End client telling me not to come in during notice period as they wont pay me

[bluepeter]

My contract is ending early due to the project being pulled and i have some days notice period left with little work. The end client has told me not to come in as they wont authorise payments if im there not working. The agency are repeating this, maybe to keep the client sweet, but also because its not worth the commission to them to fight it.
my payment is based on a signed timesheet, so if i cant get that im stuffed????

[GillsMan]

No work = No pay.

http://forums.contractoruk.com/busin...-question.html

[bluepeter]

No work = No pay.

http://forums.contractoruk.com/busin...-question.html

so they can ask me not to work within the contract if they have no work for me?

[northernladuk]

Correct. We've been through this in great detail already today in the link supplied.

[bluepeter]

nice to know for my next contract negotiation

[eek]

nice to know for my next contract negotiation

No mutual obligation is one of the 3 self employment checks. You may be able to remove it ( although personally I doubt any agency would accept the removal of such a clause) but it would result in a contract less likely to pass an ir35 review

[northernladuk]

nice to know for my next contract negotiation

Make sure you understand the while 9 yards, not just know they can do this. It will depend on the contract wording so you need to understand every clause in that and how it applies in your B2B contract. Just knowing they don't have to pay won't prepare you for any other eventualities that may arise.

Remember that contractors pull this clause nearly every contract whereas clients pull it very rarely. You saying you are not available for work to him on holiday is doing exactly the same. It doesn't, however, mean you should dick clients around. Thinking you can pull it just so you don't have to work a notice won't go down well for example.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing as they say.

[SlipTheJab]

Every day is Groundhog Day...

[northernladuk]

Every day is Groundhog Day...

Lol

[BrilloPad]

Sometimes clients pay. Sometimes not. But they are under no obligation to pay.