Missing notice from agent

[Khurram]

More fool you then .

As NAT says suck it up and move on.

What you just said seems like looser mentality , I would actually tell the end clients that this has happened. I did not find next job in time. So this goes out of window.

[Khurram]

FAQ. Try searching the site. Bottom line - suck it up, and get on with your new work. You only get paid for work you've done. Since you've new work already, how would you demonstrate to a court any loss? (Note - you might be able to get the notice period monies, but it depends on your contract, and how much you're prepared to spend on a lawyer).

I will check the fee with the lawyer and see how it goes, thanks for advice.

[SueEllen]

Oi that's mine!

Spod in 'I'm on the cammode' mode

Depends what you negotiate.

[cojak]

What you just said seems like looser mentality , I would actually tell the end clients that this has happened. I did not find next job in time. So this goes out of window.

In time for what? You're a contractor now - you maybe benched for months between contracts.

[MrMarkyMark]

What you just said seems like looser mentality , I would actually tell the end clients that this has happened. I did not find next job in time. So this goes out of window.

Be a winner, then.

Hire the best lawyer you can get.

Let us know how it goes.

[NotAllThere]

I found the job after the full notice period was over so I lost money for these many days, does this mean I can get away without serving the notice.

You didn't lose money. You don't get paid if you don't work. The client is within their rights (usually) to say - no work today, we don't need you. If you have done no work, then the agency doesn't have to pay you either. You didn't lose money - you had a break between contracts. And no - if you quit without serving notice, (usually) the agency can sue you for breach of contract, to the amount of their losses before they get a replacement in, or even to the value of the contract (to them). Usually, notice periods in your favour are utterly meaningless. Note the use of the word "usually" because as ever it depends what's actually written in your contract.

If you do go legal, I hope that as soon as you were told the contract was over early, you started looking for your next contract, and can document it. You have a duty to mitigate your losses. If you just kicked back in the mistaken impression you were due money for no work because of your notice period, then that would reduce any settlement, possibly to zero, even if you won the case - which is by no means a certainty.

It is a loser mentality to throw good money (at lawyers) after bad (the hope you'll win the case), because your feelings were hurt. You're running a business - return best value for your shareholders, not your own sense of justice.

[SueEllen]

What you just said seems like looser mentality , I would actually tell the end clients that this has happened. I did not find next job in time. So this goes out of window.

It is just business.

Your "job" was supplying services to the consultancy to help their end client on the end client's site.

Their end client told you directly they didn't need you anymore after a certain date but instead of listening to them and trying to mitigate your loss you ignored them.

Consultancies and agencies rarely know what is going on on the ground.

[MrMarkyMark]

It is just business.

Your "job" was supplying services to the consultancy to help their end client on the end client's site.

Their end client told you directly they didn't need you anymore after a certain date but instead of listening to them and trying to mitigate your loss you ignored them.

Consultancies and agencies rarely know what is going on on the ground.

And if you fail to understand any of that, maybe contracting isn't for you.

[eazy]

No Breach!

In my opinion, there is no breach of contract. Notice is to be given if finishing contract early, yours came to a natural end on the date specified. You should have been looking for new contracts prior to end date, just in case there was no renewal.

Trying to make contracts & working practices outside IR35 scope, there are many clauses in contracts, as others have mentioned above, that nullify even early terminations.

[northernladyuk]

That's interesting. My experience is the opposite.

That's because you do low grade bum-on-seat stuff.