Help! Company not paying me for days worked for them!

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Safe Collections replied

7 August 2013, 14:03
Originally posted by PazzoRilancio View Post

Good news everyone!

After providing a detailed timeframe to the BBC, they finally came back and agreed they had messed us around, and told us to amend the invoice for 10 days! We've accepted that and it's over.

Unbelievable it took this long! - Thanks to everyone for their advice and glad I didn't have to accept 4 days!!!!

At least someone at the client end actually had some sense Glad it got resolved and as others have said hopefully Mr Make-it-up-as-I-go-along has had a serious talking to!
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PazzoRilancio replied

7 August 2013, 12:10
Ha the money will be spent on alcohol to get over the experience!

Greg, they sent the PO for 20 days 5 days after they terminated the contract, along with specific instruction saying I must invoice for the EXACT amount on the PO or it wouldn't be processed. I can't really see how sending that invoice caused the problem!
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Old Greg replied

6 August 2013, 14:33
Glad it's resolved.

But it may not have helped invoicing them for 20 days in the first place.
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Antman replied

6 August 2013, 14:31
great news, start another thread and tell us what you're going to spend your money on!
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PazzoRilancio replied

6 August 2013, 14:24
Cheers!

Really happy it's all resolved. Great start to freelance life ha!
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GB9 replied

4 August 2013, 17:59
Originally posted by PazzoRilancio View Post

Good news everyone!

After providing a detailed timeframe to the BBC, they finally came back and agreed they had messed us around, and told us to amend the invoice for 10 days! We've accepted that and it's over.

Unbelievable it took this long! - Thanks to everyone for their advice and glad I didn't have to accept 4 days!!!!

Nice one - well done!
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malvolio replied

3 August 2013, 13:17
Originally posted by PazzoRilancio View Post

Wonder how often the BBC do this kind of thing.

Might be an interest story in there somewhere - BBC happily spends £100ks in golden handshake pay-outs to failed executives but tries to shaft a worker out of 6 days pay...
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PazzoRilancio replied

3 August 2013, 11:09
Ha yeh, well - thank you everyone for the advice! I worry that many freelancers would have rolled over and accepted 4 days!!!!

Wonder how often the BBC do this kind of thing.
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NotAllThere replied

3 August 2013, 07:00
Hopefully the thick manager you were dealing with now has an even thicker ear.
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MadDawg replied

3 August 2013, 05:08
Originally posted by PazzoRilancio View Post

Good news everyone!

After providing a detailed timeframe to the BBC, they finally came back and agreed they had messed us around, and told us to amend the invoice for 10 days! We've accepted that and it's over.

Unbelievable it took this long! - Thanks to everyone for their advice and glad I didn't have to accept 4 days!!!!

Good news
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PazzoRilancio replied

2 August 2013, 23:17
Good news everyone!

After providing a detailed timeframe to the BBC, they finally came back and agreed they had messed us around, and told us to amend the invoice for 10 days! We've accepted that and it's over.

Unbelievable it took this long! - Thanks to everyone for their advice and glad I didn't have to accept 4 days!!!!
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TheFaQQer replied

2 August 2013, 16:34
Originally posted by Taita View Post

Surely the option only applies to agencies not to direct contracting which it seems it is in this case?

Yes. Since there is no agency in place, then the agency regulations don't apply.
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Taita replied

2 August 2013, 16:32
Originally posted by Steelman View Post

If you did NOT OPT OUT you can pursue them under employment agencies law I believe with some govt dept called Dept of BIS?? this would not cost you A PENNY. Well worth purusing - legally if you opt in they MUST pay you for time worked, irrelevant of any reason not to including not being paid by the client.

Another reason not to opt out

Surely the option only applies to agencies not to direct contracting which it seems it is in this case?
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Steelman replied

2 August 2013, 12:16
Did you opt out??

Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post

You are entitled to be paid for the work that you did. If you are on a daily rate, and worked for 13 days, then you bill that and they need to pay that. If you are on an hourly rate, then you bill for the hours and get paid those.

If they are refusing to pay then follow the guidance on payontime.co.uk for chasing the bad debt.

The question which may come up is what proof have you got that you worked for the 13 days?

If they fail to pay, then sue them for the money in the small claims court.

If you did NOT OPT OUT you can pursue them under employment agencies law I believe with some govt dept called Dept of BIS?? this would not cost you A PENNY. Well worth purusing - legally if you opt in they MUST pay you for time worked, irrelevant of any reason not to including not being paid by the client.

Another reason not to opt out
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NotAllThere replied

2 August 2013, 11:09
Dunning discussion moved here.
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