Rights to Female Consultant for Financial Harassment Rights to Female Consultant for Financial Harassment

2 months ago

What are govt. support to female full time consultant if company denies to pay her services fees?

Anik

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A.Dear Client,

The failure to pay consultation fees to a full-time consultant by a company can be considered an unfair trade practice. When a company engages a consultant for a specific job without offering salary, benefits, or perks typically provided to employees, it establishes a consultant-client relationship. The absence of a clear agreement or contract detailing the terms of consultancy can complicate matters. In this situation, it is advisable to engage a lawyer to send a legal notice to the company, and if necessary, pursue a money recovery suit before the Civil Court. A detailed discussion with a lawyer would be beneficial to explore the best course of action.
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Vidhi Samaadhaan Vidhi Samaadhaan

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A.Dear Client,
Non-payment of consultation fees to a full-time consultant by a Company amounts to unfair trade practice. A company may engage a consultant for a specific job/purpose for a specific period on deciding a fee without the component of the term salary / DA/PF/perks / paid leaves / yearly increments and so on. A consultant is not an employee and hence is not a workman under the Industrial Dispute Act or any law. The relationship between a consultant and a company is a consultant-client relationship. From the contents of the query, it is not clear whether any agreement or contract is executed between you and the Company that governs your terms of consultancy. So, in the given scenario, you may send a legal notice through an Advocate to your company. You may file a money recovery suit before the Civil Court. You may go for a details discussion with a lawyer.

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