Contract renewal scruple #143

[rjoe]

X month contract with client A via agency B due for renewal with ltd company C

client A realises agency B isn't on approved suppliers list
client A asks ltd company C to renew with agency D
agency B and agency D do some kind of deal behind the scenes

ltd company presented with completely new contract with agency D, different Ts&Cs, payments terms which needs to be assessed

Any views/advice if this is good / bad

[WTFH]

Subject to the details of the contract, not a problem at all.

[jmo21]

so long as you are happy with the terms, how could there be a problem?

Happened to me once, and I only had 1 month left on contract.

Just be glad they came to a deal, you could have been terminated.

[ladymuck]

Similar scenario to when a Tier 1 PSL approved agency can't fulfil a gig so they sub the work out to another agency.

[northernladyuk]

Contract renewal scruple

We're going to have to stop you there.

[northernladuk]

What other options do you have?

Check if your client has agreed fixed margins with the agency. If not ask for a rate uplift because agency D has had shed loads of money handed to them on a plate for no effort so shouldn't expect the same margins as the old one.

[billybiro]

If not ask for a rate uplift because agency D has had shed loads of money handed to them on a plate for no effort so shouldn't expect the same margins as the old one.

Yes, I suspect that the new agency will be more than happy to just hand over half of their margin simply because some expendable contractor upstart merely says so.

[CatOnMat]

Yes, I suspect that the new agency will be more than happy to just hand over half of their margin simply because some expendable contractor upstart merely says so.

Depends how expendable said contractor actually is in this case I suppose.

[washed up contractor]

X month contract with client A via agency B due for renewal with ltd company C

client A realises agency B isn't on approved suppliers list
client A asks ltd company C to renew with agency D
agency B and agency D do some kind of deal behind the scenes

ltd company presented with completely new contract with agency D, different Ts&Cs, payments terms which needs to be assessed

Any views/advice if this is good / bad

Tell them you expect the same rate, payment terms and the T&C's as the original contract with the original agency.

However, if you want to hold out for all of this and they are not in agreement with your request, you need to assess whether you'd refuse the extension and walk.

[northernladuk]

Yes, I suspect that the new agency will be more than happy to just hand over half of their margin simply because some expendable contractor upstart merely says so.

Lol... Really. That the best response you've got. Jeez. Dry day?