Originally posted by Eirikur
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How carefully do you read a contract before signing?
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Originally posted by Eirikur View Post
If the contract would be terminated early by myself or the endclient I would have to pay the agency their missed revenue for the remaining contract period. (Harvey Nash - 2013)"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostIf the contract would be terminated early by myself or the endclient I would have to pay the agency their missed revenue for the remaining contract period. (Harvey Nash - 2013)Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
Oooooh that's a good one!Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Originally posted by hobnob View Post
Did they also tell you what margin they were on, or were they effectively asking you to sign a blank cheque?
The end client (a city council) terminated half way through BTW, a new (clueless) IT director came in and thought it was an easy way to make some savings by getting rid of contractors and some permie came back from maternity leave, who they thought could do my job, which they couldn't, I found out later.Comment
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Seems to me the agency was either incompetent or trying to brush you off.
Signing the contract is the final stage to closing the deal for the agent and the contractor. It’s in both interest to solve any last minute issues getting in the way, it’s give and take. If they won’t budge or claiming they don’t know who can do it then it’s probably a tactic. Be firm and tell them which clauses are red lines and be prepared to walk away from these and incomplete contracts. They should be focussed and keen at this point and need to demonstrate a willingness to negotiate with you and their own legal department. If you don’t sign they lose and they have to start over.Comment
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