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Hello,
I freelance for an events company and invoice them usually about every month or every 2 months. i have worked for them for many years and they do eventually pay although often quite late. I sent invoices for November and December 2019 on the 2nd January 2020 and the invoices never got paid. i also then re-sent the invoices in February as a reminder. Then i sent invoices for January and February as well as reminding them of the November and December invoices. And again in March i sent reminders. And then Covid-19 happens and they have shut shop and sent all their full time employees home.
Now when they closed shop mid March they told their full time emplyees they would get their last weeks wages! And at this point sent me payment of £650 (Part of the total owed just over £4000 for the past 4 months) so as i see it i am bank rolling them and they have used my wages as far back as November/December to pay their staff up till March, but i am only really paid (with the*£650 sent) till about mid November 2019
When i have questioned them about it, it's always the covid-19 and they have huge expences and lost all their work and the goverment won't help them etc. but my payments are mostly all historic long before covid-19 in the uk and i think they should have paid me before paying out to their full time employess who all have their wages up till March and i only have payment till mid november 2019.
Hope this makes sense and any advise appreciated.
Regards Chris
I freelance for an events company and invoice them usually about every month or every 2 months. i have worked for them for many years and they do eventually pay although often quite late. I sent invoices for November and December 2019 on the 2nd January 2020 and the invoices never got paid. i also then re-sent the invoices in February as a reminder. Then i sent invoices for January and February as well as reminding them of the November and December invoices. And again in March i sent reminders. And then Covid-19 happens and they have shut shop and sent all their full time employees home.
Now when they closed shop mid March they told their full time emplyees they would get their last weeks wages! And at this point sent me payment of £650 (Part of the total owed just over £4000 for the past 4 months) so as i see it i am bank rolling them and they have used my wages as far back as November/December to pay their staff up till March, but i am only really paid (with the*£650 sent) till about mid November 2019
When i have questioned them about it, it's always the covid-19 and they have huge expences and lost all their work and the goverment won't help them etc. but my payments are mostly all historic long before covid-19 in the uk and i think they should have paid me before paying out to their full time employess who all have their wages up till March and i only have payment till mid november 2019.
Hope this makes sense and any advise appreciated.
Regards Chris
