Last minute contract renewal with worse terms

[northernladuk]

I wonder if we will get an update

[psychocandy]

I would agree - I think agent knew what they were doing changing the terms at the last minute. They were hoping you wouldn't notice or just turn up anyway - job done for them.

BUT, those terms are not the end of the world if you ask me. Depends how much you like the gig anyway I guess.

If you hate it and were thinking of leaving anyway, then do as others have said and don't turn up today. Or if you fancy another day off and want to wind the agent up for a bit of fun.

If it was me, and it was a decent client, I'd let it go for these terms. If this was something the agent had done before, and needed reigning in, I'd take the extra day off. Chances are agent wouldnt do it again after being caught this time.

[LondonManc]

Agent appears to have issued a fire and forget screw job to OP.
Quite how NLUK think's it is OP's fault, I'm not sure. Contract renewals vary by, and even within, clients and are very much based on the hiring manager. Assuming OP has a good working relationship with the client then I would personally cross out the parts that have changed and get in touch with the agency to ask them why they changed them.

[northernladuk]

Agent appears to have issued a fire and forget screw job to OP.
Quite how NLUK think's it is OP's fault, I'm not sure. Contract renewals vary by, and even within, clients and are very much based on the hiring manager.

Ok maybe it being his fault is arguable but the OP has plenty of position power to wield and has a responsibility to not let this end up being sorted 5 mins before the agent goes on holiday.

In many cases, as we have seen on here, a clear message to the agent that you will not attend site unless a contract appears in reasonable time will kick an agent in to shape and a contract will appear. To sit there waiting until one appears then I think you can argue the OP is at fault.

It has been pointed out that this isn't always possible but he should have still done everything he could.

Assuming OP has a good working relationship with the client then I would personally cross out the parts that have changed and get in touch with the agency to ask them why they changed them.

Get in touch when? When he is sitting at the desk on the client site having accepted the terms? The timings are pretty key here. Crossing them out but attending site without the agent seeing the new terms isn't going to work as already pointed out.

[LondonManc]

Get in touch when? When he is sitting at the desk on the client site having accepted the terms? The timings are pretty key here. Crossing them out but attending site without the agent seeing the new terms isn't going to work as already pointed out.

Before going in. On the way home from an "interview". From the coffee shop over the road from work. Anywhere except work.

[SussexSeagull]

Ring the client up first and just say there is an issue with the paperwork due to the agency not sending it to you in time for you to review it but once that is sorted you be back in.

Then speak do not email the agent. Leave a message if need be telling the agent the contract needs to be sorted and the client is aware you can't go in until it's sorted.

That would work.