Contract of the Day (Barclays)

[vwdan]

The bit called Mutuality of Obligation.

When they say they don't need you, do you expect them to give you work? And when you are not given any work, do you expect to be paid?

Please help me understand how it works.

Uh, read it again:

They decided not to pay his last invoice. They paid all the ones up to that point because they needed him on site, but as soom as he wasn't needed on the project they witheld payment.

Contractor invoices on a monthly basis. He works Jan, Feb, March and April - client duly pays Jan, Feb and March invoices because they know they still need him, but he hands his final invoice in at the end of April on his last day of work. The client, knowing they don't actually need him again, decide to chance their arm and not bother paying.