That is just me, though as I mentioned in a cousin comment it took some time for this to happen. Its not like I've just been working for the last year with out pay. Its more of a natural decay of their ability to pay... so 2.43 years +-

It's not healthy. Don't let outstanding debt accumulate like that.

On my second job, my boss once told me not to commit any new code changes to the client's repository until they paid an outstanding bill. They paid very quickly. If they need something from you, use that you get them to pay those outstanding bills.

> their ability to pay

Ability or willingness? Do they pay their own people? Their own executives? That's a choice they're making.

> Ability or willingness?

That's the key indicator.. 95% it's willingness.

Assuming you're Dutch, get a lawyer, get your contracts and communication. Also, be aware that if the gov. sees you as an "employee", you have much more protection in terms of getting paid.

FWIW, it didn't happen over the span of 12 months. It took ~3 years to get this far behind.

Cut your loss.. you'll never be paid, even if the money was there.. I've had 'clients' like this in the past. Just a very expensive lesson.

That does make it worse don't deliver without pay.