Early Termination of Fixed Term Contract

[scalyback]

Similar problem

I am on a 3 month contract, that is "fixed-term" as per the Direct Gov website after working here a month, can I give 1 weeks notice to leave, or do I have to stay.

I have another role to go to that will no wait the extra 4 weeks as they want me to start in the New Year, my plan was to give notice halfway through December and start the new role.


Any advice gratefully accepted.

Dave

[TestMangler]

I am on a 3 month contract, that is "fixed-term" as per the Direct Gov website after working here a month, can I give 1 weeks notice to leave, or do I have to stay.

I have another role to go to that will no wait the extra 4 weeks as they want me to start in the New Year, my plan was to give notice halfway through December and start the new role.


Any advice gratefully accepted.

Dave

What does your 'fixed term contract' say about notice ?

[northernladuk]

I am on a 3 month contract, that is "fixed-term" as per the Direct Gov website after working here a month, can I give 1 weeks notice to leave, or do I have to stay.

I have another role to go to that will no wait the extra 4 weeks as they want me to start in the New Year, my plan was to give notice halfway through December and start the new role.


Any advice gratefully accepted.

Dave

Why are you asking the same question (with different details now!!!) as in the post you started here??? You have half the information we need in that one and next to nothing in this one.

http://forums.contractoruk.com/busin...lp-please.html

[scalyback]

What does your 'fixed term contract' say about notice ?

The agency can give me 7 days notice but nothing about me giving notice.

[TestMangler]

The agency can give me 7 days notice but nothing about me giving notice.

Well, you can't give notice then. You have to honour the contract you signed and agreed to.

Was that really hard to understand ?

When you eventually move to another contract, it would be worthwhile reading the contract and trying to imagine what, in a practical sense, the clauses mean for you. After you have done that, if there are any clauses you don't like, you can speak to the agency and tell them you are unwilling to sign the contract. This is by far the best way of doing it.

You could, of course, sign another contract without reading it and start another thread and put a little blue 'angry' face on because someone expects you to honour a contract that you signed of your own free will.

[scalyback]

Well, you can't give notice then. You have to honour the contract you signed and agreed to.

Was that really hard to understand ?

When you eventually move to another contract, it would be worthwhile reading the contract and trying to imagine what, in a practical sense, the clauses mean for you. After you have done that, if there are any clauses you don't like, you can speak to the agency and tell them you are unwilling to sign the contract. This is by far the best way of doing it.

You could, of course, sign another contract without reading it and start another thread and put a little blue 'angry' face on because someone expects you to honour a contract that you signed of your own free will.

Nice one, thanks for the advice, the face was supposed to be an unhappy face. Still trying to get used to this contract lark after many years in the military, one thing they don't prepare you for.

[prozak]

Nice one, thanks for the advice, the face was supposed to be an unhappy face. Still trying to get used to this contract lark after many years in the military, one thing they don't prepare you for.

Talk to the agency and tell them you wish to leave.

No one will keep an unhappy disguised employee.

[TheFaQQer]

Talk to the agency and tell them you wish to leave.

No one will keep an unhappy disguised employee.

If it's a fixed term contract, you're hardly disguised!

[prozak]

If it's a fixed term contract, you're hardly disguised!

haha. Fair point.

[Wanderer]

The agency can give me 7 days notice but nothing about me giving notice.

Have a chat to the client about wanting to leave and see what they say - they will probably agree to terminate you if you make it clear that you are going to leave anyway.