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Late Payments Your rights as a freelancer, dealing with late payments, and how to avoid them.

Almost 50% of all SME invoices are paid late, and 75% of freelancers have experienced this - leading to cash flow issues, wasted time chasing, and a blow to your confidence.

This Guide

Late payments are one of the most commonly experienced challenges faced by freelancers, but also an area where many freelancers aren't aware of their rights, or know how to proceed.

We're revising our in-depth guide - in which we cover why late payments are an issue, how to deal with them, how to avoid them in the first place, your legal rights as a freelancer, and resources to explore further.

Before it's published, view the "Quick Reference Handbook" - to get to the important information fast.

This guide was originally published on Leapers.co

Freelancer Stories

Ellie Stamouli
Ellie Stamouli - a self-employed marketing consultant for climate-tech and mission-driven brands shares her experience of dealing with late payments whilst self-employed.
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Tom Rickhuss
Tom Rickhuss, a strategist and founder of studio RUCKUS - shares his experience of dealing with late payments, whilst running his own business.
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