Young people & students
Internship stipend, freelance or creator payment not paid, or my job offer was taken back
What you can claim depends on what was written down. Even emails and DMs count as a contract.
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A promise of payment in an email, offer letter or chat can be enforced as a contract (Indian Contract Act). Unpaid amounts can be demanded by legal notice and recovered through a civil suit or, for some cases, the consumer or labour route. Influencers must disclose paid promotions under ASCI and consumer rules.
General information, not legal advice.
Papers that usually help
- Offer letter, contract, or the emails/DMs where pay was agreed
The core of your claim. - Proof of work delivered: files, posts, links, approval messages
Shows they accepted it. - Invoices or payment requests you sent and any replies
Shows the amount and the delay. - Attendance, ID card, work emails, certificates
Proves the internship. - The revocation or delay message, and what you gave up (other offers, resignation)
Supports a claim for losses. - Payment proof for the fee and the advert that promised a job
Often a scam — basis for refund or complaint. - Send a polite written demand with a deadline
Many pay at this stage; it is also needed before a case.
Questions Saboot will ask you
- What is it about?
- What do you have in writing?
- Did you complete the work or period?
- How much is owed?
- When was the payment due?
Sources
Common situations
- Internship stipend not paid
- Brand didn’t pay for my Instagram or YouTube collab
- Freelance work done, client vanished
- Job offer withdrawn after I resigned from my old job
- Paid a fee for an internship that was fake
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