Dear Forum Members,
I have been freelancing from a long time as a Video Editor. I usually take up work at home or work on contractual basis at the client side. Recently i encountered a fraud company who are not paying my dues. i was able to recover 50% of my income but rest is still unpaid from past 2 months. I have given them constant reminders but they are not responding to my mails and calls and giving false commitments.
The scenario is that I successfully finished 1 project with them and according to the letter of appointment i was supposed to get the payment within 15 days. As the project was mutually agreed for 15-20 days expected time but it got extended to more than a month. I was working on hourly basis so i was able to clear 10 days dues in between the project only. But the pending payment was still unpaid even for a month.
The main problem happened when the Client Servicing Head asked me to start on another project with the commitment that my payment will b cleared in 2-3 days, i agreed to work on it. As the days passed by i was getting a picture of the delaying of payment. The situation was getting worse and i was becoming disinterested in the project. On the 7th day i told the guy that i can only resume my services if i get the pending payment cleared.
Now after a few days i got a call from the same guy that their company is in some crisis so they can only give the part payment and rest will give after one month. Thinking of this, i went for 8th day work to collect the cheque and on 9th day asked them clearly please give me in written that i will get my payment in one month and then only i will resume my services.
But nothing happened. They were not ready to do that and there was no communication after that between us for few days. Later I drafted a final bill for 1st project pending payment + 8 working days of 2nd project and mailed them but got no response. When i called the same person he clearly said that i would not be getting any amount as i have caused them loss and i have black mailed them to get that part payment and later leaving the work in between. So since them i am trying hard to get in touch with the accounts section and they are saying that they are waiting for a big payment and they will pay me..for that i have to wait...
Now what should i do...Please advice. I mostly have all the documents and communication relating to the work in handy and in email. Please provide me any solution as the pending dues is 50k+ and in need of it.
P.S. : I am from New Delhi and the company where i was working is in Noida Sector 63.
I have been freelancing from a long time as a Video Editor. I usually take up work at home or work on contractual basis at the client side. Recently i encountered a fraud company who are not paying my dues. i was able to recover 50% of my income but rest is still unpaid from past 2 months. I have given them constant reminders but they are not responding to my mails and calls and giving false commitments.
The scenario is that I successfully finished 1 project with them and according to the letter of appointment i was supposed to get the payment within 15 days. As the project was mutually agreed for 15-20 days expected time but it got extended to more than a month. I was working on hourly basis so i was able to clear 10 days dues in between the project only. But the pending payment was still unpaid even for a month.
The main problem happened when the Client Servicing Head asked me to start on another project with the commitment that my payment will b cleared in 2-3 days, i agreed to work on it. As the days passed by i was getting a picture of the delaying of payment. The situation was getting worse and i was becoming disinterested in the project. On the 7th day i told the guy that i can only resume my services if i get the pending payment cleared.
Now after a few days i got a call from the same guy that their company is in some crisis so they can only give the part payment and rest will give after one month. Thinking of this, i went for 8th day work to collect the cheque and on 9th day asked them clearly please give me in written that i will get my payment in one month and then only i will resume my services.
But nothing happened. They were not ready to do that and there was no communication after that between us for few days. Later I drafted a final bill for 1st project pending payment + 8 working days of 2nd project and mailed them but got no response. When i called the same person he clearly said that i would not be getting any amount as i have caused them loss and i have black mailed them to get that part payment and later leaving the work in between. So since them i am trying hard to get in touch with the accounts section and they are saying that they are waiting for a big payment and they will pay me..for that i have to wait...
Now what should i do...Please advice. I mostly have all the documents and communication relating to the work in handy and in email. Please provide me any solution as the pending dues is 50k+ and in need of it.
P.S. : I am from New Delhi and the company where i was working is in Noida Sector 63.