May 6, 2021 08:59:00 PM Edited May 6, 2021 10:30:28 PM by Joanne P
I am new to Upwork. Just two hours after I got offered this contract it's being put on hold.
I wanted to knw whether client has paused the contract or it's because clients account is suspended. I can see suspended written in contract page. Not sure if that means suspended client or suspended contract.
Thanks and Regards
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Sep 28, 2021 11:49:51 AM Edited Apr 4, 2023 06:49:59 AM by Andrea G
Hi Ronnie,
There are two reasons why your contract may be paused:
You can check out this help article to learn some tips on what you can do if your contract is paused.
Update:
This thread has been closed from further replies due to its size. We appreciate your participation in the Community and welcome you to continue the conversation on this new thread.
Oct 10, 2022 02:15:12 PM by Paul T
Hello Pradeep and the entire Upwork community, I just got a mail that my Upwork contract with my client is on hold. I've been with the client for over 6 months with no issues. What could be the issue and when can Upwork resolve this please?
Oct 10, 2022 05:22:38 PM by Pradeep H
Hi Paul,
Thank you for your message. I am sorry to hear about your contract. I checked the contract you are referring to and noticed that it has been paused due to an issue with the Client's account. Your contract will be restored as soon as the Client resolves the issue on their account.
Thank you,
Pradeep
Aug 18, 2022 04:10:14 AM Edited Aug 18, 2022 06:27:22 AM by Andrea G
Hi Andrea:
can you check this link, please?
**Edited for Community Guidelines**
my client wrote a post about this issue.
Aug 18, 2022 06:28:40 AM by Andrea G
Hi Mehmet,
Yes, I can see they did and that our social team has already replied in order to help. I also checked your account and it doesn't look like your contract is paused anymore, could you please check?
Jan 12, 2023 09:51:53 PM by Muhammad Waqar B
Hi everyone,
I was working on a project, and I added a few hours manually and those hours are currently under Review state. Today, I received an email from UpWork that the contract is on Hold/Pause now. I want to know if I could get that amount which is under Review or not.
Thanks
- Waqar
Jan 12, 2023 11:49:24 PM by Pradeep H
Hi Muhammad,
Thank you for your message. I am sorry to hear about your contract. Your funds in review will be released when we are able to successfully charge the client's card.
Thank you,
Pradeep
Feb 24, 2023 05:37:41 AM by Tamoor M
Hello Andrea,
I have done work for one of my client he accepted the work and payment was reflecting in my account. Now the contract is paused by UPWORK and my funds are still in pending. I want to know after how much time upwork will release this payment as I am unable to reach my client too. I know upwork hold the payment mainly because of chargeback threat but after 40 days there's no point of holding the funds becuase client is unable to chargeback after 40 days. The contract is already almost 20 days old.
Please let me know.
Feb 24, 2023 06:29:55 AM by Will L
Tamoor,
I doubt there is a chargeback threat. Upwork has apparently discovered an "issue" with the card used to pay Upwork on your behalf (either a chargeback by the actual card owner or a payment reversal due to fraudulent use of the card by your "client"). If either of these things is true on a fixed price contract you will not be paid the "pending" amound of funds at risk because Upwork will not be paid.
Where did you get the informaiton that a "client is unable to chargeback after 40 days"? We have seen many posts on this board from freelancers who suffered from chargebacks on transactions going back further than 40 days.
Feb 24, 2023 09:01:48 AM by Annie Jane B
Hi Tamoor,
Thank you for reaching out. I can see that you've already raised a support ticket regarding your concern. You can access your support tickets here. Note that support requests are responded to in the order they are received. Kindly allow 24-48 hours for the team to follow up with you and assist you further.
Oct 1, 2021 11:05:58 AM by Mary Jane H
Oct 1, 2021 12:08:03 PM by Andrea G
Hi Mary,
If there is a problem with your client’s Upwork account your contracts with them will be paused automatically and you cannot continue to bill that client through Upwork until the issue is resolved. There are many possible reasons this could occur, although we can’t share the specifics regarding your client’s account due to privacy concerns.
You can check out this help article to learn some tips on what you can do if your contract is paused. It's important to keep in mind that any work completed during this time is not covered by Upwork’s Payment Protection programs, and this applies to Manual Time on Hourly Contracts as well.
