Employer in dept for me

halkineso

Hello guys, I'd like to find out what can I do because my employer ignoring me and don't want to pay what he owes.

Long story short: I started working for that company October 2017. Construction industry. I'm working as self-employed and sending him invoices every week. I'm working on day work rate. There was deposit week, fair enough. He was paying every Saturday. Everything was okey but right now he's haven't paid my wage. Total debt including deposit week : 1800£

Invoices are correct, manager knows that i was working on these days. Also he agrees to be a witness.

Please let me know what legal actions I can take? Thank you guys!

TELLIT01

If you're self-employed the company isn't your employer, it's your customer. They aren't failing to pay your wages, they are failing to pay their bills.
First step would be a final letter to the company detailing the debt and giving a date by which it must be paid. If they fail to pay up take it to the Small Claims Court https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/advice/how-to-use-the-small-claims-court

agrinnall

Unless you're working on the Construction Industry Scheme, in which case things may be a bit different (I'm no expert).

https://www.gov.uk/what-is-the-construction-industry-scheme

halkineso

Well I am CIS registered. I pay 20% tax rate. But current company doesn't pay tax on my behalf. I am just taking payments from that company and tax is my responsibility.

phill99

Withdraw your labour. Simple.

halkineso

phill99 wrote: »

Withdraw your labour. Simple.

What do you mean?

TELLIT01

halkineso wrote: »

What do you mean?

Stop working for that company and find other work. At least that way you won't be doing any more unpaid work for the current mob. Then go to the small claims court.

halkineso

TELLIT01 wrote: »

Stop working for that company and find other work. At least that way you won't be doing any more unpaid work for the current mob. Then go to the small claims court.

I have already stopped working for them. Once he start ignore me about payments.

Nothanks

As poster above says, they're not your employer, they're your debtor.

Send follow up invoice with interest attached, there's a standard rate if memory serves. Whoever is doing your accounts should know.

CIS

Nothanks wrote: »

As poster above says, they're not your employer, they're your debtor.

Send follow up invoice with interest attached, there's a standard rate if memory serves. Whoever is doing your accounts should know.

If there's nothing in the contract then 8% can be asked for via Section 69 of the County Courts Act 1984 (anything granted is at the discretion of the court).