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Services Agreements- advice needed
Thread poster: Luke Mersh
Luke Mersh
Luke Mersh  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:52
Spanish to English
Oct 5, 2015

Dear colleagues.

With the new Service agreement function on Proz.com, I would like to know how many people use it.

I find that some agencies refuse to sign any individual agreements from translators.
I do find that most agencies will tell the translator their terms and conditions, which makes me wonder if service agreements are needed.
 
Jennifer Levey
Jennifer Levey  Identity Verified
Chile
Local time: 15:52
Spanish to English
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Who is running *your* business? Oct 5, 2015

You? Or your clients?

Service Agreements should be provided by the service-provider - i.e., you - not by the buyer. And they must be formulated in accordance with the relevant laws, rules and regulations of your country, not the client's country. If the buyer doesn't like your terms, or can't live with the rules imposed by the legislation of your commercial domicile, let him spend his money elsewhere.
 
Fiona Grace Peterson
Fiona Grace Peterson  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 21:52
Italian to English
Not only agencies Oct 5, 2015

Luke Mersh wrote:

I do find that most agencies will tell the translator their terms and conditions


They do, but there are so many agencies out there, it is simply a case of finding those worth working for.

Luke Mersh wrote:

which makes me wonder if service agreements are needed.


They're needed when you work for direct clients. Agencies are not the whole picture.

My 2 cents.
 


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