PRS Essential Reference > Vacancies > Vacancy Types

Contract vacancies are billed on an ongoing timesheet-by-timesheet basis, the Recruitment Company manages contractor payments and bills the client. Company Billings are the difference between the contractor and client payments.

Vacancy Item	Description
Status	Not started, Running or Completed. This item is derived from the vacancy Start Date and the contract Duration.
Duration	The number of days (starting from the vacancy Start Date) that the contract is scheduled to run.
Finish date	The date the contract is scheduled to finish. Changing the Finish date automatically recalculates the Duration and vice versa.
Client rate	The hourly rate paid by the client (excluding tax).
Contractor rate	The hourly rate paid to the candidate (excluding tax). Often the low end of the rate range for vacancy publication purposes when used in conjunction with the Maximum rate field,
Maximum rate	The maximum possible rate that this position can command.
Billing units	Billing units for pay rates.
Timesheet tool	Check this box if this vacancy is to contribute to new vacancies using the New Timesheets tool.
Timesheets	Press this button to display existing timesheet for this vacancy.