Aug 21, 2019 02:48:03 PM Edited Aug 21, 2019 02:51:37 PM by Manu T
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Aug 21, 2019 04:13:51 PM Edited Aug 21, 2019 06:24:41 PM by Preston H
I don't speak for Upwork, but here are my thoughts:
re: "Will upwork force me to refund 10.5 hours?"
I do not think they will force you to refund those hours.
Upwork CAN and DOES remove hours from freelancers' work diaries when clients dispute time, if those hours fall below certan criteria. If Upwork wanted to they could cause this refund themselves.
I believe the fact that they did not already do this themselves means that they think the client's request lacks merit. They are passing on the request as a courtesy to the client. Not because you did anything wrnog. And not because they are requiring you to do something.
re: "I do not want any suspension of my Upwork account."
You have not violated Upwork ToS. I do not think there is any possibility of a suspension of your account.
Aug 21, 2019 03:04:51 PM by Preston H
Manu:
I can't read the client's mind, but i am guessing that he wants to feel like he was treated fairly.
It doesn't sound like he is requesting a full refund.
It sounds like Upwork would like to see you refund the 10.5 hours that show low activity.
Then you present us with another wrinkle in your story:
You say that you worked for 60 hours for the client without logging time.
Um... Why did you do that?
You are supposed to get paid for the time that you work.
The problem is that as far as Upwork is concerned, there is no evidence that you actually worked those 60 hours. So there is no way for them to take that into consideration.
The fact that the client filed a dispute indicates that he wants money back.
If you want to make the client satisfied, then maybe you need to refund 10.5 hours.
Is making the client satisifed your only goal? Not necessarily. You have a competing goal: Keeping the money you earned.
So one alternative before you is to refund money for hours of low activity. Another alternative is to NOT refund any money. You COULD send a message to the client explaining that you want to help him out, but that at this time you can't refund any money because you spent 2 weeks working for 60 hours without billing time. You could include in this message some details about all the work that you did during this time.
Maybe the client will see this and feel foolish for asking for any money back, and maybe that will be the end of it.
Aug 21, 2019 03:26:33 PM by Manu T
Aug 21, 2019 04:13:51 PM Edited Aug 21, 2019 06:24:41 PM by Preston H
I don't speak for Upwork, but here are my thoughts:
re: "Will upwork force me to refund 10.5 hours?"
I do not think they will force you to refund those hours.
Upwork CAN and DOES remove hours from freelancers' work diaries when clients dispute time, if those hours fall below certan criteria. If Upwork wanted to they could cause this refund themselves.
I believe the fact that they did not already do this themselves means that they think the client's request lacks merit. They are passing on the request as a courtesy to the client. Not because you did anything wrnog. And not because they are requiring you to do something.
re: "I do not want any suspension of my Upwork account."
You have not violated Upwork ToS. I do not think there is any possibility of a suspension of your account.