Originally posted by psychocandy
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Originally posted by smatty View PostI look forward to the thread where you try to invoke that notice period, my bet is on agent denies all knowledge and paperwork has gone missing"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostIf you can prove you sent the paperwork in then the agent is on a path to no-where.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostYeah but what moron gets themselves in a position they have to argue about implied contracts."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostYeah but what moron gets themselves in a position they have to argue about implied contracts.
See Brogden's case.Comment
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Its the norm. I could kill pimps for not having courtesy but given 90% of them are still wet behind the ears, they probably can't write/email anyway. The other 10% aren't technical & don't have a feckin' clue what all the terms mean & are just 'acronym bashing' to match people rather than understanding experience. It is like me recruiting for a nuclear weapons expert, they have no idea what any of it means!Comment
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Originally posted by sgxluk View PostIts the norm. I could kill pimps for not having courtesy but given 90% of them are still wet behind the ears, they probably can't write/email anyway. The other 10% aren't technical & don't have a feckin' clue what all the terms mean & are just 'acronym bashing' to match people rather than understanding experience. It is like me recruiting for a nuclear weapons expert, they have no idea what any of it means!'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostIt's not implied if the paperwork was successfully sent and the contract was accepted (even if that acceptance is only via conduct).
See Brogden's case.
Doing some reading there doesn't be one size fits all answer and it can get very ugly to the point it could be possible to argue there isn't a contract in place at all which would be a bit of a nightmare scenario for us.
The one thing you can take from all the reading is it is to be avoided at all costs and is a very complicated area. To assume your amended copy is the last one and therefore stands is not true. You may win a case but it's going to be ugly.
Either way, stupid situation to be in and avoidable in this and I would think many other situations.Last edited by northernladuk; 10 July 2014, 12:04.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostIt's not implied if the paperwork was successfully sent and the contract was accepted (even if that acceptance is only via conduct).
See Brogden's case.
But, here's the score.
1) Pimp obviously didn't like my proposed changes (in fact, I don't think hes even gone to the client with anything).
2) He knows that if he can hide long enough until I rock up on site it becomes immaterial.
3) Even with me sending him an amended contract, hes confident that by him continuing to hide, its not agreed by him yet. Who knows here what the score is now.
4) Pimp knows that its unlikely to become an issue so is taking a bit of a risk. Also, appears confident he can bulltulip his way out.
5) Pimp was confident I wasn't going to walk and even if I did he knew he could cover his arse by blaming me letting him down at the last minute.
6) Pimp knows that small details like this are not something client would be interested in.
Professionalism by pimp - not a chance...
Now I'm all for negotiation, and the 'if you don't like it then walk' stuff but that's the issue here for me. If I negotiate, I expect to get an answer yes or no, then its up to me. Not acting like a kid and hiding....
Needless to say, I will be doing my best to avoid this agency in the future. Sad thing is its one of the big ones.....Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostThe one thing you can take from all the reading is it is to be avoided at all costs and is a very complicated area. To assume your amended copy is the last one and therefore stands is not true. You may win a case but it's going to be ugly.
But, its all about setting expectations. If client/agent know you've got a notice period then IMHO, they cant moan too much if you invoke it.
Whereas we all know, if I were to invoke it now:-
1) Client, in all likelihood, knows nothing about this.
2) First thing agent would say would be no you can't.
I could just say tough and leave anyway but all thats going to do is:-
1) Cause an almighty tulipstorm with the agency (dont care about that one too much!)
2) Piss off the client and burn any bridges there (especially when agency tell them its all my fault). Might not have been so bad if they knew the score up front.Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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