Jan 7, 2022 05:02:29 AM by Nyambura T
Hello, I would like to ask something. I recently got this new client. We are working on an hourly contract for two to three weeks now. The first week, I billed and it all went fine. My payment was released on Friday as per the early payment option for top-rated freelancers. During the second week, I billed as usual as well. The payment was invoiced to the client on Monday as normal. However, upon reaching Friday, when I expected the early weekly payment to be released, I received a notification that the contract had been suspended by Upwork. I did not also see the payment as expected. Looking at my pending earnings, the invoiced payment still says that it will be available for withdrawal on Wednesday as per the usual billing cycle. My question is if the payment is already scheduled to be available on Wednesday, why didn't I get the Friday early payment since I am eligible? Is it suspicious that the contract was suspended on the Friday I was meant to be paid? Also, will I still get paid for the hours billed?
Jan 7, 2022 05:10:07 AM by Petra R
Nyambura T wrote:However, upon reaching Friday, when I expected the early weekly payment to be released, I received a notification that the contract had been suspended by Upwork.
The client failed to pay last week's hours. They didn't pay on Monday, or since.
If you you used the tracker and had meaningful memos and good activity levels, you are protected under Upworl's hourly protection.
If not, and the client doesn't pay by Tuesday, the funds (which were never there to start with) would be reversed,
Nyambura T wrote:My question is if the payment is already scheduled to be available on Wednesday, why didn't I get the Friday early payment since I am eligible?
Because the client hasn't paid that money, so Upwork won't pass it on to you early in case they can't get it from the client by Tuesday. On Tuesday they'll examine your work diary and check if your hours qualify for protection, in which case they pay you out of their own pocket. If your hours don't fully qualify for protection and the client doesn't pay, you won't get paid.
Feb 11, 2022 07:01:51 AM by Manish K
I got the same issue on upwork. It says client account suspended. It was an hourly contract. Will I get paid or not?
Suggest me pls
Feb 11, 2022 07:13:58 AM by Manish K
I had a long-term client. Today I got a notification that the client account was suspended. Will I get paid or not? it was an hourly contract.
Pls, help me. I'm new at Upwork.
Feb 11, 2022 07:54:21 AM by Petra R
Manish K wrote:I had a long-term client. Today I got a notification that the client account was suspended. Will I get paid or not? it was an hourly contract.
If it is a long-term contract chances are that the client just needs to fix an issue with their payment method.
Did you:
What is the client saying?
Feb 21, 2022 03:54:24 AM Edited Feb 21, 2022 04:26:37 AM by Uladzislau K
My client has not paid me for 2 weeks of work citing that he has some problems with payment on the side of upwork. The contract was suspended by upwork. I suggested a solution - send payment via bonus upwork. However, the customer says he gets an error and can't send the money.
Customer's message: Hey Vlad, I tried to send bonus for all the balance but it says that it’s not allowed.
________________________________________________
I also asked to send me a screenshot of the error, the screenshot I attached. How to solve this problem?
Feb 21, 2022 05:39:10 AM by Andrea G
Hi Uladzislau,
Your client should contact our support team directly so they can assist him. Please know, we're unable to discuss any details of his account with you because of privacy reasons. A quick way to contact support is by clicking the question mark icon that shows at the bottom right corner of this page.
Feb 22, 2022 01:41:05 AM by Uladzislau K
The customer said that he had contacted customer service and there was no answer. Now he says he doesn't have time to deal with upwork problems. He sent me a new screenshot, when he try to pay with a bonus he get error that his account is suspended. The client has repeatedly offered to pay via PayPal. I keep refusing and telling him that all payments should be done via upwork. However, this way I won't get paid for the work I've done.
Question: Can I get paid on PayPal and pay a commission for the payment separately to upwork. Or should I be left without payment, even though the client is willing to pay?
Feb 22, 2022 01:45:54 AM by Goran V
Hi Uladzislau,
Please keep in mind that offering and accepting payments outside of Upwork is a serious violation of our TOS.
I can also confirm that our team is following up on your client ticket regularly and is assisting them further. Thank you.
Feb 22, 2022 01:55:47 AM by Uladzislau K
Ty, I know that this is a serious violation and that's why I can't get paid for the work I've done for a month now.
So I would like to find a solution to this problem. I can't get the client to deal with this problem. He says he doesn't have time and has already written to support, maybe he didn't write I don't know.
I could suggest this solution: I get paid for the unpaid work through PayPal and then I pay a commission for this payment to the upwork of 10% (this is the commission I paid to the upwork with this client)
Feb 22, 2022 06:52:00 AM by Uladzislau K
I don't quite understand, should I expect a response from you? Can you suggest any solution? Is my solution a good one or is it in any case forbidden to accept such a payment and should I continue to insist that the client solve the problem through upwork?
Feb 21, 2022 05:47:47 AM by Michael N
A client bought a project from my catalog. I started the work. Now the order is paused by Upwork. Some kind of problem with the client's account. Do I have to finish the job? I can see on the order page how the time to complete the work is decreasing. The client is not responding to messages.
