$250 showing on contract payments but freelancer says only invoiced $50?

[d177c851]

Well my first contract on Upwork has not gone super well and I'd really appreciate some help please? I awarded a contract worth $200 over 4 weeks but it didn't work out (just not a good fit) so agreed with freelancer to end after one week. She invoiced $50 which was fine, but when I go to the contract page it says:

All timesheets and payments

Last 30 days: $250.00 

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DATE DESCRIPTION CHARGE INVOICE

Jul 8	Salary	$200.00
Jul 8	Invoice for 07/01/2019-07/07/2019 - 1:00 hrs @ $50.00/hr	$50.00

How do I correct this so I only pay the $50 actually due please?

[g_vasilevski]

Hi Fiona, 

The reason why you see $250 charge is because you have added a salary on the contract when you have sent the offer to the freelancer.
Salary means that the freelancer will get paid weekly even if they don't track any time. At this moment the freelancer can issue a refund for the salary amount they have received. 

I would also suggest to check out the recourses on these threads: Client Webinar Getting the Most Out of Upwork and Client Tutorial Videos.
If you have any additional questions let me know, thank you.

[d177c851]

Ah brilliant - that's really helpful thank you!