Contract Termination

[BoredBloke]

Do you fill in timesheets when you go on holiday, I know I don't. So all he has to do is say to the agency that he is taking a 7 week holiday. They can't force him to do any hours.

Hourly rate times feck all = feck all

[abc]

Do you fill in timesheets when you go on holiday, I know I don't. So all he has to do is say to the agency that he is taking a 7 week holiday. They can't force him to do any hours.

Hourly rate times feck all = feck all

I see what you mean.

This "holiday" will need to be approved by the boss (in the client company) as being convenient to them. And it is better to have this approval on paper if possible. Email would be the next best.

A cosy compromise would be to work the 4 weeks that was already planned for (but not as an notice period, just as normal work) and taking the last 3 weeks as holiday, as long as the clients agrees to this.

So long as he does formally withdraw his notice, then the agency will not be able to argue that he has handed in notice when his contract says he can't do that.

But be aware that the agency will of course realise what is going on here and if upset about it (quite likely) might well withhold payment of any outstanding invoice(s).

If possible, getting the client on your side and having them tell the agency to cool it, would make life easier for you. It would stop those nasty phone calls!

Or perhaps this is not possible; it depends on whether you are still on good enough terms with your boss/HR department.

[BoredBloke]

I don't see how the agency can do anything to him. The client has already accepted his notice. If he then explains the situation, surely (if he is on good terms with the client) they would accept the contract running out without him being there. Legally he would have seen out the contract. The agency cannot force him to work at the clients offices simply so that they can earn their comission.

Another way around this would be to have a 'serious car accident' That way, he would not be in a position to see out the remainder of his contract.

The best option would be to read the contract and agree terms before signing!

[abc]

I don't see how the agency can do anything to him. The client has already accepted his notice. If he then explains the situation, surely (if he is on good terms with the client) they would accept the contract running out without him being there. Legally he would have seen out the contract. The agency cannot force him to work at the clients offices simply so that they can earn their comission.

Another way around this would be to have a 'serious car accident' That way, he would not be in a position to see out the remainder of his contract.

The best option would be to read the contract and agree terms before signing!

If the client has accepted his notice and was not bothered by this happening, then yes there is no reason why they should be bothered about the last 3 weeks being a holiday instead, as it makes no difference to them.

If the client was bothered by it, then its a different kettle of fish of course.