Can anyone share their experiences in dealing with Xtra-IT as an agency?

[cojak]

Little bit unfair i'd say. The bigger the client the worse they are at paying.

WMS.

And working directly for a big one, they do have to be regularly prodded for payment after payment date has passed.

[tractor]

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Would tie-ins be valid if they breached the contract by not paying you?

(I must admit that I don't tend to worry about them as I tend to finish the contract and not bother staying with the client, I don't think of the agent going bust but I might need to change that attitude. )

Often they are, particularly if you don't pick up on and address the following (or similar clause). Most initial contracts that I have recieved have had similar provisions...

11.3 Severance.

(a) If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of the Contract (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision shall, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of the Contract shall not be affected.

(b) If any invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision of the Contract would be valid, enforceable and legal if some part of it were deleted, the provision shall apply with the minimum modification necessary to make it legal, valid and enforceable.

[wat007]

Seriously?

Yeah that would be why. With the % rates for agencies falling all the time some end up with hundreds of contractors at rates and payment terms (60 days in some cases) that they are actually losing money.

Hang on... Let me get this right. Some cheeky f'ing B Agent comes on a blog about an unscrupulous agency pissing off with thousands of pounds each from several contractors. The contractors having done all the work and the agent having down f all but spend the money. Said F'ing agent is looking for sympathy?

Bolt! Ya baw bag and don't ever darken my door.

[AnonAgent]

If a agency is foolish enough to agree terms and conditions that result in them losing money on a contract more fool them.

And if they do it multiple times then they deserve the end result. I feel sorry for the contractors though.

Oh I dont sign these terms. I wouldnt. But many agents chase the revenue and not the profit. As a result when they realise how much debt they are racking up against massive payment terms, they go broke and as a result contractors lose out.

This also isnt the fault of the end client, its actually a fault of the big agencies that sell clients the dream of 5-10% margins across all contractors, which gets passed onto the smaller agencies who cant afford those terms. And surprisingly, the big agencies cant find the right people.

Its a big mess and dont be surprised if one day a few of the very big agencies fall through causing you all massive headaches with payments.

[ConcernedContractor0]

So where are we with this?

Hi all,

I just joined this as I am yet another victim of Xtra-IT. I had a standing order and supposedly a court filing with them and I'm wondering at this point what needs to be done to recover fees, etc if it is at all possible. I'm looking at 5 digit number here so this may be worth the legal fees. Can someone tell me where we are with this? Thanks!

[johnvolker]

Phoenix company - w ww.nicheitrecruitment.com/