Money Questions

Do I need to pay a refundable deposit to work with DCSS?

You need to pay a refundable security deposit to secure your position(s).

Your deposit needs to be paid after you have applied.

Paying a deposit does not confirm your position at an event; applications are assessed and positions confirmed after a deposit has been paid.

Positions are filled on a first-come first-served basis.

Generally, we only refuse applications for one of the following three reasons:

  1. The applicant does not fulfil the criteria specified on the About Page of this website, the section "To apply you will need to...".
  2. If it is ascertained the applicant has previously been blacklisted by DCSS or another festival organisation which recruits and/or manages staff and/or volunteers.
  3. The applicant fails a PNC check.

 

You only need to pay 1 deposit per year i.e. 1 deposit covers all festivals and/or events you would like to work at.

You can pay your deposit online via a major debit or credit card: Visa, Visa Delta, Visa Electron, MasterCard, Switch/Maestro, Solo, or by posting a Cheque, Postal Order, Bankers Draft.

You can find further details about paying your deposit within DCSS PAAM once you have setup an account.

Please also read the DCSS Terms and Conditions.

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How can I pay my deposit?

You can pay your deposit online via a major debit or credit card: Visa, Visa Delta, Visa Electron, MasterCard, Switch/Maestro, Solo, or by posting a Cheque, Postal Order, Bankers Draft.

You can find further details about paying your deposit within DCSS PAAM once you have setup an account.

Please also read the DCSS Terms and Conditions.

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Can I pay my deposit in instalments?

Unfortunately you can't.

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Can I pay for my friends, or can my friend / parent /guardian / relative pay for me?

Yes. Please note when deposits are refunded they are returned to those who paid them e.g. if your parent pays your deposit your parent will get it back, not you!

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If I cancel my place is my deposit still refunded?

Details can be found within the DCSS Terms and Conditions.

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When will I get my deposit back?

Details can be found within the DCSS Terms and Conditions.

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How much will I get paid when working for DCSS?

The basic answer is that DC Site Services Ltd will always meet the minimum hourly wage when paying our staff for work on-site.

Many of you often ask for more information – specific rates for specific events. It would of course take some time to here detail the full financial logistics of running a company, especially one as modular as DC Site Services. What we mean by this is that we don’t sell oranges. The selling of oranges, one would assume, is fairly straight forward. You buy your oranges, you place your oranges in a cart, you pull your cart to your preferred orange retail outlet, or if going for the maximum profit – your preferred spot in the sun, you sell your oranges on.

As you may have guessed – our oranges are fairly involved, many have personal issues, many are in the midst of education – here trying to better their colour, many have families often requiring attention with little notice. All this and more we attempt to work with and sometimes even help with.

As with our oranges themselves both our carts and retail outlets (or your and our preferred spots in the sun) are also fairly involved – the latter often chopping and changing with regard to both location and size up to the last minute.

We always try to get the best deal for our standard oranges, and it has also been known for us to give bonuses to our really fruity oranges. Although, with such a volatile market – with so many competitors quoting to the same grocers; from time to time we have to lower our prices to keep our juices flowing. 

Please keep in mind our oranges are well treated, stored in secure areas, fed (contextually) well, adorned with pretty passes allowing access to peachy areas often out of reach to the average veg…

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