Contract Renewal Refused After Initial Offer

[Khan]

Hi,

My agency offered me contract renewal 4 weeks in advance via email. Agency told me that everything (rate/notice period etc.) will remain same as previous term. I accepted that verbally, next day I received the contract document to sign. After 2 weeks the agency cancelled the contract while I was on holidays. After holidays I tried to sign the online document but I was informed that the renewal offer has been withdrawn due to client's internal decision. So I got only 4 days time to wrap-up and start looking for new job.

Is the email from agency for contract renewal a legal binding? Can I claim 3 weeks damages?

[cojak]

• * The contract ended.
  * You don't have anything to sue against.
  * You are a contractor - it's not unusual to be benched between contracts, that's why you're paid more than permies.

It's just a fact of contractor life, use your energy to find another contract.

[Fred Bloggs]

+1 to what cojak says up there ^^^^. Nothing to see here, move along there now.

[eek]

• * The contract ended.
  * You don't have anything to sue against.
  * You are a contractor - it's not unusual to be benched between contracts, that's why you're paid more than permies.

It's just a fact of contractor life, use your energy to find another contract.

Also a contractor is only paid for the work they are asked to do and actually do - if no work is available from the end client then there is no work to do.

Yes its annoying but that is what you agreed to when you become a contractor.

If you want people to give you 4 weeks notice go Permanent and accept the very different pay scales that come when clients can't stop paying you immediately...

[Bee]

Enjoi extra vacations and search for a new contract.

[northernladyuk]

You need to understand a contract as a framework in which services delivered will be paid for. It is not a guarantee of work.

[l35kee]

IPSE+ covers this situation doesn't it?

[kaiser78]

Hi,

My agency offered me contract renewal 4 weeks in advance via email. Agency told me that everything (rate/notice period etc.) will remain same as previous term. I accepted that verbally, next day I received the contract document to sign. After 2 weeks the agency cancelled the contract while I was on holidays. After holidays I tried to sign the online document but I was informed that the renewal offer has been withdrawn due to client's internal decision. So I got only 4 days time to wrap-up and start looking for new job.

Is the email from agency for contract renewal a legal binding? Can I claim 3 weeks damages?

Why didn't you sign when on holiday ? Not ideal, unless you were in the deep jungle or something, but worth doing to get out the way. Without a sign contract this is not binding but also is it worth the hassle in chasing ? IMO and other posters move on and find the next, better, contract.

[northernladuk]

IPSE+ covers this situation doesn't it?

But you said yourself there has to be a contract in place. I would be very surprised if they would cover a verbal one. I guess it would depend on the exact wording of the mail. The last extension I got the conversation indicated a renewal was on its way and I'll get the paperwork soon rather than a verbal declaration of renewal thst will stand up as a binding contract.

[l35kee]

But you said yourself there has to be a contract in place. I would be very surprised if they would cover a verbal one. I guess it would depend on the exact wording of the mail. The last extension I got the conversation indicated a renewal was on its way and I'll get the paperwork soon rather than a verbal declaration of renewal thst will stand up as a binding contract.

Ahh yeah good point. Would be worth giving a shot I guess.