hIRE a FREELANCER
Creating a project overview is an essential part of hiring a freelancer. Keep your project overview concise (around 150-250 words). Remember that your overview is often the first impression freelancer may have of your business, so invest time and effort in crafting a compelling narrative that accurately represents your business and project requirements.
1. Industry Category
Choose a most relevant category which your business requirement sits within - one is preferable but if you fit across in two then use both.
2. Project Overview
Please briefly introduce your company and include as much detail as you can about the project and what specific skills you are looking for in a freelancer. Please include: • estimated number of hours/days/weeks/ months you expect the work to take
3. How the work will be carried out
Please select Virtual / Physical / or Hybrid working. If you select Physical, please ensure that you have a safe working environment.
4. Budget
Your budget for the project; student and graduate freelancers must be paid. Please note, we will not accept briefs for unpaid work. All pay must be at or over minimum wage. Hourly rates should be determined by the client keeping the skills and expertise required to complete the project in mind. This platform is designed to support our students and graduate start-ups in growing and developing their businesses.
5. Project Deadline
Provide an estimate or exact date for when you would like the work to be complete, and you can go into more detail in the project overview if necessary.
6. Freelancer/Requirement
If you are interested in specific freelancers, please include their first name and ID number . We will contact them directly to ascertain if they have the capacity to accept your project. If you are not interested in a specific freelancer, your brief will be passed onto any freelancer with the relevant skills and experience
7. Employers Liability Insurance
If you do not see the freelancers you work with (because you only work with them 'virtually'), you don't need employers' liability insurance. This is because you're not in control of their working environment. You are not responsible if they get a work-related illness or injury. However, if freelancers work at your place and use your space, furniture or equipment, and if you're in control of what they do. In these situations, you're responsible for their health and wellbeing while they're at work. This means you're potentially liable if an accident or injury occurs. For example, if the freelancer claims a bad back injury from sitting long hours in a non-ergonomic chair or from lifting a heavy box. Without employers' liability insurance, you'll have to pay for an damages/compensation yourself. Most likely you'll also need to buy some legal expertise, especially if you want to contest the claim. For more information please contact The Cube or your Insurance company.