I would be grateful for any help on this:
I entered into my contract on the assumption that it would run for three months. The contract end date reflects a three month period. There is a notice period within the contract of one week
It now transpires from talking to the end client that it is their intention to terminate early: 3/4 weeks before the end date - so what was effectively a three month contract has now become two months. The reason this has come about is that they have decided to bring another contractor in, which means my workload has effectively halved. I am not happy about this situation and have expressed my discontent to the recruitment agency. I also told the client I wasn’t happy and they said that it has always been their practice to end contracts early if the workload dictates and the agency should have made me aware of this (the agency also assumed I would be there for the full three months)
Is there any obligation for the end client to honour the length of the contract or does the notice period in the contract mean that they are within their rights to terminate as they please? Am I within my rights to seek compensation for any period between the date they terminate and the original end date of the contract?
NB I am working through an umbrella company. My contract contract is with them and their contract is with the Agency acting on behalf of the end client
Thanks in advance
I entered into my contract on the assumption that it would run for three months. The contract end date reflects a three month period. There is a notice period within the contract of one week
It now transpires from talking to the end client that it is their intention to terminate early: 3/4 weeks before the end date - so what was effectively a three month contract has now become two months. The reason this has come about is that they have decided to bring another contractor in, which means my workload has effectively halved. I am not happy about this situation and have expressed my discontent to the recruitment agency. I also told the client I wasn’t happy and they said that it has always been their practice to end contracts early if the workload dictates and the agency should have made me aware of this (the agency also assumed I would be there for the full three months)
Is there any obligation for the end client to honour the length of the contract or does the notice period in the contract mean that they are within their rights to terminate as they please? Am I within my rights to seek compensation for any period between the date they terminate and the original end date of the contract?
NB I am working through an umbrella company. My contract contract is with them and their contract is with the Agency acting on behalf of the end client
Thanks in advance
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