With the Release of Groups, we allow our Network and Client Organizations to explore and invite recommended Network freelance testers to Workspaces. At the same time, we still need to have control over our workspace margins. The introduction of maximum pay rates allows a Testlio Organization Admin to set upper limits for tester pay rate to be included during group creation.
What is a maximum pay rate and what does it do?
A maximum pay rate is a value that a Testlio Organization, Admin role user can set per workspace to control its margin. This value will be taken into account by our recommendation algorithm to return results that are either below or equal to the defined value. For example, let’s assume that the maximum pay rate within your workspace is 18 USD. If you now create a new Group or extend an existing one, the recommendation will only recommend Testers that are either below or equal to 18 USD pay rate. The same rule applies when adding Testers to Groups directly through Search.
What value should I set the maximum pay rate to for a workspace?
The simple and recommended approach for setting maximum pay rate is to take the agreement Hourly Rate (found in the Engagement Overview -> Account Tab) and multiply it by .25
So, if the hourly rate is $80/hour the maximum pay rate should be set to $20/hour ($80 *.25).
What if I need a specific Tester with a higher pay rate? Can I override it?
Yes, you can override the value if your Organization is Testlio and your role is Admin.
When building or extending a Group, you’ll see that the Maximum pay rate filter indicates the maximum value set for this Workspace. Simply click on the filter and change the value for this recommendation.
Note: After you’ve added the required Testers to the Group, we highly recommend double-checking if the value you’ve chosen now applies as new filter criteria to the whole Group. If so, we recommend changing it back to the original. Testers you’ve chosen will still be part of the Group.
When adding Testers directly through Search, you’ll notice a small “i” icon next to Tester’s name indicating their actual pay rate, or when you open Tester profile.
Where can I define or manage the pay rate?
To define the maximum pay rate for a Workspace:
Go to https://platform.testlio.com/c/[WORKSPACE-NAME] -> Workspace settings
Click on “Maximum pay rate settings”
Insert the value -> Save
Note: If you are creating a new Workspace, you’ll be asked to fill in the value during the setup already.