Has Futuro Gone Bust?

[threaded]

Never fails to surprise how deaf some are...

And for the hard of hearing...

Never, ever, ever, ever, send in next month's timesheets/invoice until last month's has been paid. Whilst you still hold signed timesheets in your hand you can invoice the client for the work through an alternative route (and have a much stronger negotiating position with the receiver).

[WindyAnna]

.... "Whilst you still hold signed timesheets in your hand you can invoice the client for the work through an alternative route (and have a much stronger negotiating position with the receiver)".

If my customer refuses to deal with me direct, or to back date my contract with another agency how can I invoice the client for this??? Or do I do it anyway irrespective of what my client says?

Cheers!!

[tim123]

.... "Whilst you still hold signed timesheets in your hand you can invoice the client for the work through an alternative route (and have a much stronger negotiating position with the receiver)".

If my customer refuses to deal with me direct, or to back date my contract with another agency how can I invoice the client for this??? Or do I do it anyway irrespective of what my client says?

Cheers!!

If you have an arsy client, who won't help you out when the agency HE SELECTED goes tit up, do you really want to help him out by delivering the software that you have been working on for the last 3 months?

tim

[DodgyAgent]

When a client chooses an EB to source candidates he tend to be saying to any contractor - 'here, take my gun, and go and shoot yourself.'

They really aren't expecting the dead to come back to life.

so how should a client best source contractors?

[zathras]

so how should a client best source contractors?

Personal Recommendation?

Maybe there is a website idea there!

A Place where contractors can recommend fellow contractors (note not the negative) for differing skills.

[DodgyAgent]

Personal Recommendation?

Maybe there is a website idea there!

A Place where contractors can recommend fellow contractors (note not the negative) for differing skills.

So how does that work? How does trawling through a database of CVs on a website make it any easier to hire a contractor?

[WindyAnna]

I have to say I owe my arsey client bugger all loyalty now. They are even congratulating themselves on having got us moved to another agent with an effective date of yesterday - like we couldn't have done that ourselves and faster! They (apparently) can't pay me as they are worried about a double liability to the receivers if (when, more like) they are appointed. I think they can take that hit (major business with ooodles of profit) a lot easier than I can! To be honest if they don't sort it I will bill Futuro for the time just so my client doesn't get it for free! I hate to leave my colleagues in the crap but I will not feel a seconds guilt to my client for walking out a month before go-live!!!

Have good weekends all of ya!

A

[Charity Worker]

well said Windy. I'm in the same leaking boat as you! Just try to forget about it for the weekend. I'll be watching the rugby tomorrow!

[DodgyAgent]

I have to say I owe my arsey client bugger all loyalty now. They are even congratulating themselves on having got us moved to another agent with an effective date of yesterday - like we couldn't have done that ourselves and faster! They (apparently) can't pay me as they are worried about a double liability to the receivers if (when, more like) they are appointed. I think they can take that hit (major business with ooodles of profit) a lot easier than I can! To be honest if they don't sort it I will bill Futuro for the time just so my client doesn't get it for free! I hate to leave my colleagues in the crap but I will not feel a seconds guilt to my client for walking out a month before go-live!!!

Have good weekends all of ya!

A

get a good lawyer, and if you can go for the owner of the agency personally i.e trading whilst insolvent etc. Also go for a winding up order, you need to give them a reason to pay you ahead of the other creditors, so good luck.

On a general note I do not know if this is widespread as I do not hear of many stories of agencies going bust, but surely there must be some sort of insurance that could be made available to say anyone who is a member of Atsco, as happens in the travel industry. My own agency is not a member of atsco, but if there was such an insurance then I would join and as long as the costs were not exorbitant I would happily pay. The advantage being that I could win more business on the back of it.

Good Luck

[AtW]

I would join and as long as the costs were not exorbitant I would happily pay. The advantage being that I could win more business on the back of it.

I like it how you don't see the advantage of your clients being paid all moneys due in full even if you personally will lose everything in case of your firms' collapse: it's all just about getting more business eh?