Originally posted by BrilloPad
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End client telling me not to come in during notice period as they wont pay me
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostWish I could see these people's faces when the penny drops that contracting isn't quite the easy life as they imaginedComment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostSometimes clients pay. Sometimes not. But they are under no obligation to pay.
Worst contractor I ever met, decision to can him was made after 6 weeks. Told he was finishing up at the end of the week (on a Tuesday or Wednesday I think) and would be paid 2 weeks notice. That was at a well know global IT firm.
I had a contract pulled Thursday before a Monday start last year, agency told client "that's not on", client paid for a week as an apology, not quite same as notice, but still (agent may well have got 2 weeks, I'll never know I guess). This was a small consultancy company.
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Originally posted by bluepeter View PostMy 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????
You'll find that different clients operate differently; some prefer to get you to work your notice because they don't want a bad reputation if they utilise a lot of contractors while others don't care. Smaller ones may simply not have the budget to pay your notice period up and use the "no work, don't come in" approach. This is all good for demonstrable financial risk that you face as an outside IR35 contractor albeit not very good for the bank balance.
Chin up and get looking for your next gig.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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