I'm having the same problem
Hi Bridget,
I'm having exactly the same problem with an I.T. recruitment agency here in Dublin. Mine have been overdue for several months now and they're not in a hurry to pay because I've since been made permanent by the company I was contracted to. Yes, under E.U. legislation you are entitled to invoice for interest on late payments.
I'm trying several routes to get my money. I went to my employers last Friday and told them of the situation. If my company has invoices outstanding with the agency they are not going to settle with the agency until I've been sorted out. I'm also looking into the possibility of my company paying me direct. I know there was a contract in place but the agency have broken the contract so I'm not obliged to abide by its terms now as far as I'm concerned.
I would be very worried if my payments had gone unpaid for 2 years. I don't know who you're dealing with but I only heard last week from someone else in the business that the agency I'm dealing with here in Dublin bankrupted themselves in the UK last year, shafted all their contractors so they didn't have to pay them and set themselves up again. If you're payments have gone unpaid for so long you should have issued them with a solicitors letter at this stage. Good luck!