Rejecting a contract after checks

[sal]

So why lower yourself to the gutter standards of the agency ??

So you can

do what is best for YOUR business !!!

[SueEllen]

Always say I accept subject to the contract being reviewed and the T&Cs being acceptable. State it verbally and in writing.

Then if you get another contract just say those T&Cs were better and you wouldn't have needed to do any negotiation to sort them out.

[bluedrop]

Thanks for your inputs everyone.

I didnt sign the contract. Background checks are yet to start. The agent sent the paperwork for the checks. I just replied to the agent's email that im ok with the rate and duration.

[ladymuck]

I've pulled out of a contract on a Thursday afternoon when I was expected to start on the Monday. Simply got a better offer doing something way more interesting. I hadn't signed the contract as it was still with the solicitor but an agreement to start on Monday, all being well, had been discussed.

How you inform the agency / client depends on what sort of relationship you want to have with them in the future. Embarrassingly for me, the agency turned out to be the same for both clients (Capita) but they didn't even notice although I spotted it was the same team doing the referencing...

If you think you'll want to work for that specific client again in the future, say something sensible direct to the hiring manager if you can. If you don't really care, then give the agency some waffle and let them handle it.

As others have said, it's your business and you should do what you think is best for the long term future of your company.

[psychocandy]

Yep. Stuff them. Do whats best for yourself without a doubt.

How many people have had gigs pulled at the last minute? I know I have. Waited 3 weeks for one to start while on the bench. Made the mistake of turning down other interviews in the meantime. 3pm friday afternoon before monday- sorry no longer required.

Would do without a moments hesitation.

[BlasterBates]

If you reject a contract you accepted and you p*ss off the PM, the agency will work with you but the client might not.

If this is a major IB client you might depend on in the future, I wouldn't do this. That's not to say it will happen, but it might. It depends on the PM.

I would advise going through with your contract, to avoid closing down future opportunities.

Build up rep. and contacts. It's not like being perm where you can rub your hands with glee if you get a good offer and just sit there for 10 years you need to get new contracts every few months, or possibly face rate cuts.

[sal]

If you reject a contract you accepted and you p*ss off the PM, the agency will work with you but the client might not.

If this is a major IB client you might depend on in the future, I wouldn't do this. That's not to say it will happen, but it might. It depends on the PM.

I would advise going through with your contract, otherwise you'll be closing down future opportunities.

It also works the other way round if a client p*sses off a contractor he probably won't go back.

If it's a little company in the backend of beyond who cares but not a major co.

If you accept change your mind and then reject quickly i.e. the PM can just get the next candidate everything will be fine I dare say he won't care but if they have to go through another round of interviews, they will be mightily p*eed off.

Even if the client is so desperate and only have 1 potential contractor lined up, there is no guarantee that backing out from an accepted offer not contract will faze them, most likely they will just move on cursing their luck. Even if the person hiring is offended by this, there are so many hiring managers and PMs in every large co that they don't even know of each others existence let alone sharing a "black list" of contractors. So please drop the scaremongering.

[psychocandy]

Even if the client is so desperate and only have 1 potential contractor lined up, there is no guarantee that backing out from an accepted offer not contract will faze them, most likely they will just move on cursing their luck. Even if the person hiring is offended by this, there are so many hiring managers and PMs in every large co that they don't even know of each others existence let alone sharing a "black list" of contractors. So please drop the scaremongering.

Getting offy because you decline an offer is nuts.

Tescos 'offer' to sell me cornflakes every time I go in there by having them on their shelves. They dont chase me out of the store and ban me because I decline to take them up on it, do they?

[BlasterBates]

Even if the client is so desperate and only have 1 potential contractor lined up, there is no guarantee that backing out from an accepted offer not contract will faze them, most likely they will just move on cursing their luck. Even if the person hiring is offended by this, there are so many hiring managers and PMs in every large co that they don't even know of each others existence let alone sharing a "black list" of contractors. So please drop the scaremongering.

well then again..

http://forums.contractoruk.com/busin...ractors-3.html

So yeah agreed who knows about the case, but it's not a good idea to p*ss off the PM too much.

[jmo21]

Getting offy because you decline an offer is nuts.

Tescos 'offer' to sell me cornflakes every time I go in there by having them on their shelves. They dont chase me out of the store and ban me because I decline to take them up on it, do they?

You are the customer in the Tesco scenario, so quite different.

I avoid pulling out of contracts like this, as the area I work in is much smaller.