Contract Notice

[mudskipper]

Do you have a right of substitution?

[VillageContractor]

Your contract is with the agent not the client, send a letter recorded delivery to the agent saying you're giving your notice

[NotAllThere]

The OP has messed up the quote tags and quoted his reply to the unquoted bit

Thanks - fixed it now for the OP.

Written notice may well mean that you need to send the notice by post to the agency. Or fax it. But no, you do not have to be physically present. However, in my view, the agency is playing silly beggars if they don't accept email, although they don't have to.

What is it that you want to achieve?

[missinggreenfields]

The contract only says 30 days notice in writing. Hence I gave them a written notice in an email for which they said they cannot acknowledge my notice and I have to physically present at work to hand in the notice.

You have given notice in writing. So work the 30 days and be done with it, if you want to leave the contract.

Ask the agency (in an email) to explain how an email does not constitutue written notice.

[Old Greg]

Tell them to stop buggering about or you're booking a 4 week holiday.

[LondonManc]

Hi All,

I started a contract and worked for 1 week and 2 days and I met with a minor accident and have sustained leg injury and finding it difficult to travel a long distance to work. I requested Work from Home option, which was denied because of the nature of the project. The contract started that 1 week = 1 day notice and afterwards I have to give 30 days written notice.

I have acknowledged the fact and sent them an email about my notice period. I even sent them my medical certificate for 7 days and the agency said that they want to call up my surgery to enquire? Is that even correct or ethical?

Secondly one of agency member says that they "firstly never acknowledged acceptance for notice period.
Secondly a notice cannot be served without physical presence at work place" . Is this even correct? I checked the contract and it never specifies that.

I feel that I am being harassed and my notice period is not being taken seriously. Please I need your suggestions.

Thanks

Do you want to quit? Or are you handing your notice in because you feel that you cannot do the work because there's no WFH?

If it's 30 days then it's 30 days, simple as that. You can verbally inform who you want at the client out of courtesy, but if you serve notice on the agent in the correct manner then the clock is ticking. If you've got evidence of submission in writing, they can be in denial all they want.

[DallasDad]

This

OP said "finding it difficult"
So getting there is not impossible then?
but otoh "finding it difficult" might suggest OP has at least attended so client must be visually aware of his predicament and therefore maybe the agency is just being anal

Individual definitions of "finding it difficult" will vary
Almost leads to quotes form the Four Yorkshiremen Sketch but I won't

[northernladuk]

You are not expecting to get paid for your unworked notice period are you?

[SueEllen]

You are not expecting to get paid for your unworked notice period are you?

I think the whining is due to the client site being complicated to get to, the agent knowing that and the OP not being firm that they can't catch the train there as they can't walk fast enough to get their connection(s).