 Important alert: Jan 27, 2012 1:22:08 PM EDT.
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- We have rolled out another round of enhancements and bug fixes, including: changes to the posting policy, enhancements for on-the-job trials (crowdsouring/trialsourcing) and to the project pages, updates to Skrill payment information and the browse/search worker pages, and various other bug fixes. View the Site Improvements Blog for the complete list of changes.
- UPDATE January 20th on phishing scam: We've received new reports of a second phishing email (claiming to be a prize from vWorker and Julia Robertson). Click here for full information.
- We have published another story in our case study series, provided by employer Marco-Hans Van Der Willik (Zoe-X). Click here to read about his story.
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The Expert Guarantee Processing Fee
When the
worker is awarded the project from the
employer,
they deposit the
Expert Guarantee.
When they do this,
vWorker.com incurs expenses in processing it. To cover those expenses, the
worker is charged a non-refundable 3.5% fee. The fee is a percentage of the Expert Guarantee.
The fee is discounted (and completely waived) if you pay using one of the below preferred payment methods:
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Fee |
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No deposit - transfer of existing funds already in
worker account
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0%: Fee is discounted (and completely waived)
for using a preferred payment method.
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Snail mail check
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0%: Fee is discounted (and completely waived)
for using a preferred payment method.
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Bank to bank wire Transfer
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0%: Fee is discounted (and completely waived)
for using a preferred payment method.*
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As an option, the worker can also ask the employer
to cover the cost of this fee for them. They can do this in a number of ways such as: increasing the price of the bid, asking the
employer to post a 2nd project to cover it (contingent on completion of the project), or by getting the
employer to promise to pay the fee to them as a bonus (upon completion of the project). Note to
workers: If you choose the bonus route, just remember that due to credit card/PayPal rules,
vWorker.com CANNOT force a
employer to pay a bonus involuntarily...even when promised on-site. So don't choose this option, unless you trust the
employer, or are willing to take a small risk.
Notes:
- If you use multiple methods to pay for a single deposit (for example: transfer some from your
worker account and deposit the rest from a credit card), then the fee is computed by combining the different fees for each portion.
- * On bank to bank wires, a wire transfer fee is charged: the same amount as charged to employers
on their bank to bank wires.
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Instant Messaging (IM) information: