Outsourcer refuse to pay Thread poster: Ahmed ALEM
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Ahmed ALEM
Algeria
Member (2014)
Arabic to English
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Hi everybody, i have been working with an outsourcer for almost two months now, we agreed to be paid at the end of every month, the fisrt month was done but now i havent even finished the second month, anyway i'm still negociating with him and i would like to know what if he refuses to pay me knowing that i have done a massive job in this month more than the first one..
Thank you for your help!
[Edited at 2014-08-27 21:25 GMT]
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| Still negotiating? | Aug 27, 2014 |
You've done more than a month's work, are still negotiating(!!!), have not received any payment...?
And you say the outsourcer now refuses to pay (title of post)? But you continue to work.
Sorry, but you've only yourself to blame.
The outsourcer might have found a victim.
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Ahmed ALEM
Algeria
Member (2014)
Arabic to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Explaining more | Aug 28, 2014 |
Thank you Cilian for reply.
He has cleared the first invice and now it is between the banks i even have the receipt but when the date of the seond payment approached he did not reply me anymore ! So what to do in such situation ?
I posted this here just to know what to do from the other memebers.
Thank you for your reply.
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Mariano Saab
Argentina
Local time: 17:06
Spanish to English
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| Submit a BlueBoard entry | Aug 28, 2014 |
A similar problem happened to me once. Although it was not a massive payment situation. Still, it was a drag. The payment was way overdue. I submitted a negative entry on their BlueBoard record and they finally paid. Get the word of mouth going. I hope it works out for you!
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:06
Member (2008)
Italian to English
alemahmed wrote:
Hi everybody, i have been working with an outsourcer for almost two months now, we agreed to be paid at the end of every month, the fisrt month was done but now i havent even finished the second month, anyway i'm still negociating with him and i would like to know what if he refuses to pay me knowing that i have done a massive job in this month more than the first one..
Thank you for your help!
[Edited at 2014-08-27 21:25 GMT]
Is your translation into English?
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Ahmed ALEM
Algeria
Member (2014)
Arabic to English
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TOPIC STARTER
Tom in London wrote: alemahmed wrote:
Hi everybody, i have been working with an outsourcer for almost two months now, we agreed to be paid at the end of every month, the fisrt month was done but now i havent even finished the second month, anyway i'm still negociating with him and i would like to know what if he refuses to pay me knowing that i have done a massive job in this month more than the first one..
Thank you for your help!
[Edited at 2014-08-27 21:25 GMT] Is your translation into English?
Hi Tom, my translation is from English to arabic.
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Ahmed ALEM
Algeria
Member (2014)
Arabic to English
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TOPIC STARTER
Mariano Saab wrote:
A similar problem happened to me once. Although it was not a massive payment situation. Still, it was a drag. The payment was way overdue. I submitted a negative entry on their BlueBoard record and they finally paid. Get the word of mouth going. I hope it works out for you!
Thank you Mario, i see what you mean.
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Sheila Wilson 
Spain
Local time: 21:06
Member (2007)
English
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| Did you expect immediate payment? | Aug 28, 2014 |
alemahmed wrote:
i have been working with an outsourcer for almost two months now
the fisrt month was done but now i havent even finished the second month
I don't know if I'm reading this right but it seems that you only got to know about this outsourcer about 7 or 8 weeks ago. Is that right?
You invoiced at the end of July? And you haven't received that payment, right? Please tell us what the payment terms were. Did you specify your terms or did you go along with the agency's terms? In that case, they were almost certainly not "payment on receipt". I would like my own terms to be that of course, but it simply isn't realistic in the majority of B2B relationships. My own terms are "30 days month end", but many outsourcers around the world stipulate 60 days or even 90 days (I don't work with them). Even if they pay at 30 days, the payment (probably) isn't overdue until next Monday. So, are you maybe demanding payment rather sooner than your client expects?
i would like to know what if he refuses to pay me knowing that i have done a massive job in this month more than the first one.
Just the normal: wait until payment is overdue; send first an informal email reminder (along the lines of "maybe I've missed it; maybe it's slipped your memory..."); then a more formal email ("your payment has not yet been received and is now overdue by n days..."); then a final demand in legalese by registered mail to their registered office; then it's down to legal action or a debt collection agency. But most outsourcers pay well before then. In the early stages, make sure it isn't just a communication breakdown by finding different email addresses, and try to phone/Skype them.
But I think maybe you're getting anxious too soon. Unless there's more to this than you've told us; or I've misunderstood the situation.
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| For the future ... | Aug 28, 2014 |
I would personally be very hesitant about taking a job that will last several months from a customer I have no previous experience with. It can be best for both parties to start out with a few smaller jobs to establish that you are happy working together: from your point of view that the customer pays reliably and from the customer's point of view that you provide the quality and reliability that they need.
As Sheila says, it is perfectly normal to wait 30 days after your invoice to... See more I would personally be very hesitant about taking a job that will last several months from a customer I have no previous experience with. It can be best for both parties to start out with a few smaller jobs to establish that you are happy working together: from your point of view that the customer pays reliably and from the customer's point of view that you provide the quality and reliability that they need.
As Sheila says, it is perfectly normal to wait 30 days after your invoice to be paid and unusual for invoices to be paid straight away, unless that's what you agreed. Of course, you should agree payment terms before you start work. ▲ Collapse
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Steven Segaert
Estonia
Local time: 23:06
Member (2012)
English to Dutch
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| Is there a problem? | Aug 28, 2014 |
"what if he refuses to pay me"
That is a "what if" question. Let's just assume everything will go smooth, and worry about problems as they arise .
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Ahmed ALEM
Algeria
Member (2014)
Arabic to English
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TOPIC STARTER
I would like to thank all of Sheila Wilson, Rachel Waddington and Steven Segaert, your remarks are very helpful, things got better now with the outsourcer we are back on the same page again, concerning payment the first invoice were cleared and i have the receipt of the payment, than you again for all these instructions.
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IrimiConsulting
Sweden
Local time: 22:06
Member (2010)
English to Swedish
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| Glad it worked out | Aug 29, 2014 |
Let's hope it stays that way.
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Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 21:06
Member (2007)
English
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| Good to hear | Aug 29, 2014 |
alemahmed wrote:
things got better now with the outsourcer we are back on the same page again, concerning payment the first invoice were cleared and i have the receipt of the payment
Hopefully you'll have a long-term relationship with this client now, with no further problems.
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