Hi,
I recently signed a 6 month lease based on a secured contract which was signed for 6 months. 3 Months into the contract the client decided to give a few contracts notice (a month) and the reason was that there is little work left - they are keeping on a few other contractors as apparently they are cheaper. This was quite shocking to me as did not see this coming and the fact that I signed a 6 month lease based on a 6 month contract.
A few weeks after that I received a call from my agency who informed me that HR has received a complaint from the manager that the contractors through this agency have been discussing rates with other contracts and this is causing unnecessary disruption amongst the team. As far as I know I haven't specifically gone to others and discussed rates, if there was any rate discussion that was a 2 way conversation from that other person too. Is is common to be giving a warning through HR to your agency for the discussion of rates? My experience to date is that many contractors do discuss rates.
Furthermore, a week after this myself and a couple of other contractors were terminated on the spot - walked out of the building...told to leave our laptops there and passes to be handed back. The reason given for this was, a lack of motivation, late-coming and `contractual obligations` not being met. I have never been late and to target me for others late coming is unfair. I still do not know what contractual obligations actually means and what I have actually done. It is all very vague. Not only was this embarrassing to be walked out like this but this has caused emotional stress and could impact upon my reputation also. My fellow contractor tried to call the manager to ask the reasons why this was done and he simply said `speak to your agency` and hung up. How rude and very unprofessional.
Do I have any rights or can I challenge this? I only had little time remaining in my notice period and was hoping to at least complete that but they got me out asap and I am still in the dark as to specifically what I did. Would I be able to claim for at least the remainder of the notice period?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
I recently signed a 6 month lease based on a secured contract which was signed for 6 months. 3 Months into the contract the client decided to give a few contracts notice (a month) and the reason was that there is little work left - they are keeping on a few other contractors as apparently they are cheaper. This was quite shocking to me as did not see this coming and the fact that I signed a 6 month lease based on a 6 month contract.
A few weeks after that I received a call from my agency who informed me that HR has received a complaint from the manager that the contractors through this agency have been discussing rates with other contracts and this is causing unnecessary disruption amongst the team. As far as I know I haven't specifically gone to others and discussed rates, if there was any rate discussion that was a 2 way conversation from that other person too. Is is common to be giving a warning through HR to your agency for the discussion of rates? My experience to date is that many contractors do discuss rates.
Furthermore, a week after this myself and a couple of other contractors were terminated on the spot - walked out of the building...told to leave our laptops there and passes to be handed back. The reason given for this was, a lack of motivation, late-coming and `contractual obligations` not being met. I have never been late and to target me for others late coming is unfair. I still do not know what contractual obligations actually means and what I have actually done. It is all very vague. Not only was this embarrassing to be walked out like this but this has caused emotional stress and could impact upon my reputation also. My fellow contractor tried to call the manager to ask the reasons why this was done and he simply said `speak to your agency` and hung up. How rude and very unprofessional.
Do I have any rights or can I challenge this? I only had little time remaining in my notice period and was hoping to at least complete that but they got me out asap and I am still in the dark as to specifically what I did. Would I be able to claim for at least the remainder of the notice period?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
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