Feb 21, 2022 05:56:26 AM by Sophie A
The message you received from Upwork did not mention to stop working?
Feb 21, 2022 05:59:18 AM by Preston H
Stop working.
A problem with client's account is not your problem. It is the client's problem.
Don't work for free.
Feb 28, 2022 05:36:54 AM by Margaret D
Hi,
My client's account was suspended last Thursday. I messaged him on Friday and he says it was already resolved. However it's still not showing in my time tracker as active. Anyway this can be checked?
Thanks!
Margaret
Feb 28, 2022 06:49:13 AM by Andrea G
Hi Margaret,
Unfortunately, we're unable to share any details of your client's account with you. This is because of privacy reasons, we hope you can understand. Please know that we recommend you do not work on a paused contract until it has been resumed. Any work completed during this time is not covered by Upwork’s Payment Protection programs.
Feb 28, 2022 07:53:21 AM by Margaret D
Feb 28, 2022 02:51:36 AM by Abraham M
I have a client whose I loged in like 6 hours in my worksheet now yesterday it says the contract is suspended and I have already loged in my hours and it was in my review period .
The client says it is okay I continue working on that project because he says it was never suspended but I have stoped I would like to know where the problem is from my end or my client end.
And if so how will get paid for my loged in hours.
Feb 28, 2022 02:56:31 AM by Goran V
Hi Abraham,
The hold on your contract is due to a problem on the client's end. Our team has already reached out to your client to assist them further. Once their problem is resolved, the hold will be removed as well.
I would recommend to stop working on your contract until the hold is removed. If any issues arise, our team will reach out to you directly as well and will assist you accordingly. Thank you.
Feb 28, 2022 05:40:58 AM by Will L
Abraham,
Don't even consider continuing to work on a project Upwork has suspended, if you care about getting paid for your work.
The problem is one that only your client can fix and you should wait to work on it further. Suspension may last a short time or it may be permanent. In my limited experience, it has lasted from one to multiple weeks. Each situation is different.
Mar 1, 2022 08:28:03 PM by Sweet Angelica S
Hi, everyone. I am new freelancer here in Upwork. I got a job and been working for a week already but then since yesterday I received an email from work that the contract is hold and wait for the advise from them before I continue working with my Employer here. Now, I am so worried. I asked payment from my employer for the work I finished then he sent payment. My question now is Should I continue working with him since he is sending me payment? Does it give me assurance? and also the payment processing will take 3-5 days here in Upwork. I've been working hard and worried for my small salary if I get paid or not. Please respect my post and thank you.
Mar 1, 2022 09:43:29 PM by Preston H
re: "Now, I am so worried."
Don't be worried.
You didn't do anything wrong.
This is the client's problem.
re: "My question now is: Should I continue working with him since he is sending me payment?"
No.
You can't work on a contract when it is on hold.
It doesn't matter that you received some payment. That was for work that you already did.
NOW the contract is on hold.
So NOW you are not supposed to work.
Mar 2, 2022 05:12:56 AM by Sweet Angelica S
Thank you enlighten me. Can I ask 1 more question? Can I look for another job and apply while my contract of my client is still on hold? or do I have to wait it resolved and wait als for go signal from Upwork Company before I can look for another job/client? Thank you so much Sir. I appreciate it a lot.
Mar 1, 2022 11:03:21 PM by Joanne P
Hi Sweet Angelica,
Please discontinue working on the project while the contract is on hold. Our team has already reached out to your client to assist them in getting this resolved as soon as possible.
Mar 2, 2022 05:15:26 AM by Sweet Angelica S
Thank you. Yes, I stopped working and also I message my Client now that why is my contract on Hold. I will wait for his response. Thank you maám for the quick response and for checking the statues of my Client. Have a nice day.
Mar 2, 2022 05:31:59 AM by Mary W
Upwork really doesn't care how many jobs you have as long as you can manage them. I often have 6-7 open at one time, although many are longterm and generally inactive.
Mar 2, 2022 06:29:22 AM by Sweet Angelica S
Oh okay, Thank you for telling me this. 😉 Thank you so much Mary. God Bless 😉
Mar 2, 2022 07:20:31 AM by Sweet Angelica S
The Client response, he said he paid me already. Now, wants me to continue the job but I decided not to response with my client. I will just wait for the feedback from Upwork Company so I won't violate anything and wait for their proper instruction or advise or rather wait when my Contract will no longer ON HOLD.
Do you think Maam/Sir I made a right move and decision?
Thank you & have a nice day.
New freelancer here.
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