Legal Action by Employment Business

[malvolio]

It may be unprofessional, and I don't endorse it, but you have at least worked within the contract so it's merely rude. You would be livid if they had cancelled the contract after you'd signed it, but the client clearly would do just that if the work got cancelled for some reason.

The difference being the contractor wouldn't have lost any money whereas the client and agency both have done.

[JustinTime]

The difference being the contractor wouldn't have lost any money whereas the client and agency both have done.

Unless they had turned down another "certainty" in preference to the contract which was subsequently cancelled.

What goes around, comes around.

[Dallas]

Still amazed and sitting tight for what they claim. But haven't started the contract, gave them two weeks' notice. And yet being called "unprofessional and damaging to both client and employment business".

Coupleof years ago I let a contract expire and didnt renew, agent was on holiday. By the time he came back I had started new gig and he was livid, asking me to at least do 2 weeks handover to 'remain professional'. I refused, he called and threatened me everything under the sun but I hadn't broken any contract.

Fas forward a month, he pinged me on linked in and I am on his circulation of job specs. Another guy whos interview I cancelled sent me a spec through this am - memories of goldfish, all of them, just chasing the £

[d000hg]

The difference being the contractor wouldn't have lost any money whereas the client and agency both have done.

Why? Who has paid for anything? They still have two weeks to find another contractor.

[northernladuk]

Still amazed and sitting tight for what they claim. But haven't started the contract, gave them two weeks' notice. And yet being called "unprofessional and damaging to both client and employment business".

And how would you have described them if they had cancelled the gig instead of you?

[northernladuk]

Why? Who has paid for anything? They still have two weeks to find another contractor.

Which costs time and money.....

[malvolio]

Why? Who has paid for anything? They still have two weeks to find another contractor.

If you don't understand the economics, probably best not to argue...

The agency effort has to be paid for, and now they are having to do it twice but will only get the same income at the end of it. The client probably (not certainly, of course, but probably) has a budget for work to be done and timescales to be met which will now be missed, and that costs money.

[d000hg]

If you don't understand the economics, probably best not to argue...

Considering you think a contractor's time is valueless, best not to get too arrogant.

The agency effort has to be paid for, and now they are having to do it twice but will only get the same income at the end of it

They haven't lost money, that's doing their job. Some jobs take 30min to fill, some take weeks. In a service-driven business it's the cost of doing business. You might as well say if I go to an interview and then don't take the work, I've cost them money.

The client probably (not certainly, of course, but probably) has a budget for work to be done and timescales to be met which will now be missed, and that costs money.

They can't get another contractor in TWO WEEKS? It's not like the guy bailed the night before.

[TheDandy]

It's been said plenty of times I am sure, but basically if parties don't like the T&Cs of the contract then don't sign the contract.

As for the other stuff like professionalism, relationships, and fluffy stuff then that's a consequential risk to be considered for sure.....only the OP will know the score on that one.

[centurian]

And if ClientCo had "budget signoff problems" and issued 2 weeks notice fully in accordance with the contract, pimp would fully expect you to bend over, accept it - and thank them for it.