Six Months and still not paid. Lawyers! Help!

[A1GOY]

Hi all,

I've been working freelance for various places and six months ago I was offered set amounts per day to work for a particular one. Thing is, I submitted my invoice, but nothing's come through at all.
I'm not owed much in the grand scheme of things, but It'd certainly help over the month...
How easy is it to take large firms to small claims? I've tried talking to them, they even once said that I'd been paid (which I found out today is rubbish) but nothing ever gets done.

Thanks for help/abuse in advance

A1

[10 Pence Short]

Very easy for small claims. As far as I'm aware it costs £30 to lodge and can be done online.

[mel]

Money Claims on line easy but you should realise that if you submit a claim although you will probably get paid pretty promptly the chances of you working for them again are pretty slim, but then consider if getting paid is this difficult do you really want to?

[sidewayz]

If they really don't want to pay you and you are certain you have completed everything you agreed to do then small claim them. If they don't pay you they are not a customer. They may not have the money of course...

You might want to look at this as well

http://www.payontime.co.uk/legislation/legislation...

[A1GOY]

sidewayz said:

If they really don't want to pay you and you are certain you have completed everything you agreed to do then small claim them. If they don't pay you they are not a customer. They may not have the money of course...

You might want to look at this as well

http://www.payontime.co.uk/legislation/legislation...

Due to the no naming and shaming rule I can't say who it is, but they do have the money. All the work has been done and to spec, I'm honest about that kind of thing because if I don't feel I've done enough I tend not to invoice.
I like the company and the people I work with, but for some reason it's taking them too long to sort it...

Thanks for all the help guys, it's much appreciated!

[rhinochopig]

A1GOY said:

sidewayz said:

If they really don't want to pay you and you are certain you have completed everything you agreed to do then small claim them. If they don't pay you they are not a customer. They may not have the money of course...

You might want to look at this as well

http://www.payontime.co.uk/legislation/legislation...

Due to the no naming and shaming rule I can't say who it is, but they do have the money. All the work has been done and to spec, I'm honest about that kind of thing because if I don't feel I've done enough I tend not to invoice.
I like the company and the people I work with, but for some reason it's taking them too long to sort it...

Thanks for all the help guys, it's much appreciated!

I've had similar problems with a very large multinational company. I'm afraid they have you by the balls as if you take them to court you'll never work for them again. What's frustrating is that typically it's not deliberate, just that the systems employed by big companies are unnecessarily complicated. The introduction of SAP was what took my customer so long to pay me.

[Racingdude009]

Winding Up Order can focus the minds of late payers.

[Tuscan Tart]

JamesUK28 is your man, he works wonders

[Pickled Piper]

Have you had a word with the financial director or equivalent? I've worked for companies that were told to stop all payments to preserve cash. The accounts department are told to stall any payments and give out excuses. The FD eventually gave the OK to pay after reviewing each invoice.

pp

[Oakey]

mel said:

Money Claims on line easy but you should realise that if you submit a claim although you will probably get paid pretty promptly the chances of you working for them again are pretty slim, but then consider if getting paid is this difficult do you really want to?

If they aren't paying him then why the hell should he care if they don't employ him again once he's recovered his money?

[LeftBack]

rhinochopig said:

A1GOY said:

sidewayz said:

If they really don't want to pay you and you are certain you have completed everything you agreed to do then small claim them. If they don't pay you they are not a customer. They may not have the money of course...

You might want to look at this as well

http://www.payontime.co.uk/legislation/legislation...

Due to the no naming and shaming rule I can't say who it is, but they do have the money. All the work has been done and to spec, I'm honest about that kind of thing because if I don't feel I've done enough I tend not to invoice.
I like the company and the people I work with, but for some reason it's taking them too long to sort it...

Thanks for all the help guys, it's much appreciated!

I've had similar problems with a very large multinational company. I'm afraid they have you by the balls as if you take them to court you'll never work for them again. What's frustrating is that typically it's not deliberate, just that the systems employed by big companies are unnecessarily complicated. The introduction of SAP was what took my customer so long to pay me.

Been working for a German based insurance group have you?

[mel]

Oakey said:

mel said:

Money Claims on line easy but you should realise that if you submit a claim although you will probably get paid pretty promptly the chances of you working for them again are pretty slim, but then consider if getting paid is this difficult do you really want to?

If they aren't paying him then why the hell should he care if they don't employ him again once he's recovered his money?

That's a commercial decision for him to make, and why i put the final part in the sentance.

[A1GOY]

LeftBack said:

rhinochopig said:

A1GOY said:

sidewayz said:

If they really don't want to pay you and you are certain you have completed everything you agreed to do then small claim them. If they don't pay you they are not a customer. They may not have the money of course...

You might want to look at this as well

http://www.payontime.co.uk/legislation/legislation...

Due to the no naming and shaming rule I can't say who it is, but they do have the money. All the work has been done and to spec, I'm honest about that kind of thing because if I don't feel I've done enough I tend not to invoice.
I like the company and the people I work with, but for some reason it's taking them too long to sort it...

Thanks for all the help guys, it's much appreciated!

I've had similar problems with a very large multinational company. I'm afraid they have you by the balls as if you take them to court you'll never work for them again. What's frustrating is that typically it's not deliberate, just that the systems employed by big companies are unnecessarily complicated. The introduction of SAP was what took my customer so long to pay me.

Been working for a German based insurance group have you?

No, I'm a media type (ish). I love the place and people, just not the length of time it takes to pay!

[miniman]

The only way to get paid bang on time in my experience is to work for the public sector. You just have to get them to sign off the work you've done. Oh dear. They appear to have found a 0.0000000001% deviation from the spec so they must enter a dispute into the system. Which is broken.

Seriously, all companies, particularly at the moment, hang on to their cash for as long as they can. They pay those who shout loud enough. How loud are you shouting?

[Busamav]

You will probably find that the person you dealt direfctly with is at fault ,

probably hadnt raised the necessary purchase order , or has failed to send it on with the required signature in triplicate .


I would just set aside 30 minutes , get on the phone and get it sorted .

[A1GOY]

Progress - they're dealing with it (again). Hopefully it'll work this time - otherwise I'll see you all here!

Thanks muchly for the help!