Agency wont pay

[navki]

Hi all,

Im new to this contracting , but have had a bad situation happen lately.

My agency has decided to hold back my last pay after the company I was providing services for/paying them went into receivership. Everyone I have spoken to say that I am within my rights to get paid by my agency as they take the risks.

Is it in the law that they must pay me for the work I have done in this situation?

Thanks in advance

[tim123]

If you are opted in NO,

if you have opted out then there may be a clause in the contract which entitles them to try this, but usually it will be be un-enforcable.

tim

[Ardesco]

You have a contract with the agency, not the end client. If you have performed the work and it has been acknowledged you should get paid really. It is up to the agency to worry about getting their cash.

I would make sure they have an invoice, if it isn't paid charge them interest and if still not paid get the debt collectors on them.

Have a look at http://www.payontime.co.uk/ and people have recommended http://www.thomas-higgins.co.uk/ as a good route to getting your cash before (I haven't used them personally though).

[TheFaQQer]

If you are opted in NO,

if you have opted out then there may be a clause in the contract which entitles them to try this, but usually it will be be un-enforcable.

tim

To clarify - if you did not opt out, in writing, before being introduced to the client, then you are opted IN. In this case, the agency must pay you for the time you worked.

[BrilloPad]

name and shame

[Katie]

That is awful!! You should get paid, you have done the work and the agency is your employer, they are the ones you have your employee contract with!

[Ardesco]

That is awful!! You should get paid, you have done the work and the agency is your employer, they are the ones you have your employee contract with!

Client!! B2B Contract!!

We don't have employee relationships with agencies dammit!!!

[TheFaQQer]

Client!! B2B Contract!!

We don't have employee relationships with agencies dammit!!!

Katie works for an umbrella company.

(When she's not developing a killer search engine that will destroy Google)

[Katie]

Thanks TF!

Sorry Ardesco -

[Ardesco]

Thanks TF!

Sorry Ardesco -

That's ok Alexi