Reply to: Agency Not Paying Invoice

[Lance]

What an arrogant sod you are......

Don't bother giving people advice with comments like that, its not helpful and its just bullying

thanks for your valuable input. What was your point to add to the topic, or are you just trolling?

[514910445]

OP has all the advice he needs not but can't gloss this bit ' to terminating my Contract immediately(same day/today) due to performance was not up to their expectations'. I've seen some bloody awful contractors keeping their gigs for christ knows what reasons so to get terminated on the spot something must have been very wrong. He can do everything we've said but we haven't head the other side of this story. If the work was bad enough to let you go on the spot then they've every right not to pay and despite all the proper channels to go through he's not gonna get it.

If I were OP I'd be just getting on finding new work and writing this one off.

Thanks for your response.

You are true, one needs to know both sides. I have been contracting for last 10 years without gap even single day between the contracts and had worked over 2 years in 3 client during this period. Hope this clears you. Problem here is with management, they would expect performing without project induction, ourself have to chase for accesses(where we don't know where to go and ask), they expect one should work as their perm employees(who work from 8AM to 9PM), I was asked to modify code which was developed by some one obviously takes time as i am experienced i try to dig into it and know how it works which they didn't like. Moreover it is Fixed Bid Project

[NotAllThere]

I'd certainly go for the one week. And I'd probably go the two just for the heck of it. See who blinks first.

[northernladuk]

OP has all the advice he needs not but can't gloss this bit ' to terminating my Contract immediately(same day/today) due to performance was not up to their expectations'. I've seen some bloody awful contractors keeping their gigs for christ knows what reasons so to get terminated on the spot something must have been very wrong. He can do everything we've said but we haven't head the other side of this story. If the work was bad enough to let you go on the spot then they've every right not to pay and despite all the proper channels to go through he's not gonna get it.

If I were OP I'd be just getting on finding new work and writing this one off.

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Now, Agency say they don't pay whole feb(2 weeks). yes, i got the invoice credited for January 12 days. I don't know Client(CapGemini) is not responding to my emails

So

1) gather the evidence that you did work for 2 weeks
2) double check that you haven't opted out of agency regulations.
3) phone Debt Collection and Debt Recovery from Safe Collections (safe-collections.com) and see what they suggest you do.

[eek]

What an arrogant sod you are......

Don't bother giving people advice with comments like that, its not helpful and its just bullying

The advice in there was everything the OP needed to do.

The OP needed to get evidence for the days they worked in February and then chance the agency for payment - and that is exactly what Lance said.

[JohnM]

If your performance was anything like your grammar I'm not surprised.
If you have signed timesheets for 22 days then that's what you are owed. If you have worked days but don't have a timesheet do you have any other evidence?
Just invoice as normal, and if they don't pay google "Dunning process" and follow that.
Forget the rest of Feb, you're not going get that, unless you are a FTC/PAYE type contractor (i.e. not a LTD company).

Update your CV and get it out there.

What an arrogant sod you are......

Don't bother giving people advice with comments like that, its not helpful and its just bullying

[514910445]

Has the agency said why they will only pay 5 days? Did you opt-in or opt-out? Have you pointed out you have 12 days approved?

Is there any chance of getting approval for Feb time?

Now, Agency say they don't pay whole feb(2 weeks). yes, i got the invoice credited for January 12 days. I don't know Client(CapGemini) is not responding to my emails

[514910445]

Thanks a lot for your responses.

Who toldyou?

Sorry, There was type actually. Agency said Client is not going to pay for 2nd week of Feb. But now Agency says Client is not ready to pay for whole Feb(2 weeks).

OK, so your're getting paid for the first week of February

Now, they says they don't for first week as well.

Who rejected it. Who said it was Mr Agency Guy?

Client(Manager) said that they have spoken to Agency

You said above that you've got the first week of February approved. Now you're saying they're holding back two weeks?

True

Were you on site?

