I don't understand. Are you an employee of this person or do you pay your taxes via self-assessment?I've been working with someone over a few years. The tasks haven't been often, and the amounts paid are low as they are small tasks.
There's no legal contract between us, in the sense of I didn't sign anything, and there was no formal agreement. There's an amount agreed beforehand (via email) which is paid after.
My question is:
In the event of a dispute between us, do I have any options, or do I have no rights based on the above ?
For example
- I agree to do something, then am not paid
- the description of what's to be done is different than the reality and the payment doesn't cover it.
Via self-assessment.I don't understand. Are you an employee of this person or do you pay your taxes via self-assessment?
My question is:
In the event of a dispute between us, do I have any options, or do I have no rights based on the above ?
For example
- I agree to do something, then am not paid
- the description of what's to be done is different than the reality and the payment doesn't cover it.
It is small, but it's more about the principle for me in the situation (It's still unfolding and may be ok in the end). As suspected, I'm not in a strong position and may be best to leave it if it comes to that.Your dispute will be governed by whatever contract you have, written or verbal, although the latter is generally not worth the paper it is written on! The email would inform the resolution but if the amounts are small there are not a whole pile of options to settle any such dispute.
If you agree to do something and don't get paid then there has been a breach of contract. You can pursue him for payment, but again, if the amount involved is small there is very little you can do. You have no employment rights in such a scenario. If the description is different from the reality then you really shouldn't proceed without renegotiating the price. It's very hard to retrospectively negotiate a job after it's done.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?