Contract Termination

**northernladuk** · 8 January 2010, 15:42

Unfair dismissal? Are you having a giraffe? Thats for permies not contractors. You were never employed so how can you be dismissed?

If you are lucky you should be able to submit your timesheet and get paid the hours you working. To be honest if I was the client and you were daft enough to start work without a contract or anything I wouldn't pay you a bean and chortle about it for weeks.

You need to re-think what you are doing. You are a contractor NOT a permie. You do not work without a contract, you do not take 'holidays', it is a business agreement between two companies and you are providing a service.

Get some of these right and you won't get yourself in to pickles like this.

Submit your timesheets, pray they are feeling generous, take time to re-think what happened and what you should be doing and go find something else imo.

**northernladuk** · 8 January 2010, 15:46

Sorry forgot to point the obvious blooper.....

and did not sign the contract. Will I be able to claim for unfair dismissal and for the full 3 months of the contract

What contract? you just said you didn't sign one in the previous sentance?

**TheCyclingProgrammer** · 8 January 2010, 15:50

No reason why you shouldn't invoice for the days you did work (though without a signed timesheet and contract, good luck with that if they dispute it) but as for the rest, WTF!? See above.

**stek** · 8 January 2010, 15:51

Christ.

Agreed with fellow Northerner, u r not a permie, and remember most contracts have a 'u give loads of notice, we give none' type of clause. read it - what's it say?

**northernladuk** · 8 January 2010, 15:57

Just a point of note as well, even if you have a notice period the client only pays you for work done. If he has no work for you he doesn't have to pay you so technically the notice period is worthless as well. I guess well worded contracts may help a little in this area but still something to be aware of.

**Olly** · 8 January 2010, 16:04

First of all....muppet!!! hahahhaaaaaa

Second of all, invoice them for the full "notice period" in your contract plus the work done, it can't hurt try can it?

Legally I can't think of any reason why you shouldn't be entitled to be paid for what you worked. Of course the notice period I veeeeeeeery much doubt.

P.S. Unfair dismissal...I love that...truly a muppet

**MPwannadecentincome** · 8 January 2010, 16:06

Originally posted by Olly View Post

First of all....muppet!!! hahahhaaaaaa

Second of all, invoice them for the full "notice period" in your contract plus the work done, it can't hurt try can it?

Legally I can't think of any reason why you shouldn't be entitled to be paid for what you worked. Of course the notice period I veeeeeeeery much doubt.

P.S. Unfair dismissal...I love that...truly a muppet

does he qualify for the first muppet of 2010?

**mudskipper** · 8 January 2010, 16:16

Jeez, you lot are so horrible.

Yes, it is a daft question, but there's no need to ridicule the OP - it is possible to answer the question and make the same point politely.

Threads like this remind me of the group of horrid kids at school who get their kicks making anyone who doesn't have the right trainers or haircut feel inferior. Playground bullies.

**Olly** · 8 January 2010, 16:23

treat them mean keep them keen

Contract Termination