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Contract Issues / Notice Periods
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It's actually normal in a contract to not have passwords, access etc for a couple of weeks.
The trick is how you deal with it.
Oddly if after you have done your preliminary reading and meeting people you say you are going home it tends to turn up quicker.
In regards to ridiculous demands some clients are like that and you need to manage them."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR -
I really don't think clients try and force you out. If they don't want you they can walk you there and then and don't have to pay you a penny penny more regardless of notice periods'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Guess partly my question relates to that, does a client need to pay you for that notice period if they get rid?Comment
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Originally posted by leejohnson28 View PostGuess partly my question relates to that, does a client need to pay you for that notice period if they get rid?
If you don't work you don't have a signed off time sheet. If you don't have a signed off time sheet you don't get paid.
This is how contracting works."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
- Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...Comment
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Out of interest what is the story in reverse, if said contractor walks out mid contract. For the sake of an example, on a PCG recommended contract, if they still have one that is.Comment
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Originally posted by leejohnson28 View PostSo i have recently started a new contract and so far nothing has gone right, 2 weeks without IT and now i have it, the demands i am faced with are completely unrealistic. Not even a little bit.... i mean VERY.Comment
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Originally posted by rootsnall View PostOut of interest what is the story in reverse, if said contractor walks out mid contract. For the sake of an example, on a PCG recommended contract, if they still have one that is.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by rootsnall View PostOut of interest what is the story in reverse, if said contractor walks out mid contract. For the sake of an example, on a PCG recommended contract, if they still have one that is.
I had someone working for me - said she was taking 2 weeks holiday which was all fine - then we found out she was working at a new contract at a Bank.
I stopped all payments even though she had a signed timesheet for that time and had a brief heated call with the agents where I told them we wouldn't be using them again. (mainly for the guys attitude when he should have actually been apologising not pushing us to pay!)
However I'm sure she's earning more than she was here so its a personal choice really and whether you think you can afford to burn bridges. Doubt many companies would go to the trouble of pursuing you for breach of contract.Comment
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Originally posted by TechJinx View PostDepends on the organisation
I had someone working for me - said she was taking 2 weeks holiday which was all fine - then we found out she was working at a new contract at a Bank.
I stopped all payments even though she had a signed timesheet for that time and had a brief heated call with the agents where I told them we wouldn't be using them again. (mainly for the guys attitude when he should have actually been apologising not pushing us to pay!)
However I'm sure she's earning more than she was here so its a personal choice really and whether you think you can afford to burn bridges. Doubt many companies would go to the trouble of pursuing you for breach of contract.Comment
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