Unpaid wages

[elektrisien]

I notice that is realy becoming a problem to get your wages from contractors. Recently I done one job as a sobcontractor ( CIS ), and lost £500. The guy just said there were some comebacks on the job, he paid what he paid, that is it, and £500 he owed me, I can forget about it. The job I am on now, I am owed about £2000, for 5 weeks work, every day different excuse. Money was paid into the wrong account, nobody in the office to sign the check, Contractor in Manchester, will only be able to sort out your payment next week, check your account, it must be there etc etc. Both these guys are small companies, so I will think twice before working for a one man operation again. Another favourite excuse, I will pay you when the customer pays me. My landlady does not go with that policy, she wants her rent now ! It seems they dont have the cashflow to operate, and the subcontractor must basically finance them. I will have to get my own attorney, something which I really cannot afford. Does anybody have any advice ??

 

[rocker]

eddielarge had a degree of success with some winding up order thing.... it's in the business forum somewhere

 

[acat]

Hi mate check out a post by eddielarge you can search his posts from the members list re sending a wind up notice. Problem with these is if they know the system its useless and fraught with danger he struck lucky you might do as we..


Chris

 

[elektrisien]

Thanks, I checked out eddielarge's post.But to be honest, I dont think I will go that route. Thats a little bit extreme, and can give me more trouble than its worth. A friend of a friend got a laywer to write a letter, demanding payment, and that had done the job for him. So maybe I will look at that option.

 

[rocker]

Have you stopped work? Or have you finished the job already? To be honest I would say that work stops until you recieve payment to date. Tends not to work if you've finishedthe job though.

 

[pennywise]

Get the forms for the county court fill it out photo copy it, forward the copy to the company with your invoice just tell them that the attached paperwork will be sent in 7 days if payment has not been received. It's quite hard to get credit once you've got a judgement against you

 

[mogga]

take the BIG fuse in your pocket till you get payment ? or you could phone Big DOM from the telly lol

 

[AndrewMgan1976]

take the BIG fuse in your pocket till you get payment ? or you could phone Big DOM from the telly lol

Get Melinda to help you out............

 

[m25maintenance]

break his legs, kidding but i dont know how these people have the cheek to not pay. no one owes me money as i tell them its hard to work with no wheels on their vans

 

[elektrisien]

Thanks for all the advice, but nothing is really practicale.In future I will just be more careful, and make sure I have everything in writing !

 

[m25maintenance]

do u think writing will make u get paid,don't think so

 

[elektrisien]

do u think writing will make u get paid,don't think so

NO, it will not. That is not the reason. Why do you think there are things like timesheets etc ?Why do people draw up contracts ? Why do you need to sign a cheque ? Why do you get payslips ? Or a receipt ?

 

[expo09]

You can't just forget about it when you are not paid - you have done the job and it is not acceptable for them not to pay you. If they won't pay you need to take legal action.

 

[eddielarge]

Hi ,, im a bit late reading this post , the 21 day demand worked for me but is not full proof, but it only costs the price of recorded delivery so theres nothing really to loose.

My mate has just issued one ,,and the company are still ignoring him , so its not full proof, and he is now in the process of trying to wind up the company . ill let you know how he gets on..

if you dont try it u will never know

 

[elektrisien]

Hi ,, im a bit late reading this post , the 21 day demand worked for me but is not full proof, but it only costs the price of recorded delivery so theres nothing really to loose.

My mate has just issued one ,,and the company are still ignoring him , so its not full proof, and he is now in the process of trying to wind up the company . ill let you know how he gets on..

if you dont try it u will never know

Thanks, let me know how it goes. I threatened my creditor with the Citizens Advice Bureau, and it had a remarkable effect. The issue was solved in 30 minutes, money was paid into the wrong account it seems, and redirected to me. For some reason people seem to be quite scared of the CAB. I have heard of cases where people had problems with landlords etc. One mention of the CAB, and they get meek as lambs. The CAB must have quite a reputation. But if it will work for companies or larger creditors I am not so sure.