Source: https://deftridge.com/pricing/ Title: Pricing: the rate plus 15% | Deftridge Summary: Professionals keep the whole rate. Companies pay the rate plus 15%, prepaid. No placement fee, no subscription. Deftridge is free for professionals. Pricing # One price: the rate plus 15% Professionals keep every cent of their rate. Companies pay that rate plus 15%, all-inclusive, and prepay. There is no placement fee, no subscription and no minimum. **$0** for professionals, always **15%** on top of the rate, paid by the company **$0** placement fee if you hire full time **$0** for outplacement An example ## A $60 an hour task, five hours a week The professional agrees $60 an hour with their recruiter. That is the rate on the task and the amount they receive. The company pays $69. Illustration, not a promise of income. Taxes and your own costs depend on where you live. | | Per hour | Per month, 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Professional receives | $60.00 | $1,300 | | Deftridge fee, paid by the company | $9.00 | $195 | | Company pays | $69.00 | $1,495 | What the 15% covers ## Everything between brief and result Before Sourcing and screening A named recruiter finds, interviews and checks people, and sends a shortlist of three to five. During Contracts and payment One agreement, prepayment, hours confirmed in writing and payment to the professional on schedule. After Guarantees Free revisions, free replacement and refunds for unconfirmed hours. [Read them](https://deftridge.com/guarantees/). ## Pricing questions Does the professional pay anything? No. They receive the full rate shown on the task. There is no sign-up fee, subscription or commission. Is there a placement fee if we hire someone full time? No. There is no placement fee for hiring a person full time. Is VAT or sales tax included? Prices are shown before VAT or sales tax. Where tax applies it is added on the invoice for the Deftridge entity that serves your country, and the 15% fee appears on its own line. Who do I sign with, and who invoices me? One agreement with Deftridge covers scope, rate, confidentiality and ownership of the work. Deftridge invoices you in advance and pays the professional, so you never handle a second contract or a second payment. When does the company pay? In advance. Standing roles are prepaid weekly or monthly against hours confirmed in writing; one-off tasks are prepaid before work starts. What currency are rates in? Tasks are priced in dollars (US), Canadian dollars (Canada), pounds (UK) and euros (EU). The 15% is added in the same currency.