Any help here?

Any help here?

"Andy Martin"	2/23/2004 8:26:23 AM
I did post before but to no avail...........need to know where I stand....UK law if anyone needs to know I am a DJ and played 2 gigs on Xmas Eve and New Years eve just gone. I am still awaiting payment, I have invoiced the people in charge and they are disputing the amount. No fee was agreed beforehand but the fee was based on previous gigs played by me at the same venue. My normal fee 3 hours work used to be 50 then doubles on in demand dates such as Xmas eve and NYE Because of demand my fee increased to 25 per hour basic Now I agreed to do it cheaper than normal as a favour. So 30 per hour seemed reasonable for an in demand date.# I did 3.75 hours work each night becaue they had to close early. I was scheduled for 5 so charging them 30 X 3.75 per night seemed reasonable to me. I invoiced them with this fee and also added VAT as is standard practice. They dont seem to be playing ball....can anyone offer any advice?



"David Martel"	2/23/2004 1:06:02 PM
Andy, I'm not in the UK so I can't advise you on the law but you indicate that you worked in this club before. You also indicate that you had no written contract. You want to be paid a premium rate for your work rather than your basic rate. Did the club know about your premium rate schedule? If not it is unlikely that you will get a premium rate. The amounts involved are quite small. In the USA we have small claims court, a court which is informal and from which lawyers are barred. If such courts are available then you might wish to sue. Suing is not a good idea since you will anger the club owners. You indicate that the owners are disputing your billing so you and the owners are in communication which suggests that you can try and negotiate a settlement. This should be considered if you wish to work in this club again. Good luck, Dave M.



"Andy Martin"	2/24/2004 8:04:52 PM
I have no wish to work with them again! "David Martel" <marte005@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:_Um_b.4889$yZ1.3086@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... Andy, I'm not in the UK so I can't advise you on the law but you indicate that you worked in this club before. You also indicate that you had no written contract. You want to be paid a premium rate for your work rather than your basic rate. Did the club know about your premium rate schedule? If not it is unlikely that you will get a premium rate. The amounts involved are quite small. In the USA we have small claims court, a court which is informal and from which lawyers are barred. If such courts are available then you might wish to sue. Suing is not a good idea since you will anger the club owners. You indicate that the owners are disputing your billing so you and the owners are in communication which suggests that you can try and negotiate a settlement. This should be considered if you wish to work in this club again. Good luck, Dave M.

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