Advice on company not paying

[Deleted member 9966]

Great minds ...

aye, :smilewinkgrin:

 

[hillhead]

A company i have been doing plenty for over the past year hold retention money on me but put it in the next chq i kid you not.
They always have some but not so much at a time.
Good luck in your quest GC.

 

[kilty55]

hi gc,if its 10 days money then go through small claims...how far back back does this retention money go?

i would send a recorded delivery letter 1st stating that you have tried to contact them and you are wondering if there are any unforseen problems as to why they havent answered your calls?

also give them 7 days to pay your monies owed,if you dont hear from them start the small claim i beleive it costs about 60 or 70 pounds

 

[GC-Terrazzo]

hi gc,if its 10 days money then go through small claims...how far back back does this retention money go?

i would send a recorded delivery letter 1st stating that you have tried to contact them and you are wondering if there are any unforseen problems as to why they havent answered your calls?

also give them 7 days to pay your monies owed,if you dont hear from them start the small claim i beleive it costs about 60 or 70 pounds

Ive never had any retention money from them in 5 or 6 years just never really bothered about it as they kept me busy and i earned good money working for them.

 

[kilty55]

hi gc,not sure where you stand with that mate regarding the retention going back 6 years

may be worth a chat with a solicitor as you could put your point over that they kept you busy so you didnt hound them for your retention money but now they are also not paying your 10 dayworks money you would like to be paid in full as they arent playing ball

there will be records of your work for them so i assume they cant just fob you off with that...i would pursue it asap

good luck and let us know how you get on

 

[GC-Terrazzo]

Made a letter up asking for my 10 dayworks along with the last 2 years retention in 7 days or im going to take them to court, just waiting on someone to look over the letter then ill post it 1st class recorded tomorrow. Wonder if they will bother replying, i wouldnt even of bothered about the retention if they had payed me my dayworks.

 

[Del W]

You should be bothered about your retention.The last company I worked for that held retention gave it back to me after 6 months.not big bucks,but better in my pocket then in their account. 2% or 5% soon adds up after a few hundred or thousand mtrs.

 

[GC-Terrazzo]

yea true they took 5% off me evey week even on dayworks

 

[Del W]

yea true they took 5% off me evey week even on dayworks

:mad2:

 

[Pebbs]

I hate non-payers, they are the lowest of the low, it is a mission of mine to help those being owed money get their dosh. Get that 7 day letter in the post, with copies of your day work sheets. If they don't respond get down the court and fill the forms out, you can also claim for the time you have to take of from your 'work' to do this.

Get on it straight away, you know it makes sense.

Lynn