How did you lose two months of earnings? Just curious if you worked two months before invoicing the client. (I am not a lawyer but just some thoughts/ideas) If

How did you lose two months of earnings? Just curious if you worked two months before invoicing the client. (I am not a lawyer but just some thoughts/ideas) If you didn't work for your client and it was a long time ago I would expect your client might have an out with the recruiter that the time limit had expired or they should have been released from the contract since you weren't even employed by them through the recruiter. If the client paid the recruiter for your time you need to take up the issue with them. 1. Determine if your client paid the recruiter. 2. Sounds like your client paid your recruiter your rate + their fee so they owe you your rate portion. I would approach the client's HR or Finance department and present hey I worked for you X hours at X rate, this amount of money is important to me(and my family's) well being. Can you verify that my fees were paid to this recruiter? Then approach the recruiter and explain that you weren't aware an agreement was in place, sorry about that, however my client indicated that they paid you for my work and I want to provide any information you need to process my payment for that work. Kill them both with kindness initially, explain you weren't aware of the contract between the employer/recruiter. See how that goes. Good luck getting this worked out. In the future invoice more often . . . in the states the max I would go with a new client is a week or two weeks (with possible retainer/portion up front), maybe a month for on going work with proven clients.