It gets better. My agency just went into administration...
I just started this gig at the beginning of January and then as time went on I found out some of these other contractors had trouble getting paid for December (previously it was OK I think). Incidentally, I already worked through this agency for a long stretch (disguised permie??? ) previously and never had any payment problems. They blamed the missed payments on their 3rd party invoice discounter and claimed they would be using a new one from February. So when I renewed IPSE I thought I might as well get the Plus insurance just in case they were bulltulipting and the wheels fall off some time down the line.
Turns out "down the line" is today and once again my insurance doesn't cover it since I'm in the 60 day waiting period (which is understandable). Sucks to be me huh?
One of the guys paid a company to do a background check on the agency and administrators have been called in. The current contractors have all been shifted onto another larger agency, so going forward we should be paid, but I doubt I will ever be paid for January and the start of February
Really angry at myself for not having insurance in place already against this, especially since I am the sole earner in my family. I've been an IPSE member for the past 6 years too, it was only on the previous renewal I switched to standard and then I had a gap between November and February before I jumped back on Plus. Could have even had QDOS insurance for like £69
Oh well, coulda, shoulda, woulda
(don't know if I can or should name the agency yet)
I just started this gig at the beginning of January and then as time went on I found out some of these other contractors had trouble getting paid for December (previously it was OK I think). Incidentally, I already worked through this agency for a long stretch (disguised permie??? ) previously and never had any payment problems. They blamed the missed payments on their 3rd party invoice discounter and claimed they would be using a new one from February. So when I renewed IPSE I thought I might as well get the Plus insurance just in case they were bulltulipting and the wheels fall off some time down the line.
Turns out "down the line" is today and once again my insurance doesn't cover it since I'm in the 60 day waiting period (which is understandable). Sucks to be me huh?
One of the guys paid a company to do a background check on the agency and administrators have been called in. The current contractors have all been shifted onto another larger agency, so going forward we should be paid, but I doubt I will ever be paid for January and the start of February
Really angry at myself for not having insurance in place already against this, especially since I am the sole earner in my family. I've been an IPSE member for the past 6 years too, it was only on the previous renewal I switched to standard and then I had a gap between November and February before I jumped back on Plus. Could have even had QDOS insurance for like £69
Oh well, coulda, shoulda, woulda
(don't know if I can or should name the agency yet)
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