Ok im truely asking the question for a friend.
But anyway - this friend recently switched agencies but stayed with the client, he switched at the end of his contract and because he was house sharing with another contractor that didnt get renewed the rate from his current agency meant he was unable to afford to renew the contract with the added extra costs of renting and car hire.
Anyway the job was then advertised with another agency that was offering a lot more - and so decided to take it. His original contract stated he could not work with the client for 6mnths but to be honest the wording isnt the greatest - i cant remember what it said off the top of my head.
Anyway due to an unfortunate mistake the original agency got wind of it, and now have hit him with a bill and a court order. or at least he has to reply online to dispute the claim.
Im interested in seeing if anyone else has had this or actually gone to court ?
So for starters the complaint/court order is in my friends name and not the company name. Secondly they have not broken down the payment - just sent him an invoice, and then the court order, both figures are different, in fact the court order is less. I use the wording court order - im not actually sure what the technical term is, sorry.
His contract doesnt have the correct company name on it either. at least not in all places.
I know several contractors that have used this agency, and none have had a good experience, late payments, no remittenances, extremely long payment terms. It really bugs me to see people get stung by this agency, although in this case I know there should have been a 6mnth gap. its causing him a lot of stress.
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But anyway - this friend recently switched agencies but stayed with the client, he switched at the end of his contract and because he was house sharing with another contractor that didnt get renewed the rate from his current agency meant he was unable to afford to renew the contract with the added extra costs of renting and car hire.
Anyway the job was then advertised with another agency that was offering a lot more - and so decided to take it. His original contract stated he could not work with the client for 6mnths but to be honest the wording isnt the greatest - i cant remember what it said off the top of my head.
Anyway due to an unfortunate mistake the original agency got wind of it, and now have hit him with a bill and a court order. or at least he has to reply online to dispute the claim.
Im interested in seeing if anyone else has had this or actually gone to court ?
So for starters the complaint/court order is in my friends name and not the company name. Secondly they have not broken down the payment - just sent him an invoice, and then the court order, both figures are different, in fact the court order is less. I use the wording court order - im not actually sure what the technical term is, sorry.
His contract doesnt have the correct company name on it either. at least not in all places.
I know several contractors that have used this agency, and none have had a good experience, late payments, no remittenances, extremely long payment terms. It really bugs me to see people get stung by this agency, although in this case I know there should have been a 6mnth gap. its causing him a lot of stress.
Checkerman
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