Another "I've signed a contract but" thread.

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In then end I found that I got the advice I wanted from ACAS.

Cheers, I'll give them a try. Had a quick look on their website but didn't find anything relevant, well, except the phone number. I'll give them a ring tomorrow & see what they say.

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I know another guy who just quit consultancy without telling them and went contracting with the client. It was a huge project with loads of offsite work, so his aim was to lay low until the heat had gone. He was fine for a couple of months, but then had some bad luck when a rare visit to the client head office coincided with a rare visit of a Director from the consultancy.

Despite spotting the Director across the office and making a discrete getaway he'd been clocked and a couple of days later he got a recorded delivery letter from Consultancy's solicitor telling him to stop immediately or face legal action. He didn't bother fighting, just left (with agreement from client) and ended up going back to the same client 6 months later...

That sounds like those dire warnings you get on chain emails lol