After the employer awards the job - what happens next?

Once an employer chooses a proposal, the provider will be notified.  Before the job can be started, Terms must be accepted.  Job Terms can be accepted in the following scenarios:

1. When awarding the job to the provider, the employer can submit their initial Terms with the award. 

• If the provider is satisfied with the Terms submitted and clicks Accept, the Terms will become active immediately. No further action is required by the employer. 
• If the provider makes further changes, those changes will be sent to the employer. The employer will need to be approve them in order for the Terms to become active.

2. When awarding the job to the provider, the employer doesn't submit any initial Terms.  Therefore, the provider will review the default Terms for that job. The Terms page will be defaulted as follows:

• Final Milestone Amount is defaulted from the proposal amount.
• Final Milestone Date is defaulted as "Estimated delivery timeframe" plus the award date. Example, if the estimated job delivery date was specified as "1 week" on the proposal, one week will be added to the award date.
• If the provider is satisfied with the Terms and clicks Accept, the Terms will become active immediately. No further action is required by the employer. 
• If the provider makes further changes, those changes will be sent to the employer. The employer will need to be approve them in order for the Terms to become active.

How should the Terms be updated?

Service providers and employers should ensure that the Job Terms clearly defines their understanding of deliverables, milestones and payments. The most important aspect of the Terms is the milestones. The amounts associated with each milestone outlines when and how much the provider will be paid after the delivery of the milestone. Click here to read more about milestones. Either party can also attach a Project Agreement document to further define the job scope.  This document should include both parties' business names, addresses, and phone numbers.    

What if changes come up during the job?

If any changes arise during the lifecycle of the job, employers or providers can update the Terms as necessary.  Either party may initiate changes to the Terms, but the other party will need to approve the changes in order for the new Terms to become active. 

NOTE: Both parties should use the Private Message Board (PMB) to negotiate and document any modification to the Terms.