Inter alia clause

[Belle]

Has anyone had this clause in their contract:

The Supplier agrees with the Company for the purposes of, inter alia, providing the services described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Services”) to the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Does this mean that my company (the supplier) agrees to provide services as per the Schedule "amongst other things". ?

I've started a contract and the job is far more than the role as described in the Schedule so I feel I'm entitled to renegotiate my rate. However, if this clause means I'll do anything, then I can't.

Thanks in advance.

[Not So Wise]

Does this mean that my company (the supplier) agrees to provide services as per the Schedule "amongst other things". ?

From a litteral point of view, it could be viewed as that

How that would stand up in court though, no idea

Think the whole section where you took that paragraph would have to read though carefully to determine the context

But regardless you are always entitled to try to renegotiate your rate

[HairyArsedBloke]

I take it as meaning that you'll have to do whatever they tell you to do.

You are soooooooooooo caught by IR35.

[Belle]

Think the whole section where you took that paragraph would have to read though carefully to determine the context

No real section as such. It is at the beginning of the contract:

THIS AGREEMENT is dated as of blah blah

BETWEEN

1. "the company" (details supplied)

AND

2. "the supplier" (details supplied)

WHEREAS

The Supplier agrees with the Company for the purposes of, inter alia, providing the services described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Services”) to the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.


Can I use the fact that the sentence doesn't make an iota of sense to get out of it?

[malvolio]

Nope, just strike out "inter alia" so the paragraph makes sense. You are there to deliver a specific piece of work as defined in the contract schedule, aren't you?

[Fat Dave]

I think in this case the "inter alia" is being used to refer to the services described in Schedule 1, rather than repeat them in this paragraph. It seems superfluous really.
Are you happy with the description of the services described in Schedule 1?

[Belle]

Are you happy with the description of the services described in Schedule 1?

Schedule 1 says "The services required will be those of a Systems Analyst". However, I'm being asked to do PM, QA, BA, Client Management, Technical Writer...so slightly more than an SA. But maybe an SA is so generic, it would be anything. No specific services were given, just a role.

[Fat Dave]

I don't think you're in a very strong position to renegotiate, but you'll have to make your own judgement on that. None of those things sound too far outside the scope of a Systems Analyst to me. All cv building fodder. Depends how strongly you feel about it.