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Help - Client won't pay Umbrella company and umbrella company won't pay me
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Originally posted by cojak View PostBut are there any that don’t have this, or does every contractor who uses an umbrella just has to hope that the client is ethical and will deign to pay them?See You Next TuesdayComment
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Originally posted by cojak View PostBut are there any that don’t have this, or does every contractor who uses an umbrella just has to hope that the client is ethical and will deign to pay them?
That's not to say that an umbrella company shouldn't do anything they can to ensure payment is received - but they do need to cover the neither of us are going to see the money scenario. Sadly many umbrella's won't do that as it will be more important to keep their marketing department (often the agency responsible for payment) happier than a solitary contractor.Comment
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Originally posted by madame SasGuru View PostTo a limited sense you have to look at it from the umbrella company's viewpoint - if an agency goes bankrupt owing the contractor / umbrella that month's payment the umbrella company doesn't have (and will never have) the means to pay the contractor. Hence the umbrella needs a clearcut "pay on received payment" clause as otherwise the umbrella has a big problem.
That's not to say that an umbrella company shouldn't do anything they can to ensure payment is received - but they do need to cover the neither of us are going to see the money scenario. Sadly many umbrella's won't do that as it will be more important to keep their marketing department (often the agency responsible for payment) happier than a solitary contractor.
I cant see what the point of an umbrella with this clause in the contract is.Comment
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