Originally posted by northernladuk
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Good advises over here.
If the Agency doesn't have the paper work on time before start, become very suspicious and we should ask ourselves why.
They need to pay one week, if you work one week. What kind of losses they are talking about?Comment
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Originally posted by Bee View PostGood advises over here.
If the Agency doesn't have the paper work on time before start, become very suspicious and we should ask ourselves why.
They need to pay one week, if you work one week. What kind of losses they are talking about?
One more thing. The agency sent the contract by email without their signature, asked me to sign the contract first - and asked me to send the scanned pages with signature before they signed. Is this correct? Who has to sign the contract first? It is the agency that came with the contract but they didn't want to sign the contract first. Is this normal practice?Comment
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They won't sign until you have not in case you make any amendments. If they signed, you amended, signed and sent back they are going to have a hard time arguing in court that they didn't accept the changes.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by Abraham View PostThey did not specify what these losses would be.
One more thing. The agency sent the contract by email without their signature, asked me to sign the contract first - and asked me to send the scanned pages with signature before they signed. Is this correct? Who has to sign the contract first? It is the agency that came with the contract but they didn't want to sign the contract first. Is this normal practice?
I'm curious to know what kind of losses an agency can have to justify this.
Anybody can help?Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostThey won't sign until you have not in case you make any amendments. If they signed, you amended, signed and sent back they are going to have a hard time arguing in court that they didn't accept the changes.
reverse your argument, the agency modify afterwards. Do you think it would be hard for you to aregues you signed something different. Of course not.
amendments need signing (or at least annotating).Last edited by ASB; 29 November 2015, 07:47.Comment
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Originally posted by Abraham View PostThey did not specify what these losses would be.
One more thing. The agency sent the contract by email without their signature, asked me to sign the contract first - and asked me to send the scanned pages with signature before they signed
I know one chap who received the contract via pdf, edited the pdf directly to remove some spectacularly dumb clauses ("You agree not to work in this country for anyone else for a period of 12 months"). He then printed off the amended pdf, signed and dated it and sent it back. Never heard a word about it. An interesting approach, and I'm not sure of the legality.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by Bee View PostI'm curious to know what kind of losses an agency can have to justify this.
Anybody can help?
1. Losing their margin
2. The costs of finding another contractor
These costs would not add up to 4 weeks money. Also if the client removes the contract totally e.g. cans the project their losses are zero.
One of the reasons I said if the client did terminate, phone up the agency and ask them why (making sure you got a recording to transcribe), and then take the agency to court for the money."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostThey won't sign until you have not in case you make any amendments. If they signed, you amended, signed and sent back they are going to have a hard time arguing in court that they didn't accept the changes.
The reason some agencies don't sign before you do or on some occasions don't sign at all is because they mistakenly think if they don't sign the contract it's not valid.Last edited by SueEllen; 29 November 2015, 08:25."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by ASB View PostNo. They would have no trouble whatsoever.
reverse your argument, the agency modify afterwards. Do you think it would be hard for you to aregues you signed something different. Of course not.
amendments need signing (or at least annotating).
Plus the fact that neither party can show that amendments were discussed also means the side who didn't amend the contract would be believed."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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