Non payment Thread poster: Sandesh Ghimire
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Hi All,
Do you people have experience not being paid? Or recovering from the unwilling agencies?
How do you treat the non paying agencies?
Thank you.
Kind regards
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Joakim Braun 
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Just once in 18 years.
Got a payment order from the enforcement authority and was paid. This took a few months, but the process was simple and the debtor reimbursed the (modest) cost.
Treat them as the utility company would treat you if you didn't pay your electricity bill.
That means: A couple of reminders, the final one with a threat of taking legal action. Then legal action.
I would never bother with a Blueboard.
(Also, taking legal ... See more Just once in 18 years.
Got a payment order from the enforcement authority and was paid. This took a few months, but the process was simple and the debtor reimbursed the (modest) cost.
Treat them as the utility company would treat you if you didn't pay your electricity bill.
That means: A couple of reminders, the final one with a threat of taking legal action. Then legal action.
I would never bother with a Blueboard.
(Also, taking legal action is an interesting, educational experience!)
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sans22 (X)
Sweden
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Put an entry on the blue board and let others know that the agency doesn't pay. It's a good place to start anyway. Sometimes agencies will cough up after they see the negative entry, sometimes not. How much is it? A large amount that warrants a collection agency or small claims court?
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
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| Never seen in | Feb 17, 2016 |
Sandesh Ghimire wrote:
Hi All,
Do you people have experience not being paid? Or recovering from the unwilling agencies?
How do you treat the non paying agencies?
Thank you.
Kind regards
Various agencies and one private client have tried not paying me. They were sorry in the end. Nobody has ever succeeded in not paying me. I have ways of persuading people to pay.
What I regret is that some of those agencies still appear to be getting continuous 5 scores and positive ratings on the BlueBoard. I can't believe they pay everyone except me.
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Sandesh Ghimire
Nepal
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It is a big sum for me. I am wondering how a legal action can be taken given that the agency is based in Denmark and I in Nepal.
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| Haven't had any non-payment issues myself but. | Feb 17, 2016 |
Before handing out any advice you might at least give us the country of the agency in question. Then somebody from that neck of the woods might be able to help you out.
That being said, however, I believe the standard approach for us folks here on Proz (for a job that was obtained from Proz) is to try and negotiate with the project managers from the agency in question. If they still don't cough up the money, threaten to give them a score of 1 on the blue board. I've heard that c... See more Before handing out any advice you might at least give us the country of the agency in question. Then somebody from that neck of the woods might be able to help you out.
That being said, however, I believe the standard approach for us folks here on Proz (for a job that was obtained from Proz) is to try and negotiate with the project managers from the agency in question. If they still don't cough up the money, threaten to give them a score of 1 on the blue board. I've heard that can be pretty effective.
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:28
Member (2008)
Italian to English
Sandesh Ghimire wrote:
It is a big sum for me. I am wondering how a legal action can be taken given that the agency is based in Denmark and I in Nepal.
Ask someone in the Danish discussion forums to suggest a good debt recovery agency based in Denmark, or a Danish lawyer - preferably one who is based in the same town as the agency.
In my experience, a non-paying agency will pay as soon as they know a lawyer or a debt recovery agency is on their case.
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Joakim Braun
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Sandesh Ghimire wrote:
I am wondering how a legal action can be taken given that the agency is based in Denmark and I in Nepal.
Some basics here.
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| No, only a big delay | Feb 17, 2016 |
Hi Sandesh,
I have only experienced a big big delay with an agency. They used to pay well and regularly (but within 60 days) until last year. When I noticed that one of my invoice was late by one month, I have already done other projects for them during two other months. My first reminders by emails got the following answer "We are late, sorry, we will catch up at the end of the month". After 2 or 3 weeks of hide and seek game, I finally sent an email to the project managers I regul... See more Hi Sandesh,
I have only experienced a big big delay with an agency. They used to pay well and regularly (but within 60 days) until last year. When I noticed that one of my invoice was late by one month, I have already done other projects for them during two other months. My first reminders by emails got the following answer "We are late, sorry, we will catch up at the end of the month". After 2 or 3 weeks of hide and seek game, I finally sent an email to the project managers I regularly work with that I will stop working for them a while till all my invoices are paid (which summed up at that moment for 3 000 USD). This prompted an email from the director of the company saying that "sorry, our clients are late in their payments so we cannot pay you right now". I kept sending reminders every month then a registered letter to the company, which is called in French a "mise en demeure", that they have to pay if not I will send them my lawyer. It took me finally 6 months to recover those 3 bills. Of course I don't receive any proposals from them anymore but that's fine, I was not going to work with them anymore knowing they will still pay late, so I keep doing marketing and have found other clients. (even if you think you have regular good clients alwys be careful, one may drop you, diversify yourself, get several "eggs in the basket")
So is your client not willing to pay (for what reason ?) or are they just late in their payments ?
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helpy
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Well even though i am new out here, it really helped me to know how it works in here It seems like i have an offer from a big company here with good standings on blueboard and they want to send wire transfer after 30-35 days. I was wary at the beginning but seems like its a risk worth taking. I can always post to blueboard.
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| Didn't you post that a quite a while ago? | Feb 17, 2016 |
Didn't you already post that problem quite a while ago or am I wrong?
Wasn't it about a certain amount of money which an agency ows you since several years?
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| Non Payment of invoice | Jul 3, 2018 |
I am wondering if there is some way to report agencies on this site for non payment of invoices. I have already provided a feedback on their profile and they are still not paying up. I would like to name and shame them so that they do not scam other linguists. Any ideas are well appreciated.
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