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

Whatever / Sub-editing / all sectors
recently paid rates - updated 2009-11-10

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

2009_01		B Never Too Busy
copy editing or copy writing shift ,			225

2008_02		City A.M.
subbing day ,			140

2009_07	_CondN	Glamour
subbing day, net of holiday pay,			120

2009_09	_GMG	Guardian
subbing day,			174.99

2009_06	_GMG	Guardian
print/online 'pod' 7-hour subbing shift (ecluding hour for lunch) inludes uploading material to website , plus holiday pay			174.99

2008_10	_INM	Independent
subbing day,			130

2009_07	_NQ	Insurance Times
subbing day ,			150

2008_07	_HM	Luxury Travel
Production editing, day, full responsibility , (they pay same for subbing!)			140

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

2009_06	_GMG	Observer
subbing day,			175

2009_07	_Reuter	People Management
subbing day ,			180

2009_07	_BSkyB	Skymag
subbing day, 7 hours ,			140

2008_12	_NI	Sun
Sun Online subbing day,			130

2008_05	_NS	Sunday Express
graveyard subbing shift,			160

2009_04	_NQ	Sunday Herald
weekday subbing,			93

2009_04	_NQ	Sunday Herald
news subbing Saturday ,			112.75

2009_02	_NQ	Sunday Herald
subbing (weekday), 10am-6pm, 1hr break ,			95	XXX

2009_07		The Juice
(Mitchell Beazley) subbing day ,			140

2009_08	_NI	Times
sport subbing day - 6 hrs 15 mins with a break,			125.78

2009_06	_RBI	Travel Weekly
subbing day,			170

2009_04	_TU	Vision GMB
editing day,			300

2009_06	_River	Weight Watchers
subbing day , (cut in March from £120 'due to the recession')			110

2009_07	_HM	Windpower Monthly
production editing day,			150

2009_12	_IPC	Woman's Own
subbing day,			120	XX

2009_06	_Bauer	Bauer magazines
subbing day,			110

2009_07		Business monthly magazine
8-hour subbing shift ,			170

2009_01	_Holtzb	English Language Teaching (ELT) coursebook
editing and proofreading substantial book for secondary schools ,			3500

2008_10		Help Age International
copy editing day,			200

2008_04	_Hach	Hodder educational book
subbing day,			150

2009_06		Instore magazine
subbing day,			150

2009_07		National newspaper
8-hour subbing day,			180

2009_03	_Reuter	Reuters
online editing shift ,			220

2008_10	_Reuter	Reuters
web editing/writing day shift - same rate as 2007 ,			145

2009_07		Trade magazine title
8-hour subbing shift ,			205

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

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

2008_06	_BSkyB	Sky News Radio
Editing/subbing/reporting/newsreading day ,			127.50

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