Question About Invoicing

[sparkleandshine]

When you are working for a company on a self employed basis and you are invoicing them for payment on a monthly basis, legally how long do they then have to pay you?

Just asking because when I have done virtual assistant work in the past, I have always been paid straightaway, as soon as I put my invoices in, but my current lot don't seem to work like that! :-\

 

[Chammy]

When you are working for a company on a self employed basis and you are invoicing them for payment on a monthly basis, legally how long do they then have to pay you?

Just asking because when I have done virtual assistant work in the past, I have always been paid straightaway, as soon as I put my invoices in, but my current lot don't seem to work like that! :-\

With Netmums my payment is due within 30 days of the invoice being received, any more than that and I can charge a "late fee". Last month my pay arrived 3 weeks after I sent my invoice in. Do you have a contract from them? It should state on there when they will pay you.

 

[Jon]

yeah that net30 thing seems to be the norm

 

[sparkleandshine]

OK, 30 days, to be fair its not been that long yet, just worrying when you're used to being paid straightaway I suppose!

No there's no contract they keep talking about doing one but so far it hasn't appeared

They were talking about making me a salaried employee with them at one point too, but that hasn't happened either!