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Agreement for Secretarial Services

Client and Business Name agree as follows:

•	A deposit (50%) is required for work estimated over $50.00 and for rush jobs.  Client will pay balance  upon completion of work.

• 	Client will pay Business Name for costs incurred for additional services requested by client as listed below:
	___ additional laser printouts: $1.00 per page (one printout of your work is free)
	___ fax:	local - first page & additional pages: $1.00/page 			
	___ 		long distance - first page: $2.00, additional pages $1.50/page
	___ copies:  price varies by quantity, paper size, quality, etc. 
	___ paper if other than regular copy paper is required: as per quote
	___ envelopes: $.25
	___ printing: as per quote 
	___ floppy disk: $1/disk
	___ other supplies: as needed
	___ special requests: as per quote 
	___ shipping and handling: as per quote

	You are welcome to provide your own supplies.

•	Changes requested are charged at the rate of $30/hr.

•	It is the client's responsibility to proofread all documents processed by Business Name.

•	Your data will be stored at no cost for a period of 3 weeks.  You can obtain a copy of your data on a floppy disk for just $1 per disk (or ZIP disk for $10) and you can provide your own disks.  
	I request to have my computer data stored for a period of ______________ .

•	I hereby acknowledge that Business Name is not responsible for the loss of my data by any cause.  If files have to be reentered for any  reason and client requests so, client is responsible for payment.

•	I have seen the rate sheet and I agree to pay for all services rendered and understand that payment is expected when work is done.  Account balances are subject to a $5.00 rebilling charge per month.  All accounts are subject to service charges, collections and attorney fees.

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   Name           	   	Date					          Client			   Date

Independent Contractor Agreement

This agreement  is entered into on _____________________, by and between __________________, hereby referred to as Subcontractor, and  ______________________, hereby referred to as Contractor.  Subcontractor and Contractor hereby agree to the following:

	1.	Subcontractor agrees to perform miscellaneous keyboarding and/or computer input services and/or desktop publishing services; and/or tape transcription from cassette tape(s); and/or resume services.  In addition, subcontractor agrees to proofread work performed, correct errors at no charge or allow for a deduction from total invoice(Contractor error found when proofreading and/or found by Client or Contractor).

	2.	Subcontractor will commence and perform work on an “as needed” basis, and continue this work until completion of each individual assignment.

	3.	Contractor will provide Subcontractor with work assignment.  
Contractor will pay Subcontractor an amount agreed to by both parties after completion of assignment.

	4.	Subcontractor and Contractor understand that it is subcontractor’s sole responsibility to provide all employment/income taxes, to include but not limited to: State and Federal Income Tax, Social Security, Worker’s Compensation, and State Disability Insurance, arising out of or relating to this Agreement.  Contractor does not provide sick leave, disability insurance, vacation pay or other benefits normally paid to an employee.  This agreement is not intended as an employment agreement/contract between employee and employer.  Contractor does not provide Public Liability Insurance for Subcontractor arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

	5.	Subcontractor agrees to type and present an invoice to ______________________ detailing and totaling the charges for all work performed.  Subcontractor agrees to present a duplicate of client invoices to ______________________.  Contractor will review the invoices and issue a check in payment for Subcontractor services.

	6.	Subcontractor will provide computer, transcriber, printer, and other equipment (tools of the trade) to perform assignments.  Subcontractor is solely responsible for his/her own equipment and/or tools' maintenance, care, safety, and security and places no responsibility on Contractor for equipment belonging to Subcontractor.

	7.	Subcontractor will hold confidential all matters pertaining to Contractor's clients and not reveal this information to anyone.  Subcontractor will not divulge information regarding Contractor's clients to others who might attempt to solicit Contractor's clients' business.

8.	Subcontractor will not approach Contractor's clients in an attempt to compete with Contractor or solicit business from Contractor's clients. 

	9. 	Subcontractor agrees to treat as confidential, proprietary, and secret, any oral or written information relating to all operation procedures, methods of doing business, trade secrets, know-how, and related business concepts of the company, except with prior written consent of ______________________. Subcontractor agrees not to disclose to any person, firm, or corporation other than ______________________, any information concerning business secrets, services, products, prices, membership lists, customers, affairs, images, tapes, software, formulas, or business techniques of the ______________________.

	10.	Subcontractor agrees to meet the deadlines specified by Contractor.

	11.	Should Subcontractor be unable to complete scheduled assignment on time due to an emergency or illness, Contractor will be notified as soon as possible.

	*	Contractor and Subcontractor have agreed on $____ per hour for services for this project.

	Subcontractor		Date
			
	Subcontractor's address, phone number, and social security number
			
	Your name and business name		Date