What you do
Stay within sight of the session for the agreed time. You get the time, the place and the public name and photo of both people, so you can recognise them. You never get their legal names, contact details or messages.
What you never do
Take part in the session, follow anyone, or step in physically. If something feels wrong, use the in-app help and call local emergency services. Any of these ends the engagement.
What you are paid
Your own rate, with a floor set per country. Paid to your account after the session, on the same rails and the same schedule as Experts.
The rate comes down as you work
The standard Timefolk fee for Folks is set per country. Standing takes points off whatever that standard is, so the ladder moves with it.
| TIER | TODAY’S RATE | EARNED BY |
|---|---|---|
| New | Standard rate | Where every Folk starts. |
| Active | 2 points off | Attending sessions regularly, accepting the assignments you are offered. |
| Established | 4 points off | Sustained attendance, and turning up for what you accepted. |
| Top Folk | 5 points off | The same, held over time, and priority when the rota is filled. |
Standing is measured on recent activity, not on a lifetime total: sessions attended in the last 30 and 90 days, how often you accept what you are offered, whether your calendar has hours in it, and whether you turn up. Every part of it fades, so the tier reflects how you are working now and can move either way. The rate recorded when a session is scheduled is the one that applies to that session.
What we need before you can be assigned
- Identity and liveness verification, the same check every member passes
- Where you can work, and an emergency contact
- Acceptance of the Folk terms, recorded with the version and the moment you accepted
You are engaged as an independent contractor. Timefolk introduces you and handles the scheduling and payment; it does not employ you. A person reviews every application.
Timefolk assigns a Folk for your session
Clients do not browse or pick a Folk. When a Client adds a Folk to a session with an Expert, Timefolk assigns someone qualified and free, at the same time and the same public place. Their photo is shown only once the assignment is confirmed.
