Contract Terminated Just Before Christmas Furlough

[northernladuk]

So why do we have notice periods at all then?

We shouldn't really. Instant notice would be better for IR35 but it's understandable a client needs a notice period from a contractor just because of the nature of the supplier/client relationship. It is also there so it can be used properly... just other clauses can overturn it. On the whole more clients will honour notice than not IMO.

[GhostofTarbera]

So why do we have notice periods at all then?

Gives the men a chance to buy her chocolates

IGMC


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[GhostofTarbera]

excellent question.
although i have, in the past, been paid for notice periods i didn't have to work, when projects were canned.
that was just goodwill by the banks though.
there's no legal challenge.

I can top that

Offered role at HSBC was going through lengthy onboarding period, project got canned before I stated or signed a contract and they paid me 20days top rate money - I had not even handed my notice in at my current client (as was making sure onboarding was complete 1st) - when agent called me up to tell me it was canned, I was doing a dance round the office

I just continued with current client


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[BR14]

well whoop de doo.

still got acne then, eh?

or is it just a small dick?

[ladymuck]

So why do we have notice periods at all then?

It is an interesting one. I suspect it's because many B2B contracts have a notice period as there would generally need to be a run down period when terminating a business engagement. However, most contracts (note I didn't say all, before someone comes up with some highly specific edge case they heard from a friend's nephew's aunt) have no need for that and the presence of a notice period is a bit like why do we still have an appendix?

[eek]

It is an interesting one. I suspect it's because many B2B contracts have a notice period as there would generally need to be a run down period when terminating a business engagement. However, most contracts (note I didn't say all, before someone comes up with some highly specific edge case they heard from a friend's nephew's aunt) have no need for that and the presence of a notice period is a bit like why do we still have an appendix?

Look at it from the clients side - you don't want people disappearing immediately at the drop of a hat - you want notice to at least get some form of handover organised.

The notice period is a 2 way version of that - it ensures the client gets a handover if the contractor wants to leave and doesn't really cost an organised company anything - the only companies I get annoyed about leaving is when the notice is non-existent and the client had known in advance the budget would run out in a months time.

[ladymuck]

Look at it from the clients side - you don't want people disappearing immediately at the drop of a hat - you want notice to at least get some form of handover organised.

The notice period is a 2 way version of that - it ensures the client gets a handover if the contractor wants to leave and doesn't really cost an organised company anything - the only companies I get annoyed about leaving is when the notice is non-existent and the client had known in advance the budget would run out in a months time.

I was thinking of notice to the contractor, rather than notice from, as the discussion had been around client/agency notice periods not being worth the paper they're printed on.