Victim ?

No, they take the view that if you do face such risk, it comes from trying to have an inappropriate status. Once you accept that you should be an employee, you can get protection from this risk.

How can this be so? The Inland Revenue says that contractors are not taking any financial risk, unlike a real business, hence are really disguised employees. Surely they would not be mistaken or simply lying?

Sounds like he got stung the same way I did around 2000, had been working with the agency for 2 years when suddenly the payments got "erratic", because I had been with them so long trusted them when they said they were having problems with their new accounts system, accepted the multiple excuses for next two months because project I was working on was in final stages. 5 days before the delivery of the project find out the agency had gone into receivership and I am out about £20k.

Client cannot help as already paid the agency and they are in the situation where they were not even sure if they can pick me up direct for the few remaining days as agency cut some kind of deal where they were selling existing contracts (agency had a lot of contractors places at client) to another agency (who was not going to meet outstanding payments)

Last I heard project was never finished

After 18 months screwing about with the receivers I just gave up and wrote the money off and since then if an agency even looks like they thinking of paying late I down tools.

but where are the PICTURES

Why don't you start? Scotspine told me off for posting pictures

yes yes yes,

...but where are the PICTURES

Yes no sympathy however the agent should never have acted like this in the first place. Imagine if you stole £30k from a shop...how much sh1t would you get?

Mailman

This guy was so blinded by his anger and with his sights on more money he never chased the bills.

...stupid plonker.

That's like leaving your wallet on the street, with 30 grand in it to chase after a £5 pound note.

...sorry but no sympathy.

I dont know how you can look at something like this in any other way? The guy is clearly a victim of greedy agents.

Lets reverse the roles, how much noise would the agents be making if they were ripped off like this from contractors? I reckon they would be swinging from the trees! :rollin

Mailman

I suppose the question is whether the same problems would have occurred had he played it cool, or whether the lack of payment is directly related to his tantrum.

The fact that he turned up and did the agreed work means he deserved payment, regardless of any arguments he had with the agency.

Btw, would a picture of Emannuelle Beart's sweet touche suffice?

yes yes yes,
but where are the pictures.

Sorry Blaster, I don't understand your posting. Why the reference to:-

Is this guy a victim of greedy agents, or just a plain plonker who overreacted to a piece of information that really didn't concern him, and ended up like the monkey who's fist got stuck in that jar of sweets.

He was ripped off. He should have paid more attention to his finances. This btw is where an umbrella company would have helped, they would chase the unpaid invoices while letting the contractor concentrate on his tasks.

Spod.

poor wee contractor

Is this guy a victim of greedy agents, or just a plain plonker who overreacted to a piece of information that really didn't concern him, and ended up like the monkey who's fist got stuck in that jar of sweets.

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