Advice pls

[duytan]

Hi I started out in june as a Freelancer translator did a 2-3 projects for a translating Company but still today have not been paid even though I have spoken to them and they have sent me an invoice but nothing in account. Is there anything I can do

Annoying.

Do you mean you sent them an invoice? Or they sent you a receipt/BACS remittance?

This sounds really obvious (sorry) but if they are saying they have paid you, have you checked the bank account details you sent them/they paid?

In my very limited experience, the couple of times I have been paid late is just big organisations taking forever to process/a problem their end. It "just" needed a chase.

If it looks like they should have paid the right account, maybe resend the invoice explain you haven't received the payment etc on email so you have a trail. Maybe get your client as opposed to the accounts dept involved?

If you feel they are avoiding paying and you feel that you have done lots of polite chasing you need to send a final reminder. Somebody more experienced than might should be able to advise how.

Not sure if that helps.

Hi thank you for replying. The Company send me an invoice say they will pay me a certain amount of payment into my account in the next 5-7 days but it never seems to go in I have spoken to them they apologise send me a new payment receipt but again it does not go in. Just really upset all that time for nothing and wondering is there anywhere or anything I can do?

Sorry if this irrelevant but why are they sending you an invoice? Shouldn't you be sending them an invoice? Could they be ignoring "you" without an invoice from you to them in their system?

Don't give up, I am sure you will get the money. They are probably just protecting their own cashflow which isn't very fair but prob a sign of the times.

I did a google (sitting here ill with the lurgy) and someone on this old thread: forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2092843 suggested writing a letter "before action".
www.contractorcalculator.co.uk/payment_letter_before_action.aspx

If feels to me like you need to put in writing (maybe registered post) so they know you are serious.

Try not to take it personally/feel upset. I did a few months freelancing with a small charity recently and the accountant there only ever paid things on red bill. Not right, but did help them balance their books/pay staff etc.

Good luck.

Sorry, links.
forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2092843
www.contractorcalculator.co.uk/payment_letter_before_action.aspx