Hi,
I had been pursuing two jobs opportunities through two different agencies with the same client in Netherlands. I never thought Client would take such long time and it ended up in a mess. One of the agency had really bad terms so I was not kind of very happy with them but since I have been out of job for a very long time, I was continuously communicating with them. While the other agency found out about this, had also better terms & conditions, pay rate and I had worked with them in the past, job through them was also a better one. So when it came to choose between the two agencies, I went with the later for all the above reasons said.
Then I kept on following up with them and I was being promised that I will be starting this job in the last week of November but few days before it was to start they called me and told me that it will be starting on first Monday of January. I let them know my disappointment but did not say that I will start looking for other job opportunity.
In the next two days, I was offered a short 3 weeks contract in UK and I took it. I did not tell the above agency about this contract to begin with. They sent me some draft copies of the contract (starting 06/01/2014) and I asked for correction (such as dob, place of birth and address) to be made. In the next 2-3 days they sent me the final copy of the contract. In the mean time, my current client (3 weeks contract) is offering me a long term opportunity and I am willing to take it but I have not signed the contract extent ion. Now I have gone back to Netherland agency and told them about the situation that I cannot take their contract, which offcourse has made them furious.
They have been telling me that they have taken personal interest in me (to make sure that I get the job even if it was not through them but other Netherlands agency), that they went out of the way to do so many things. All this while I kind of built a good relation with the person over there but now he is feeling betrayed and is threatening me with legal actions saying that their whole reputation with the client is at stake (because they convinced the client to take me as they had been upset about my leaving the first agency). Also that their preferred supplier status is at stake and client might just cancel the other 2 contract they have agreed with them. etc etc.
They seem really serious and I am worried. I have not yet signed any contract (I was going through their own payroll) but have shown serious interest in emails all this while.
In my defense, I was serious all the way but about when job was starting in last week of November, when I was told it will in starting first Monday of Jan 2016 (6-7 weeks later), I lost the faith that I might not get it all. Now i have this extension with in UK and I can come home to my family every day, why should I take the contract in Netherlands which is still 4-5 weeks away.
Another reason, I want to take the UK contract is so I can avail a mortgage as I will paying UK taxes. If I take contract in NL (UK limited or NL payroll) my understanding is that I wont be able to take out a mortgages.
No doubt I feel that I have let them down but now threats have been issued both verbally and in email.
Please can someone advice, if they have a legal case. What could happen maximum? I do not have any kind of insurance to protect me from legal hassles as I dont have any UK limited.
Thanks for your inputs in advance.
I had been pursuing two jobs opportunities through two different agencies with the same client in Netherlands. I never thought Client would take such long time and it ended up in a mess. One of the agency had really bad terms so I was not kind of very happy with them but since I have been out of job for a very long time, I was continuously communicating with them. While the other agency found out about this, had also better terms & conditions, pay rate and I had worked with them in the past, job through them was also a better one. So when it came to choose between the two agencies, I went with the later for all the above reasons said.
Then I kept on following up with them and I was being promised that I will be starting this job in the last week of November but few days before it was to start they called me and told me that it will be starting on first Monday of January. I let them know my disappointment but did not say that I will start looking for other job opportunity.
In the next two days, I was offered a short 3 weeks contract in UK and I took it. I did not tell the above agency about this contract to begin with. They sent me some draft copies of the contract (starting 06/01/2014) and I asked for correction (such as dob, place of birth and address) to be made. In the next 2-3 days they sent me the final copy of the contract. In the mean time, my current client (3 weeks contract) is offering me a long term opportunity and I am willing to take it but I have not signed the contract extent ion. Now I have gone back to Netherland agency and told them about the situation that I cannot take their contract, which offcourse has made them furious.
They have been telling me that they have taken personal interest in me (to make sure that I get the job even if it was not through them but other Netherlands agency), that they went out of the way to do so many things. All this while I kind of built a good relation with the person over there but now he is feeling betrayed and is threatening me with legal actions saying that their whole reputation with the client is at stake (because they convinced the client to take me as they had been upset about my leaving the first agency). Also that their preferred supplier status is at stake and client might just cancel the other 2 contract they have agreed with them. etc etc.
They seem really serious and I am worried. I have not yet signed any contract (I was going through their own payroll) but have shown serious interest in emails all this while.
In my defense, I was serious all the way but about when job was starting in last week of November, when I was told it will in starting first Monday of Jan 2016 (6-7 weeks later), I lost the faith that I might not get it all. Now i have this extension with in UK and I can come home to my family every day, why should I take the contract in Netherlands which is still 4-5 weeks away.
Another reason, I want to take the UK contract is so I can avail a mortgage as I will paying UK taxes. If I take contract in NL (UK limited or NL payroll) my understanding is that I wont be able to take out a mortgages.
No doubt I feel that I have let them down but now threats have been issued both verbally and in email.
Please can someone advice, if they have a legal case. What could happen maximum? I do not have any kind of insurance to protect me from legal hassles as I dont have any UK limited.
Thanks for your inputs in advance.
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