Early termination change on 1-day notice - contract breach?

[Lance]

to be clear. If you want to pursue this your first course of action is to reject the notice served that is wrong. Just email them and say that it's not accepted as notice, as a) notice has already been served and accepted with termination due 15/1/2021, and b) the timing is wrong.

Second. Don't do any work if they ask you to stop.

Third. Invoice them for the time done till today immediately. And also a separate invoice for the time till 15th jan. That will allow them to pay you, and tell you to Foxtrot Oscar on the other.
But you will have an invoice in. Without that you can't sue anyone.

Fourth. Start the dunning process once they're late on payment. Not before.

Fifth. Contact Safe Collections.

No point suing. You just want to make enough noise that they decide it's easier to pay. They probably won't but you never know.

[northernladuk]

Do clients pay agents before timesheets are even signed off?

No. Clients can be on up to 60 days payment terms. Agents often factor the payments to contractors and suffer the risk of late payment.

[northernladuk]

to be clear. If you want to pursue this your first course of action is to reject the notice served that is wrong. Just email them and say that it's not accepted as notice, as a) notice has already been served and accepted with termination due 15/1/2021, and b) the timing is wrong.

Second. Don't do any work if they ask you to stop.

Third. Invoice them for the time done till today immediately. And also a separate invoice for the time till 15th jan. That will allow them to pay you, and tell you to Foxtrot Oscar on the other.
But you will have an invoice in. Without that you can't sue anyone.

Fourth. Start the dunning process once they're late on payment. Not before.

Fifth. Contact Safe Collections.

No point suing. You just want to make enough noise that they decide it's easier to pay. They probably won't but you never know.

But none of that will work as the agency hasn't been paid so they'll not pay up until they are on the court steps.

[Lance]

But none of that will work as the agency hasn't been paid so they'll not pay up until they are on the court steps.

you're right but it's still the correct process.

[northernladuk]

you're right but it's still the correct process.

That is very true.

[hugebrain]

Do clients pay agents before timesheets are even signed off?

He’s been working there for a while. The agents will have already received enough money to pay two weeks extra and still make a healthy profit.

I’ve had a contract cancelled before I started and the agent still paid me the notice period (since we had signed the contract).

[Old Greg]

He’s been working there for a while. The agents will have already received enough money to pay two weeks extra and still make a healthy profit.

I’ve had a contract cancelled before I started and the agent still paid me the notice period (since we had signed the contract).

FOG

[Old Greg]

to be clear. If you want to pursue this your first course of action is to reject the notice served that is wrong. Just email them and say that it's not accepted as notice, as a) notice has already been served and accepted with termination due 15/1/2021, and b) the timing is wrong.

Second. Don't do any work if they ask you to stop.

Third. Invoice them for the time done till today immediately. And also a separate invoice for the time till 15th jan. That will allow them to pay you, and tell you to Foxtrot Oscar on the other.
But you will have an invoice in. Without that you can't sue anyone.

Fourth. Start the dunning process once they're late on payment. Not before.

Fifth. Contact Safe Collections.

No point suing. You just want to make enough noise that they decide it's easier to pay. They probably won't but you never know.

I would probably go with this, accepting the likelihood that I wouldn’t get paid.

[psychocandy]

Don’t take legal action, that will only damage you professionally just for 2 weeks of invoice. Let it go and start looking for new gigs. Clients hire contractors for this exact scenario where they have no work and have to save cash.

How on earth will that damage them professionally FFS?

[SueEllen]

How on earth will that damage them professionally FFS?

The client definitely won't rehire them and the agency will avoid them.

Haven't you got repeat work through a client?