Chasing payment on behalf of the agent

[Murder1]

Is that the exact contract wording? Does it mean that you will be paid in 40 days or when agent gets paid - whichever is sooner?

It's not the exact wording I was trying to paraphrase - essentially it means that if I submit invoice2 for 21 days and the agent hasn't been paid by the client for the previous 21 day invoice (invoice1) then they won't pay invoice2 as it would put them over 40 days paid for which they've received no payment.

All sorted now anyway, and the agent has been slapped for being unprofessional by the client.....invoice away!!!

[Wanderer]

All sorted now anyway, and the agent has been slapped for being unprofessional by the client.....invoice away!!!

Sounds like the agent is a bit of a plonker.

Did you opt out of the agency regulations? If you didn't then they can't link getting paid by the client with paying you - they have to pay up on schedule.

I would have never allowed a term like that in the contract anyway - what does the agency take their cut for if not to factor the payments for you...

[Safe Collections]

Sounds like the agent is a bit of a plonker.

Did you opt out of the agency regulations? If you didn't then they can't link getting paid by the client with paying you - they have to pay up on schedule.

That is technically correct but in practice it is still common for some unscrupulous agencies to try and pull the "we pay when we get paid" trick...

[Wanderer]

That is technically correct but in practice it is still common for some unscrupulous agencies to try and pull the "we pay when we get paid" trick...

Oh yes, they try all sorts of tulip. With some people they get away with it too....