Poll: Have any of your clients delayed payment "due to Covid-19"? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Have any of your clients delayed payment "due to Covid-19"?".
This poll was originally submitted by Elías Sauza. View the poll results »
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One client - who would not dream of going over the due date - asked for a 10% reduction in rates, which I refused, and I hope other colleagues did. The client's rates are OK, but definitely not high in the first place. Translators still have to pay their bills too!
As I had only done a very small amount of work for them that month and 10% was negligible, I suggested giving them an extra month's credit, which they accepted.
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 02:49
Spanish to English
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As there are only two options allowed, I answered Yes, because one of my clients hasn't paid a couple of my bills from earlier this year, but it is a small company and they often pay late or "when they can". Their customary tardiness may have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 lockdown, but I don't really know. I should probably send them a reminder this week before July/August kicks in...
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Samuel Murray 
Netherlands
Local time: 02:49
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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Two clients requested a delay. I'm more concerned about clients not sending work than clients who do sent work but taking longer to pay.
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| I’d like to see them try... | Jun 29, 2020 |
It’s not really an option for clients who literally print their own money!
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All my clients have been paying on time; one even paid a small invoice sooner than usual just before the lockdown.
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Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 02:49
Member (2009)
English to German
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The payments came in right on/even before the due date.
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| No issues at all | Jun 29, 2020 |
.. and if anything, I had a client sending money before the due date to show their support!
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 22:49
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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Many used the argument to reduce the volume of jobs, some tried to reduce the rates (which didn't work, of course), but none delayed payments or used the COVID excuse to try that. Business online has not been affected. As a matter of fact, it has likely grown a bit.
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Sanjin Grandić
Croatia
Local time: 02:49
Member (2020)
French to Croatian
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| 15 days delay from one client | Jun 29, 2020 |
Just one client asked to pay two weeks later than the usual 15 days agreement upon delivery. I accepted and received the funds only 10 days later after all.
Another asked me if I was willing to reduce my rate per word. I blacklisted him.
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| Off topic pedantry | Jun 30, 2020 |
Grrrrr! Adverbial use of "due to". Grrrrr!
I don't owe any money to Covid-19 and I'm pretty sure none of my clients do either.
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