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I mean this in the best possible way, but if they agreed to your double day rate, why on earth did you remind them to pay you less? Or would it have been the case that they agreed to the high day rate in the knowledge that they would never actually pay it?
mrJL-
Maybe I didn’t explain it. The contract was written in such a way that they’d pay double unless I received prompt payment, by stating my day rate was 2x but would be reduced to x if paid on time.
There was no intention to be paid double but the accounting team were known pisstakers so it was a simple way to encourage them not to be. I made the call to HR so as to ensure I got paid at all and to not burn bridges.
I was under the impression that this was quite common. Maybe I just worked with arseholes.
beseku
When freelancing with an agency notorious for stringing along invoice payments I charged double my day rate, but gave a 50% discount if the invoice was paid within 30 days. A quick call to the HR person after 21 days and surprisingly my invoice got paid the next day.