Rejecting a contract after checks

[bluedrop]

Hi All,
Thanks for your responses on my partner's recent thread. (Contract vs perm). Ive since accepted the contract (contract1 - major ibank) via email and submitted paperwork for the bg checks.
Im interviewing for another contract tomorrow (contract2 - major ibank). If contract2 works out, can I pull out of contract1 BEFORE actually signing the contract? Has anyone here done it before? How did it go? what do you tell the agent?

(Posting from my partner's id. Will create mine over the weekend )

- Bluedrop's partner

[kaiser78]

Technically you can if you haven't signed the contract. Professionally, whether you should - cue the forum...

I personally would honour what I have agreed be it in email or writing.

[jamesbrown]

If you've accepted the contract (whether verbally or in writing), it's accepted, it doesn't matter whether it's signed. Professionally speaking, it's your call, and no one here can make that for you, but I wouldn't renege on an accepted contract. In future, you should be more careful about accepting a contract, especially in an unconditional way. For example, you should always have a contract reviewed for legal and IR35, so you can accept subject to those reviews (and possible revisions). I assume you've had the contract reviewed?

[turbowoowoo]

Look after Number 1, if the terms are better and you have not signed a contract then do what you feel is right.

All this honour stuff I am hearing is rubbish...

Do you think the Client or agency would think about honour if the situation was reversed?

DO what you feel is best for you, obviously be careful when and what you sign...

[kaiser78]

Look after Number 1, if the terms are better and you have not signed a contract then do what you feel is right.

All this honour stuff I am hearing is rubbish...

Do you think the Client or agency would think about honour if the situation was reversed?

DO what you feel is best for you, obviously be careful when and what you sign...

Have some self-respect. If the contract is good enough to accept via email it should be good enough to be honoured regardless of what else comes up. Otherwise OP should have not accepted it in the first place.

[turbowoowoo]

Have some self-respect. If the contract is good enough to accept via email it should be good enough to be honoured regardless of what else comes up. Otherwise OP should have not accepted it in the first place.

What has self respect got to do with it?

My word, you wont last long out there in the big scary world with this sort of attitude my good fellow.

Be strong and do what is best for YOUR business !!!

[TheFaQQer]

Technically you can if you haven't signed the contract. Professionally, whether you should - cue the forum...

I personally would honour what I have agreed be it in email or writing.

If you've accepted the contract, then you've accepted the contract - you'd then need to look at how easy it is to get out of if you need to. There was a recent discussion about giving notice before the contract started, where the solicitor for the agency was arguing that there was a difference between starting and giving notice, and not starting and giving notice if there is a clause which warrants that your company will fulfil their obligations.

So have a good read of the contract if you are going to take the other one, and make sure you know clearly whether you have actually accepted or not.

And the lesson going forwards is to accept the offer pending a successful review and agreement of terms.

[sal]

Hi All,
Thanks for your responses on my partner's recent thread. (Contract vs perm). Ive since accepted the contract (contract1 - major ibank) via email and submitted paperwork for the bg checks.
Im interviewing for another contract tomorrow (contract2 - major ibank). If contract2 works out, can I pull out of contract1 BEFORE actually signing the contract? Has anyone here done it before? How did it go? what do you tell the agent?

(Posting from my partner's id. Will create mine over the weekend )

- Bluedrop's partner

Have you accepted the contract, T&C, Assignment schedule etc. or just the offer?
Legally if you haven't signed a copy then i don't believe you can be liable for dropping the already accepted offer.
Morally this is wrong, but this is business, like others have already said, if the tables were reversed the agency wouldn't think twice before dropping a contract even if it was signed on your side.

[computerguru]

Do what is best for YOUR business !!!

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[kaiser78]

Have you accepted the contract, T&C, Assignment schedule etc. or just the offer?
Legally if you haven't signed a copy then i don't believe you can be liable for dropping the already accepted offer.
Morally this is wrong, but this is business, like others have already said, if the tables were reversed the agency wouldn't think twice before dropping a contract even if it was signed on your side.

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