Bob gent bald-facedly writes, "Sorry I paid you late as we haven't been paid..."

[Elliegirl]

Like I wrote in the opening post, I only just put online banking on my laptop, and noticed payment was 10 days overdue.

Like I didn't write, this is the 2nd time they've been "late", in 3 months. Not good.

No more.

[SQLSwerver]

No more.

That's what I've told them.

[psychocandy]

Yeh fair enough ,second time get a bit more arsey but still - 10 days late. Still think you're overreacting a bit.

I've never had a problem but I know someone who went direct who had to chase every month and it was routinely 30 days late. Really annoying of course but it was a good gig so you weigh it all up.

[d000hg]

Your FIRST contact with the agent when a payment is 1 WEEK late is "pay up right away or I walk off site" and threatening to sue?

Sheesh.

[Alan @ BroomeAffinity]

Even given that he's exaggerating about not being paid himself, did he not just ******** own up using MY money to prop up his business??!!?!??[/QUOTE]

Quite the opposite, no? Looks like he's paid you before he got paid.

[SQLSwerver]

Even given that he's exaggerating about not being paid himself, did he not just ******** own up using MY money to prop up his business??!!?!??

Quite the opposite, no? Looks like he's paid you before he got paid.[/QUOTE]

Dude...how is that the opposite? The opposite would be him paying me all monies due for the entire duration of the contract(s) before I'd even done a days work, plus a retention fee throw in for good measure.

He was LATE, and almost admitted to deliberately being late to cover the gap in his finances.

I've lost count of the number of contracts I've done, the WORST I've come across was (coincidentally) in the gig before this, the strumpet asked for a couple of days grace, in advance. I told her no probs.

[Alan @ BroomeAffinity]

Bob gent bald-facedly writes, "Sorry I paid you late as we haven't been paid..."

The argument could be that as he wasn't paid he'd (depending on your contractual agreement) actually paid you early. So my point was that he'd been propping up your business with his money.

[Bacchus]

As the others have mostly said, this sounds like a bit of an over-reaction to a late payment, but out of curiosity are you opted in or out of the 2003 Conduct of employment agencies act?


<edit>I've just seen your other thread where you were negotiating terms on 20th September - can't be that overdue?</edit>

[SQLSwerver]

The argument could be that as he wasn't paid he'd (depending on your contractual agreement) actually paid you early. So my point was that he'd been propping up your business with his money.

Well that ends that - I don't argue. Have fun with your opinion.

Next poster - Neither in nor out. And I started early July, recently renewed so tried to reneg T+C's too. Originally they had wanted to do 30 days credit (effectively getting paid for 1st day 60 days later), I told them which allotment to lower that coffin into.

[GillsMan]

Well that ends that - I don't argue. Have fun with your opinion.

Next poster - Neither in nor out. And I started early July, recently renewed so tried to reneg T+C's too. Originally they had wanted to do 30 days credit (effectively getting paid for 1st day 60 days later), I told them which allotment to lower that coffin into.

Word of advice: Don't ever consider going direct with a client. You're having kittens over a week delay? Yeah, that's pretty generous compared some of my larger direct clients. 60 day delays in some cases. Yeah, I could get all pissy about it, and threaten to withdraw my services, but they're an excellent client in all other respects.

Anyway, I'd stick to working through agencies, and letting them take their percentage of your daily rate if I were you.