Not been paid

@ShhhhhItsASurprise I guess you are right. My H does projects for a particular high profile client where he doesn’t get paid sometimes for 8 months as he’s paid at particular points of delivery and these aspects can be delayed due to the clients end and clearances etc - he is well paid when he is paid but these aspects nature of the beast means it’s quite erratic- but he is aware of this- consequently we plan accordingly and it’s not our only client or our major client.
I do find it a bit shit when you have lower paid jobs ( and I’m presuming this is) paying people in this way as it’s clearly done to avoid certain things such as employers tax/paid holidays/sickness and yet clearly the people concerned doing the jobs aren’t usually in a position to go unpaid for months at a time nor any agreed expenses covered off quickly.

Nobody cares where you copy and pasted something from, so repeating it over and over doesn't work. You have been asked a number of very specific questions about the terms of the conract that you have with the school and have failed to answer any of them. The only person being rude is you, and your posts are making little sense in realtion to what you are being asked. People are trying to help you and all you are doing is telling them nothing to do so, then accusing them of being rude.

Unless you have a contract stipulating these costs and fees then you are not owed them. Do you have a contract which you agreed with the school and are these items in that contract? You cannot simply make things up in retrospect, and it looks like that is what you are doing.

@Helpme17

If you are truly self-employed you do not [almost by definition] get "wages".

You possibly need to consult HRMC and/or ACAS as to your true status.

Stick to one thread. Read the Government pages about self employment and work out what your argument is. Have you already sent the demands that you’ve been told aren’t relevant?

Reading your previous post - do you do all your work for this one client and at times directed and ordered by them?? As if so they are falling foul of IR35 and you aren’t really self employed as such. If that’s the case they need to have you on payroll

Your posts just don’t make sense.

If you’re self-employed you can’t claim for the majority of the things you’re asking for.

Mileage is something you claim on your tax return at the end of the year.

You don’t receive any wages.

You don’t get paid for not working over the summer holidays.

You can’t claim any costs for travel time unless it’s in the contract you wrote and that your clients have signed and agreed to.

Yes, you can charge a late payment fee but additional compensation because you’re stressed? I don’t think so - you should have just stopped working for them the first time they didn’t pay you on time - that’s one of the beauties of being self employed, surely?

Why are there separate points 5 and 6?

We are self employed but do a lot of work for one client and have for 17 years but we have an ongoing retainer and sales bonuses and a letter confirming that - do you have anything in writing?

www.mumsnet.com/talk/work/5294533-paymentadvice-am-i-overreacting-self-employed?reply=142858116

There is no contract.

Your other thread is getting accurate advice. Why have you started another one?!

You clearly don’t have a clue.

But did your contract specify those payment terms? You might be better claiming interest on outstanding balances than trying to impose fees retrospectively.

1. If you are self employed, you usually only get paid for hours worked - if you didn’t work over the summer, you don’t get paid. Also, you don’t get wages anyway.
2. You can only claim travel if that was in your original contract. Travelling to and from one place of work doesn’t usually mean you get expenses. Travelling during the working day might dependant on contract (some self employed people factor it into their hourly rate so there is no assumption expenses will be paid).
3. I think you can only charge late fees if they are in the contract - you need to check this with a lawyer.
4. ’Financial stress’ isn’t a thing and anyway, that’s what the late fees are for so you are double claiming anyway.

Other than the unprofessional ‘financial stress’ claim, whether or not your claim for the rest is reasonable is completely dependant on the original agreement (that’s how self employment works) so unless you give details, nobody can say. From what PPs say, there seems to be some sort of backstory here? If you give more details, people might be able to give more targeted advice.

Also, if you are talking about ‘wages’, that’s not compatible with being self employed so you may have been mis-classified. It might be worth considering the ACAS page.

https://www.acas.org.uk/employment-status/self-employment

Pedantically, if you're self-employed, you aren't owed "wages". Nor would you be entitled to be paid over a summer holiday if you didn't work it unless you have some sort of retainer (or similar) written into your contract.

Assuming that you are self-employed, you could probably charge late payment fees - have a look at the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act of 1998.

If you had a contract or letter of engagement or agreement, you would need to check that for what you can invoice for mileage.

Financial burden and stress - probably not... again, what does your contract say (if you have one) about charging other penalties.

(I haven't read your other thread, though)

Yes, that is true!

bit more than “disappointing” when we’re talking about a school and children

Very disappointing if a school does not ensure employment status has been checked and underpinned with an appropriate agreement!

This goes to show why it's so necessary. There is much potential room for confusion.

Me too, but the other thread looked like there wasn't a client contract because, well, to be frank, it looked a bit of a pigs ear. I couldn't even see how the OP was self employed. But it did appae that there were no terms for what she is claiming. She can't just decide to claim a years worth of travel expenses that nobody has agreed to pay her.