pay more.

3. So what the fuck does it actually do for their clients then?

1. That is why it seems typical to negotiate an hourly rate rather than a flat one. They didn't seem to do that here. 

2. Not if the contract stipulates that she'll be paid a flat-rate regardless of how many hours it takes. As long as they are abiding by the minimum wage laws in the country she resides in, that probably won't be legally tenuous. 

3. I am not sure what you are asking here. Since most American VA's seem to be part of the SAG-AFTRA the union de-facto sets industry standards (given that most English-speaking VA's are working in the U.S) but that doesn't mean they set rates by law, and certainly doesn't mean it sets rates by law in a country that the union's membership doesn't reside in. The sleazy part here is the aim of a multi-million dollar company which is being bankrolled by a billion dollar company to get cheap labor that has already proven itself to be excellent at the job and then lying about why that person didn't take the job.