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  • 25-01-2012 7:21pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Am owed about 3 months worth of work by a guy, who's been my main source of work lately (am self employed). Have asked on numerous occasions to be paid, but keep getting fobbed off- "Oh, sorry about that, I'll get it sorted", "I was ill", "I haven't had a minute to spare". ect, ect.
    It's gone beyond asking politely; I'm getting really annoyed that MY money is earning interest in HIS bank account. I'm relying hugely on getting this money, which I've worked for!
    Now, he also owes money to about 5 other people, 2 of whom are direct relatives. So it's not like I'm the only one in this situation. He doesn't seem to be going bankrupt- at least I hope not. I'm guessing withholding money from us is something to do with tax/the bank, that works in his favour- maybe someone here could enlighten me....
    Anyway, p'ed off with the whole situation, I've bills to pay.
    Short of calling in a lawyer/debt collector, and I otherwise have a good relationship with this guy(which I'd like to maintain, basically for the work it brings!), how do I approach this civilly but effectively?


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  • #2
    The Lovely Muffin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,595 ✭✭✭The Lovely Muffin


    Tell him in no uncertain terms that you want the money that you've worked for and if you don't get it by X date that you will be speaking to your solicitor.

    Should hopefully get him to give you all or at least some of your money.


  • #3
    Miss Fluff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,673 ✭✭✭Miss Fluff


    iouioiuiou wrote: »
    He doesn't seem to be going bankrupt- at least I hope not.

    I wouldn't speculate on anyone's finances tbh, you don't know what's going on unfortunately. Rather than have him fob you off you need to sit down with him face to face and get a concrete commitment from him to pay by a certain date. If it's easier suggest he even pay in two installments, like half on 1st February and the other half on 1st March for example. Get him to commit (in writing) to a date of payment and take it from there.


  • #4
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    You can approach it two ways. One chalk it down to experience, I'm self employed it is a rarity not to get paid but it has been a regular annoyance to have to wait a long time, particularly when it is needed. Two, you say this person has been your main source of work lately, so I am presuming you have been paid in the past by them, approach them face to face and try and sort it out - even if that means getting the money you're owed in stages, if they are a regular client you don't want to lose the prospect of future earnings let's face it everyone is in difficulty lately that is not to say you should suffer though.
    Oh and there is a third, if you haven't been paid at all by them ever you may have to go down the solicitor route, this may not bring your lost earnings back and will probably scupper any chances of working with them in the future. From my experience some businesses enjoy the 90 day rule, I have often had whole summers waiting for cash and getting excuses, keep pestering too, they know they owe you and they have a reputation to lose.


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