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Commuting expenses and clients refusal to pay..?

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    #21
    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    and blow job from his secretary.

    HTH
    You are threaded and I claim my 5 bln krones!

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      #22
      Originally posted by TonyEnglish View Post
      No it is the responsibility of both of you. You should have asked what expenses were covered and what were not. Most of the coments on here seem to go along with my understanding of that term i.e. they will pay travel expenses if they require you to travel to somewhere other than your main site. From thier perspective it probably looks like you have been pulling a fast one.
      It was never my intention to pull a fast one. Simply put, this is on paper and signed by them, which means it's binding to the contract as an authorization for the expense. I'm not paying back 4 months of expenses just because they didn't "realize" what they were signing... that's complete bs.

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        #23
        Originally posted by Xil3 View Post
        It was never my intention to pull a fast one. Simply put, this is on paper and signed by them, which means it's binding to the contract as an authorization for the expense. I'm not paying back 4 months of expenses just because they didn't "realize" what they were signing... that's complete bs.
        I reckon you might find yourself leaving the premises sooner than expected.

        Clients don't pay for your commuting costs, and sticking it on a timesheet looks like fast one to me.

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          #24
          Originally posted by Xil3 View Post
          It was never my intention to pull a fast one. Simply put, this is on paper and signed by them, which means it's binding to the contract as an authorization for the expense. I'm not paying back 4 months of expenses just because they didn't "realize" what they were signing... that's complete bs.

          I didn't say it was your intention. I said, from their perspective it might seem like that.
          Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.

          I preferred version 1!

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            #25
            Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
            I reckon you might find yourself leaving the premises sooner than expected.

            Clients don't pay for your commuting costs, and sticking it on a timesheet looks like fast one to me.
            As I am fairly new to contracting, I was never aware that clients don't pay commuting fees. Either way, I'm not going to cough up so much dough just because people don't read what they sign.

            Regardless if you think I pulled a fast one or not, that isn't the topic at hand here. I'll be completely honest with you though, when I first started claiming it... I never thought that it was something clients don't pay for... and after they signed off on it, it made it more assured in my mind.

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              #26
              Originally posted by zeitghost
              You haven't been charging them for the time you spend eating lunch as well have you?
              You can do it if you are a lawyer...

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                #27
                Originally posted by zeitghost
                You haven't been charging them for the time you spend eating lunch as well have you?
                Only on Tuesdays

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                  #28
                  Clients sign off timesheets without fully reading them. I've known people claim for days they have not worked, been paid and then sacked when the client realises. Yes they should have checked what they were signing for, but just because they signed it doesn't mean that they can't come asking for it back. If your contract doesn't support it then you could leave yourself open to being taken to court.

                  Out of interest, how much are they asking for? Are we talking a few hndred pounds or is it thousands?
                  Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.

                  I preferred version 1!

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                    #29
                    Originally posted by TonyEnglish View Post
                    Out of interest, how much are they asking for? Are we talking a few hndred pounds or is it thousands?


                    hundred

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by TonyEnglish View Post
                      Clients sign off timesheets without fully reading them. I've known people claim for days they have not worked, been paid and then sacked when the client realises. Yes they should have checked what they were signing for, but just because they signed it doesn't mean that they can't come asking for it back. If your contract doesn't support it then you could leave yourself open to being taken to court.

                      Out of interest, how much are they asking for? Are we talking a few hndred pounds or is it thousands?
                      150 per month

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