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Originally posted by LisaContractorUmbrella View PostCan someone please tell me how I put a poll up - I can't work out how to do it'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by LisaContractorUmbrella View PostWhat sort of question would you suggest?
if you're set on a yes/no answer, question should maybe be
have you ever had a contract terminated without warning/noticeComment
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Originally posted by pr1 View Postif you're set on a yes/no answer, question should maybe be
have you ever had a contract terminated without warning/notice
The point of this exercise is to show the differences between contractors and permies, right? It's not relevant how we respond or would respond if terminated, what is relevant is to undercut their stupid comparisons. "Employee does this job and contractor does the same job so they should pay the same tax" -- without regard to the fact that contractor has risks and costs employee doesn't, etc.
Maybe it could be broadened a little. Options:
1. I have had one or more contracts terminated without warning / notice.
2. I have never been terminated without warning / notice, but I have worked on contracts where the engager had the right to terminate without warning / notice.
3. I have always had enforceable termination warning / notice protection on all my contracts.
Probably not a lot of us are in #1, but all of us are in #1 or 2, and permies are in 3.Comment
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Originally posted by WordIsBond View PostThis seems right to me.
The point of this exercise is to show the differences between contractors and permies, right? It's not relevant how we respond or would respond if terminated, what is relevant is to undercut their stupid comparisons. "Employee does this job and contractor does the same job so they should pay the same tax" -- without regard to the fact that contractor has risks and costs employee doesn't, etc.
Maybe it could be broadened a little. Options:
1. I have had one or more contracts terminated without warning / notice.
2. I have never been terminated without warning / notice, but I have worked on contracts where the engager had the right to terminate without warning / notice.
3. I have always had enforceable termination warning / notice protection on all my contracts.
Probably not a lot of us are in #1, but all of us are in #1 or 2, and permies are in 3.Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostIsn't taking a holiday exercising your MOO clause to tell the client "I won't be available to work these days", since the specific concept of holidays and time off isn't part of a B2B contract?
But... surely the fact that you only get paid for days worked, and they have no obligation to offer you work on any given day regardless of whether the contract is still ongoing, then there is a lack of mutuality with regards to obligation?
I.e. the lack of mutuality of obligation is in fact what is making the notice period (in that direction at least) redundant. The client is not obliged to actually offer you work during the contract period.
Although that does just sound like a zero hours employment contract.Comment
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I've agreed early termination by a few weeks in 3 contracts in the last 5 years, all due to the projects getting wrapped up early, in each case the client offered to honour the full term.
2005 I had a project completely cancelled, that one led to a contract termination with no notice, but since the project was canned on my recommendation I can't say it came as a shock. There was no offer of a notice period being paid that time.Comment
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