Signed contract but not started yet!

[Old Greg]

If they do not make me look like an idiot, I don't give a tulip about the superheroes wannabe over here.

Do you feel that you need help to look like an idiot?

[Bee]

Do you feel that you need help to look like an idiot?

This is supposed to hurt my feelings?

I was expecting more superheroes wannabe to join the League.

I don't have time for this.

[Old Greg]

This is supposed to hurt my feelings?

I was expecting more superheroes wannabe to join the League.

I don't have time for this.

I'll take that as a "No".

[Bee]

Do you feel that you need help to look like an idiot?

I'll take that as a "No".

Are you calling me an idiot?

[Old Greg]

Are you calling me an idiot?

Not in a professional forum, as that would be unacceptable behaviour. I believe I am, however, allowed to let you illustrate the point yourself.

[Bee]

Not in a professional forum, as that would be unacceptable behaviour. I believe I am, however, allowed to let you illustrate the point yourself.

You are trying to be funny?
I will take it as a "Yes" and you take the consequences.

[Old Greg]

You are tring to be funny.
I will take it as a "Yes" and you take the consequences.

Hush, now.

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[adam42]

The reason I raised the notice period was that the contract had a fixed start date and was fully signed by all parties. I'm sure I could be difficult about that if I chose to but I'm just going to treat it as null and void.

I've not been in this situation. So if I had a signed contract with a start date that is now in the past but I am still waiting instructions when to turn up, does that mean that the agency breached the contract and it is therefore legally void?

If I got another contract and signed and started there, what would be my position if the original agency phoned up the next day and asked me to start?

I guess it's very unlikely to happen, but what if it did?

[suebfg]

Technically I think the agency has repudiated the contract which entitles the other party to terminate and, bring a claim for damages, if they chose to.

[WDNK]

Happened to me

My contract got pulled recently just before the start date. To make this worse it was through the gig's in house recruiters.

Yet another cautionary tale.