Hays not changing contract

[psychocandy]

<nluk>to be fair he probably knew you by then, you jsa claiming waster!</nluk>

[northernladuk]

I must admit if a pimp swore at me I would be telling him to shove his contract up his ar$e and informing the client why I wasn't taking the gig.

Really? You throw 400 quid a day away and bench yourself because a bad man said a rude word to you?

[psychocandy]

If an agent tells you to sign a contract you haven't seen ask them if they want the contract to be legally binding.

Wait and let them come out with their rubbish about other contractors.

Then tell them straight that if one party has not had a chance to review the contract, read the terms and agree it then it is not legally binding.

I remember at the time saying "umm no we'll wait for the contract then shall we? Suggest you get it over to me asap".

This was 2pm one day. By next morning they still hadn't sent it to me. Excuse - the admin person hadnt had chance to do it yet. Really important to you then!

When it turn up at about 1pm that day the pimp rang literally 10 mins later asking if I could sign and send it back. Nah mate give it a day or two for review and I'll get back to you...

That went down well but it was good fun.

Luckily, client I was with at the time knew the score that I had something else on the go. Good as gold they were. Knew their rate (it was NHS) was REALLY crap and knew people only stayed for short term. Client manager actually said good for you and all the best when I said I wasnt extending.....

So I had an extension in a week or so to fall back on if this went wrong.

[SlipTheJab]

Really? You throw 400 quid a day away and bench yourself because a bad man said a rude word to you?

Wouldn't get out of bed for a rate that low , That said I don't live in the same Parallel Universe that PC does and have never had any of the 'mares he seems to have on a regular basis!

[northernladuk]

Wouldn't get out of bed for a rate that low , That said I don't live in the same Parallel Universe that PC does and have never had any of the 'mares he seems to have on a regular basis!

No one does.....