✓ Pause an hourly contract

You can pause an hourly contract to prevent further hours from being logged by selecting Pause contract from the options menu on the contract page. To restart, return to the same menu under All contracts. Communicating the pause with your freelancer is strongly encouraged for transparency and trust.

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You might need to pause a contract to stop a freelancer from logging more hours until you are ready to restart the work.

To pause the contract

1. Go to View contracts on your dashboard, select the contract, and find the contract
2. Select the (...) options menu and choose Pause contract

To restart the contract

1. Go to Manage work › All contracts and find the contract.
2. Select the (...) options menu and choose Restart.

Important:

Upwork Payroll contracts will always show as paused because they use a separate billing system.

We recommend that you message your freelancer to let them know that you are pausing the contract and when you expect to restart, if you know. This lets the freelancer know what to expect and helps build good communication and trust in your relationship with freelancers.