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Disclosure Scotland Delays at who's coat?

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    Disclosure Scotland Delays at who's coat?

    So, a certain contractor agreed to three weeks delay to process vetting and Disclosure Scotland. They had all details within 24 hours.
    It's now four weeks and still waiting....with every day costing dear due to the publicised Disclosure Scotland backlog.

    Morally he has waited long enough. The employer has five years references etc. And it's all checked out. The agreed start date is now a week ago ( plus the initial agreed three = four weeks total cost)

    He can't afford the delays and thinks they should start paying according to promised contract.

    Any thoughts fellow contractors?

    Regards
    Last edited by independancerocks; 25 April 2014, 12:07.

    #2
    If a condition of you providing services is that you have a DBS check in place, and you don't have a DBS check back, then you have not met the conditions required to provide services and invoice for them.

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      #3
      You aren't on site so find another contract....
      merely at clientco for the entertainment

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        #4
        Say you have it and then turn up at the client, they undoubtedly will not ask to see it as has happened twice to me before.

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          #5
          Originally posted by independancerocks View Post
          He can't afford the delays and thinks they should start paying according to promised contract.

          Any thoughts fellow contractors?
          If the contract allows the contractor to invoice for not doing any work, then invoice (and check the IR35 insurance and position carefully).

          If it does not, then either terminate the contract or wait for the current one to start.
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            #6
            Coat? did you mean 'Goat'?

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              #7
              At who is coat?

              I don't know what language that's meant to be, but I don't follow. And BTW, you've spelled your own username wrong.
              Will work inside IR35. Or for food.

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                #8
                Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
                At who is coat?
                Think the OP meant 'Goat'. Probably his sexual partner.

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                  #9
                  Dancing and goats it is then..and that's after correcting half a dozen auto corrects! Thanks for thoughts all.
                  For those that haven't twigged coats should be "costs"

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                    #10
                    *checks this is General*

                    So you want payment for work you haven't done due to not meeting the requirements stipulated in the contract......
                    Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
                    I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

                    I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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