Reply to: Agent being ar$ey

[Mailman]

What kept you?

Where is Denny when he is needed?

What are you going on about? I posted at the top of the 2nd page. Honestly, Im not here 24/7 to post on the first page of every thread!

Mailman

[Ardesco]

Well hung ?

[Spartacus]

Have you been peeking spartacus?

Now look, that allegation was never proved in court. It was a hung jury.

[DodgyAgent]

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Have you been peeking spartacus?

[Spartacus]

Where is Denny when he is needed?

she

[DodgyAgent]

They can delay payment while the investigate the missing pay BUT they cannot not pay you because you havent provided a time sheet.

As to what is a resonable amount of time...I guess thats going to be up to the courts to determine

Mailman

What kept you?

Where is Denny when he is needed?

[Mailman]

They can delay payment while the investigate the missing pay BUT they cannot not pay you because you havent provided a time sheet.

As to what is a resonable amount of time...I guess thats going to be up to the courts to determine

Mailman

[SandyDown]

As you are opted in, they have to pay you whether you send time sheets or not.

HTH.

Yes but they don't get paid themselves if I don't send in the timesheets (I think)

I always opt out. I've forgotten why.

In fact, I've forgotten what it is you opt out of. I'm sure it is just another way of wasting everyone's time..

Well its only for the extra security for getting paid, I had a bad experience where there two agencies involved (subcontracted the contract) one of the agancies was goign bust ( not the one I had the contract with) and they were refusing to pay me for the lat month of work, I threatened them with legal action and at the end they paid me, lucky I did this cuz the other contractors who were working with me just waited int he hope it will all be resolved - but at the end the middle agency did go bust and they got paid only half of what they were supposed to be getting at the end !!

[wendigo100]

I always opt out. I've forgotten why.

In fact, I've forgotten what it is you opt out of. I'm sure it is just another way of wasting everyone's time.

[Epiphone]

In the future opt-out to make pimp happy, get the gig then send a recorded delivery letter opting back in.

[The Lone Gunman]

The agent just sent me another email, seems to have calmed, but I think this is cuz he wants me to send him the timesheets, but still thinks the new signed contract would be delayed till they make all the checks / paperwork .

I’ll send them the timesheet for last week as a good will, but if I didn’t receive the contract this week, I’ll stop sending them so that they don’t get paid.

As you are opted in, they have to pay you whether you send time sheets or not.

HTH.

[Mailman]

Its too late to opt out as the contract has started, so you can only opt out at the end of it when you come to sign up for an extension.

Also, Im assuming they have already checked that you are who you say you are? If so, tell em to go get f8cked if they havent then thats just too bad for them as you have already started your contract.

They are playing games with you.

Mailman

[SandyDown]

The agent just sent me another email, seems to have calmed, but I think this is cuz he wants me to send him the timesheets, but still thinks the new signed contract would be delayed till they make all the checks / paperwork .

I’ll send them the timesheet for last week as a good will, but if I didn’t receive the contract this week, I’ll stop sending them so that they don’t get paid.

[Spartacus]

The agency claims that I am the first contractor that have chosen to opt in !!

They don't understand the law then. You are opted in unless you opt out, and you can only do that before being introduced to the client. Once you are on site it is way too late for any opting out to occur.

[SandyDown]

Hi Sandy,

You are automatically opted in unless you signed something to opt out. You have to opt out before starting the gig so the agent has no teeth here.

The agent is required by law to check that you are who you say you are and that you have the quals and experience stated.

LG : no I am not clued in at all, usually I aviod the hassle, but now I want to do things proper. Am surprised my other colleagues have opted out, btw the agent already checked who I was before I went to an interview, he wanted my reference and I gave him a trusted ex-manager's details, am stil in touch with my ex-manager and she did come back to me and confirmed they contacted her for a reference. I know in general am not supposed to give references, but I trust that manager, we are more of friends really so I knew she'd get back to me with some +ve or -ve feedback about the agency.

The agency claims that I am the first contractor that have chosen to opt in !!