Early Contract Termination

[JackOfAllIT]

Hi All,

A situation in my life has come up and I may need to get out of my contract before it expires. The project has pretty much come to an end and im basically doing nothing all day anyway. They probably would want me to do some kind of handover to someone else and I reckon there are other guys about the place with enough spare time to pick up from where I will leave off.

The contract will expire in 12 weeks and I have a 4 week notice period. I may need to stop working there in two weeks.

I want to exit as gracefully as possible with minimum disruption. I may even go back one day.

What is the best way to approach this?

Any advice would be much appreciated...

Thanks

[jmo21]

I want to exit as gracefully as possible with minimum disruption. I may even go back one day.

What is the best way to approach this?

Be honest with them. Tell them the reason why. (And while you're at it, tell us why too!)

Whether you get to go back one day will be entirely down to their discretion.

Some nice guy manager might totally sympathize. Some ball breaker manager might use your exit as a pawn in some office/project politics, and you might have no chance of going back.

[JackOfAllIT]

I may be having some issues with my driving license that will prevent me from being able to get in... This prompted me to look for somewhere close to home only to find something on my doorstep and with lots more pay.

[Antman]

[flamel]

I may be having some issues with my driving license that will prevent me from being able to get in... This prompted me to look for somewhere close to home only to find something on my doorstep and with lots more pay.

I'd fail to mention this particular aspect in your direct negotiation with them

[psychocandy]

I may be having some issues with my driving license that will prevent me from being able to get in... This prompted me to look for somewhere close to home only to find something on my doorstep and with lots more pay.

So you've been banned? :-)

Yeh deffo dont mention something else lined up. Got to be fair though client might not have too much sympathy with the driving licence thing - they'll just say catch the bus.

[FatLazyContractor]

So you've been banned? :-)

Yeh deffo dont mention something else lined up. Got to be fair though client might not have too much sympathy with the driving licence thing - they'll just say catch the bus.

D&C

[TheFaQQer]

I may be having some issues with my driving license that will prevent me from being able to get in... This prompted me to look for somewhere close to home only to find something on my doorstep and with lots more pay.

If the client says that they need you for the four weeks and expect you to work the contracted notice period, what are you going to do?

[psychocandy]

D&C

OK. I should say if contractor rocks up and says I cant get in I cant drive they'll say "we don't care - catch the bus/train/walk then"

[psychocandy]

If the client says that they need you for the four weeks and expect you to work the contracted notice period, what are you going to do?

Dying to say "Pull a Sickie"