NUJ FFG: recently paid rates for Whatever / Sub-editing / all sectors

Whatever / Sub-editing / all sectors
recently paid rates - updated 2008-05-05

The following are not suggested rates. They are a selection of rates recently reported to the Rate for the Job service - if any were found for Whatever / Sub-editing / all sectors. Please note that these are self-reported; they are rates that the reporter was not dissatisfied with, but standards of dissatisfaction vary; and that a computer sorted them on the basis of these self-reports so some randomness is possible.

The second figure, where given, is for additional rights (use on the web, etc).

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The reported rates

2007_11		Education CD-Rom
proofing & re-editing CD-Rom for schools, per hour,			26

2007_09	_Forward	B+Q Inspired Living
subbing day,			140

2007_09	_Redwood	Boots Health Club
subbing day,			140

2008_02		City A.M.
subbing day ,			140

2007_07	_EMAP	First
subbing day,			130

2007_08	_Burda	Full House
subbing 9.30am to 6pm one hour lunch ,			120

2007_11	_GMG	Guardian
subbing day,			160.40

2007_07	_GMG	Guardian
subbing day, "OK, but under threat" ,			160.40

2007_09	_River	Healthy Magazine
subbing day,			140

2007_07		Hedge Fund Manager Week
(Pageant Media) subbing day ,			145

2007_12	_TMG	Inside Housing
subbing day,			170

2007_12	_TMG	Inside Housing
subbing day,			140

2007_11	_Inews	Irish News
6.5 hour subbing shift ,			75

2007_09	_Future	Junior Magazine
subbing day,			140

2007_09	_Axon	Marks + Spencer Home Catalogue
subbing day,			150

2008_04	_Dennis	Men's Fitness
subbing day, , not taxed at source			135	0

2007_07	_RBI	New Scientist
subbing day,			174

2008_01		Press Gazette
subbing day ,			150

2007_08	_HM	Revolution
subbing day,			150

2008_05	_NS	Sunday Express
graveyard subbing shift,			160

2007_07	_CondN	Vogue
subbing day 7hrs,			450

2007_09	_Redwood	Your M+S
subbing day,			135

2007_12	_BBC	BBC website
subbing day,			140

2007_12		Energy company
editing corporate anniversary book (12 chapters/48,000 words) ,			1500

2007_05	_HMG	Government department
web editing (no marking up) per day,			400

2007_08	_HM	Haymarket business to business titles
subbing day,			150

2008_04	_Hach	Hodder educational book
subbing day,			150

2008_04	_Informa	Informa group
offered for subbing day - rejected!,			90

2007_05	_Merrick	launch magazine
subbing day,			160

2007_09	_publicb	Publicis Blueprint
subbing day (contract mags) paid leave on top IF paid PAYE, they say,			130

2008_04		Artists website and publications
per day shooting paintings and sculptures for website, book and marketing, post production, hire of equipment and expenses , - no terms stated as photographer "undertook without knowing"			350

2007_07	_HMG	Historic Royal Palaces
filming/editing exhibition video, 10 days' work, use for exhibition and publicity only			2500

2008_02		US government online 3-min propaganda video
videography: fee included editing and all expenses , all rights			3000

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