Invoicing Without A Timesheet

[SimonMac]

I could have sworn that I read somewhere about a contractor who was terminated after two days, can't find the thread maybe mods deleted it. A bit of advice that stuck in my mind and I am sure will come up again so thought I would start a thread to ask.

The advice was basically "Ignore invoicing for the notice period, but make sure you invoice for the two days you were on site" how would this work though if for the OP (and anyone subsequent trying this approach) as I doubt they would be able to submit a signed timesheet for the two days with an invoice so most agents would reject it out right.

Am I missing something with the advice given or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

[Bacchus]

If he or she had spent two days legitimately on site under the terms of the contract, the client should provide and sign timesheets as required, and the time is billable.

If the client refuses to provide the timeseheet, I think the contracting company should raise the invoice anyway, IMHO, unless the client can prove that the contractor has breached the terms of the contract (for example is unfit or unqualified to provide the service contracted for), then they, the client, are in breach, and whilst a small business/contractor is unlikely to have the resource to pursue a claim, they should at least be able to write it down as a bad debt.

[TheFaQQer]

If you are not opted out correctly, then the agency regulations state that you must be paid for the work that you do (whether the client is happy or not, and whether the agency has been paid or not).

Having a signed timesheet makes it easier to prove that you were on-site, but even without that, you should be able to get paid without too much of a fight.

[SimonMac]

If you are not opted out correctly, then the agency regulations state that you must be paid for the work that you do (whether the client is happy or not, and whether the agency has been paid or not).

Having a signed timesheet makes it easier to prove that you were on-site, but even without that, you should be able to get paid without too much of a fight.

Not opted out? Is that a double negative? By which do you mean if you are opted IN then the agency regulations....

[TheFaQQer]

Not opted out? Is that a double negative? By which do you mean if you are opted IN then the agency regulations....

Yes.

However, the key word in my original post is "correctly". Many contractors and agencies believe that you have opted out of the agency regulations (since in is the default position). However, I'd wager that the vast majority of those did not opt out correctly, so are (by default) inside the agency regulations.

[northernladuk]

Are you enquiring about the theoretical situation as TFaQ and Bacchus or the reality of the situation?