Signed Contract 2 Months in Advance of starting

[ladymuck]

You could ask for a retainer, if you really want to see if they're serious about giving you the work. Say you'll offset it against billable time when the contract starts.

Keep it on the back burner but tell the client that you may be unavailable if they can't confirm a specific start date and stick to it. Find a short term gig that has potential to be extended but could equally end in line with the new start date.

Go on holiday until the gig starts.

Cancel the contract and get something else.

[tarbera]

Agent is working to get me something else!!

While you wait, I have some magic beans for sale, £1000 a bean, I can do you 8 for £10,000, you seem like a nice trusting young man

[BR14]

While you wait, I have some magic beans for sale, £1000 a bean, I can do you 8 for £10,000, you seem like a nice trusting young man

OI! - i've got the magic bean concession on here! don't try muscling in, or there WILL be borra!

[washed up contractor]

Signed for a contract to start 2 months prior to start date. The client is not now ready for me to start until 6 months after start date, where do I stand financially? Thanks.

There's always someone falling for this, isn't there?

[quackhandle]

There's always someone falling for this, isn't there?

There's so many noobie contractors out there. I ask them pertinent question ranging from IR35, running at LTD and using recruitment pimps.

I usually get blank looks in return. The reason they went contracting? "Cos, I'd worked with some contractors. It seemed a good idea."



qh

[NotAllThere]

I once waiting three months before I could start a contract. Waiting to security clearance. I got really good at Worms Armageddon.

[northernladuk]

There's always someone falling for this, isn't there?

Falling for what?

[Spikeh]

Agent is working to get me something else!!

Don't believe that - it might be true, but its your own responsibility to source work. Get on the job boards and apply to other roles with lots of different agencies.

Never, ever rely on a single agency - there's very little loyalty in recruitment - you're just 30% to them.

[Eirikur]

Agent is working to get me something else!!

Don't believe for a second he is. Just continue applying using other agents