Working for home

Finally. Were you opted in or out of agency regulations?

Opted out

[NotAllThere]

These f**king threads where essential details don't come out till page two drive me f**king nuts. ... There is no helping you here.

Oh, I'll give it a go....

I have got January invoice but i was told Agency are going to pay Feb 2 weeks.

Who toldyou?

I had Feb 1st Week timesheet approval

OK, so your're getting paid for the first week of February

but do not have 2nd week approval as it was rejected by saying as discussed with Agency Guy(name).

Who rejected it. Who said it was Mr Agency Guy?

Do I only have option to go legally? I do believe that Agency is keeping these 2 weeks money in their pockets including Client Managers(my guess).

You said above that you've got the first week of February approved. Now you're saying they're holding back two weeks?

Here the Client is CapGemini, They were bit greedy since day 1 because when any one join in a company generally it takes 1 or 2 days to get access. They did not pay for those 2 days.

Were you on site?

Please advise if any one know, Is there anything legally that Client can take decision not to pay if they are not happy with employee's work?

You were not an employee. You have no employment rights.

It looks to me that you must invoice the agency for the first week of February. Following the standard dunning process which you can find in payontime.co.uk

For the second week, you seem to be saying that the client hasn't signed. If you've proof that you've done work or there was an intention of the client to approve, then just invoice the agency for the second week.

Finally. Were you opted in or out of agency regulations?

[northernladuk]

I have got January invoice but i was told Agency are going to pay Feb 2 weeks. I had Feb 1st Week timesheet approval but do not have 2nd week approval as it was rejected by saying as discussed with Agency Guy(name). Do I only have option to go legally? I do believe that Agency is keeping these 2 weeks money in their pockets including Client Managers(my guess).

Here the Client is CapGemini, They were bit greedy since day 1 because when any one join in a company generally it takes 1 or 2 days to get access. They did not pay for those 2 days.

Please advise if any one know, Is there anything legally that Client can take decision not to pay if they are not happy with employee's work?

These f**king threads where essential details don't come out till page two drive me f**king nuts.

You aren't a bloody employee either. Jesus Christ.

I'd mark this one down as a loss in freeagent marked Noob Tax and move on. There is no helping you here.

[514910445]

I have got January invoice but i was told Agency are not going to pay Feb 2 weeks. I had Feb 1st Week timesheet approval but do not have 2nd week approval as it was rejected by saying as discussed with Agency Guy(name). Do I only have option to go legally? I do believe that Agency is keeping these 2 weeks money in their pockets including Client Managers(my guess).

Here the Client is CapGemini, They were bit greedy since day 1 because when any one join in a company generally it takes 1 or 2 days to get access. They did not pay for those 2 days.

Please advise if any one know, Is there anything legally that Client can take decision not to pay if they are not happy with employee's work?

[Lance]

You need something in writing from the client to say you worked those 10 days. Even a quick mail to your client manager saying 'Can you confirm I was available and worked for x days between Y and Z.'

That said I assume it's your client getting rid of you so they may not be too forthcoming in which you are in a bit of sticky spot.

Whatever the client do or say, the agency will try and chase the money. If OP has not got timesheet the agency would be within their rights to keep the money, unless the OP can prove they did the work.
So yes trying to get the client to confirm, or any other form of evidence is essential for the OP.

[northernladuk]

Payments are processed first week of every month, So i do get approvals on or around 1st of every month. I worked 10 days in Feb till today.

You need something in writing from the client to say you worked those 10 days. Even a quick mail to your client manager saying 'Can you confirm I was available and worked for x days between Y and Z.'

That said I assume it's your client getting rid of you so they may not be too forthcoming in which you are in a bit of sticky spot.

[Lance]

Payments are processed first week of every month, So i do get approvals on or around 1st of every month. I worked 10 days in Feb till today.

get some evidence.
Even the agency writing an email saying they "don't care if you worked you're not getting paid" is still evidence you did work.