Agencies I would recommend working through.

[Scrag Meister]

Were Ikas good? I ve had a few calls from them but they seem like cowboys

They are still being good as is my current contract. No problems on my front and the agent took me out for lunch, not a lot but more than the previous agent who I didn't see in 3 years, but the agency paid on time so I didn't care.

[Dearnla]

No problems with-

DATS

Fircroft

First Technical

Wilde Recruitment

All have decent contracts and pay no problem.

+1 for Fircroft

[GillsMan]

FormanIT - weekly invoicing, paid every Friday. They even contacted me when they received the weekly confirmation from client confirming the number of days I'd done that week, but I'd forgotten to invoice FormanIT. So that was a nice touch.

[MrMark]

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[Belle]

FormanIT - weekly invoicing, paid every Friday. They even contacted me when they received the weekly confirmation from client confirming the number of days I'd done that week, but I'd forgotten to invoice FormanIT. So that was a nice touch.

Wow, I've just received a contract for perusal and it states 30 days payment after receipt of invoice. Will definitely try to negotiate that down after reading this thread. Have others had positive outcomes negotiating payment terms?

[curtis]

I was going to ask the same question 'how easy is it to negotiate payment terms' I imagine if it set to eg 28 days that they want it like that so it may be a fight to get it changed??

Couldn't they just say they on run one payment run each month and thats the end of the arguement you either accept the risk or not.

[theroyale]

Hays IT who I'm working through currently. I've timesheeted on the monday, tuesday and even the thursday, and the money's always been in my account the same friday. Their contractor care team is very helpful and efficient on the phone, call you back and sort things out within a couple of hours.

[kandr]

Hays IT who I'm working through currently. I've timesheeted on the monday, tuesday and even the thursday, and the money's always been in my account the same friday. Their contractor care team is very helpful and efficient on the phone, call you back and sort things out within a couple of hours.

+1 for Hays
Also Computer People, Rullion.

Lorein though are the only agent to make me both invoice them and fill in a timesheet.

[d000hg]

Do you guys think it is worth asking the agency to change the T&C at this stage? I am about 25% into the contract.

What's the point? Now you're a few months in you are getting paid regularly.

[TykeMerc]

Wow, I've just received a contract for perusal and it states 30 days payment after receipt of invoice. Will definitely try to negotiate that down after reading this thread. Have others had positive outcomes negotiating payment terms?

Frequently, but commecial negotiation is part of what I get paid to do by clients.

I take the approach that I don't extend credit past 14 days to any client (in the past I got badly burned by a slow payer) and if necessary I'll turn down a contract over the payment terms.