Ignore calls, wait for it in writing.
As it stands you have a contract, with agreed terms, payment terms, etc etc. If they want to change that, it needs to be put into writing, and needs to be agreed by all parties. If they withold your pay, communicate in writing only, stating that the terms of your contract are payment in x days, and that nowhere in your contract does it say that you have to answer the phone to a recruiter in order to be paid for work.
You'll soon find out if the agency is trying it on.... whilst the RTG element of me wants to think that the agent is under pressure, being squeezed, and is trying to make things fair for all - I just get the feeling that's not the case - unless your line manager, or the person who controls the contract between clientco and agent, lacks the balls to tell you what he has done face to face..... in which case - why would you want to work there anyway??
As it stands you have a contract, with agreed terms, payment terms, etc etc. If they want to change that, it needs to be put into writing, and needs to be agreed by all parties. If they withold your pay, communicate in writing only, stating that the terms of your contract are payment in x days, and that nowhere in your contract does it say that you have to answer the phone to a recruiter in order to be paid for work.
You'll soon find out if the agency is trying it on.... whilst the RTG element of me wants to think that the agent is under pressure, being squeezed, and is trying to make things fair for all - I just get the feeling that's not the case - unless your line manager, or the person who controls the contract between clientco and agent, lacks the balls to tell you what he has done face to face..... in which case - why would you want to work there anyway??
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