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Gig Cancelled Immediately After Signing Contract
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Originally posted by Unix View PostWhat's the notice period? They have to pay you that as you signed a binding document. Otherwise sue the agency and the client into the ground.See You Next TuesdayComment
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Originally posted by TonyF View PostI'd complete the IPSE claim form for the contract falling through.Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by Lance View PostrubbishComment
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OP - so agent phoned you and said its £380 now not £450 and you said no (or offered £440) and THEN they cancelled the contract?
If so, I smell a rat. Maybe agent has got someone on hold who'll do it for £400, they tried you at £380 and you said no so the £400 has got the gig. Win win for agent who has got even more in his back pocket.
Chances are the agent has told the client you knocked them back but they're 2nd choice (i.e. the guy whos ok for £400) is up for it. Bet you.
I'd be tempted to contact the client anyway to see if there is any truth in this. If only to piss the agent off and/or drop them in it if this is what they've done.
More prevalent then you might think. Clients don't get the best candidate available - they get the candidate that the agency pushes who makes them the best margin.Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by Unix View PostNoticed a lot of contractors on here have no balls and let clients/agents walk all over them. They would never survive if they were running a real business.
For the OP's case, forget it. They're not going to pay for someone who never started.See You Next TuesdayComment
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Originally posted by SteelyDan View PostNot much you can do about this I'm afraid apart from suck it up & move on. And 'no' I wouldn't try & contact the client directly.
Sages on here will advise [rightly] that you don't really have a confirmed role until you're sat at a desk on-site.
As for "I told him I wouldn't work for that and could come down £10 on the daily rate it says on the contract in an emergency."...really; what's all that nonsense about?The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by fidot View PostAgreed. If you say something along the lines of "I was looking forward to working with you, but I understand, from the agent, that your budget has been reduced. Let's connect on linkedin and perhaps we can work together sometime in the future", you are making a potential direct contact and finding out whether it was the client budget or the agent who has just found someone else and realised he can make an extra £70/day.
If the rate thing IS real, then I don't expect this would resurrect the role in any way, but it would certainly flush out whether the agent was trying it on ("Oh, I've just spoke to the client, they have found the extra budget after all!")Comment
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Originally posted by Unix View PostWhat's the notice period? They have to pay you that as you signed a binding document. Otherwise sue the agency and the client into the ground.Comment
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Originally posted by Unix View PostNoticed a lot of contractors on here have no balls and let clients/agents walk all over them. They would never survive if they were running a real business.
Also, a general rule of thumb. If someone bands the 'Sue everyone involved' line around it means they've never sued anyone and don't understand the process. There are much more effective lines before going straight for the sue line.
That's not even getting in to a discussion about what he's losses his suing for etc etcLast edited by northernladuk; 18 May 2018, 13:13.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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