3 month gig - PM says no hols not even one day!

[paulinefowlersgrowler]

Not me. Mate of mine. Almost a gig he got me onto as well - lucky escape....

Asked him at interview - any hols. Nope nothing substantial just odd day maybe.

Hes been there three weeks. Advised PM that 4 weeks time he wouldn't be there because of hospital appt.

PM has now said - sorry no days off at all. We've got a deadline so I need everyone there every day. And BTW you're all down to work every Saturday for the next month - not negotiable.

Mate stays away mon-fri so hes not keen on seeing his kids for just sunday once a week.

Must admit I would not be pleased !!!!!

[MrMarkyMark]

So, he's inside IR35, I presume.

[BrilloPad]

What does the contract say?

[jmo21]

and btw you're all down to work every saturday for the next month - not negotiable.

hahahahaahahahahahahaahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhahaahahah ahahhahahahaah!

[anthony]

So, he's inside IR35, I presume.

exactly this....

[sirja]

Talk about being under direct control of the client!! Even Stevie Wonder can see this is totally inside IR35, hope he's making allowance for the extra tax and NI that HMRC may be asking for at some point

[SlipTheJab]

Talk about being under direct control of the client!! Even Stevie Wonder can see this is totally inside IR35, hope he's making allowance for the extra tax and NI that HMRC may be asking for at some point

If he thinks he's not then Stevie Wonder must have done the contract review as well!

[Pherlopolus]

what is his notice period? I'd be out of there...

[BrilloPad]

what is his notice period? I'd be out of there...

Why not stay, take off the days you want, keep invoicing and look round?

[Pherlopolus]

Why not stay, take off the days you want, keep invoicing and look round?

Forced Saturday working? Not allowed to be unavailable?

I'm generally quite flexible with regard to working practices (Very short notice foreign travel, working evenings etc), and perhaps I have been lucky with my past experiences in both permie and contract roles where it has generally been a request for help - rather than an "order", or perhaps the PM is overstepping the mark and will get reeled in at some point, Or in fact I could be just getting too old for that sort of working environment. But I would rather be keeping the bench warm for a few weeks than work in that sort of environment.

Is it not better to bow out gracefully citing incompatible working practices, than to get hauled over the coals for not being a good boy?