Set job details, service duration, and payment terms
Step 3 of adding a contractor has three sections: job details (position & description), service duration (start date & notice period), and payment terms (payment type, compensation unit, rate, hours per working day, auto-approval, and invoicing frequency).
On the Job and compensation step you set what the contractor does, how long the engagement runs, and how they’re paid. It’s one form with three sections.
Job details
Enter the position and a job description for the engagement.
Service duration
- Start date — when the engagement begins.
- Notice period — the number of days’ notice either party must give to end the contract early. Either party may end the contract by giving this many days of notice.
Payment terms
First choose the payment type:
- Completion of services — a one-time payment for the engagement. Set the currency and the agreed amount; the contractor invoices when the work is done.
- Per pay period — recurring pay, set up with the fields below.
Compensation
- Compensation unit — how pay is calculated: Hourly, Daily, Monthly, or Annual.
- Gross compensation currency and the rate — the rate field is labelled to match the unit (Hourly rate, Daily rate, or Monthly rate).
- Hours per working day — for Hourly and Daily units, set how many hours make a full working day (1–24). Flamingo uses this to convert logged time into pay, so it’s required for hourly and daily rates.
If you pick a currency that isn’t USD — or one that differs from your billing currency — the form shows an FX conversion fee notice, because the amount has to be converted when you pay. See How currency conversion and the FX buffer work for how the rate and buffer are applied.
Auto-approval (optional)
- For Hourly or Daily units, turn on Auto-approve when timesheets approved so invoices are approved automatically once their timesheets are approved — with an optional Auto-approve below amount threshold.
- For Monthly units, turn on Auto-approve fixed invoices to approve the recurring fixed invoice automatically.
- See How contractor invoice auto-approval works for the full rules.
Invoicing frequency
Set the contractor invoicing frequency — Weekly, Bi-weekly, Semi-monthly, or Monthly. See Set a contractor’s invoicing frequency.
Note: Payment type drives everything downstream: Completion of services expects a single invoice at the end, while Per pay period generates invoices on the frequency you choose.
Last updated: Jun 2026