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    #11
    You can go quietly or they can make up something about you with matching evidence to protect themselves if you cause trouble.

    Which do you prefer?

    BTW I have been paid notice when a contract has ended early but I was direct with the client. The money came from their client.
    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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      #12
      Good grief. I cannot believe someone has been contracting for 25 years, had a 'few' terminations yet thinks serving and getting paid during the notice period is the norm. Unless that is, they are a permietractor
      I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!

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        #13
        Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
        You really need to understand the contacts that you sign better. There will be a clause in there that says you get paid upon receipt of a signed time sheet or something like that. You don't do work, you don't get a signed timesheet, you don't get paid. Effective instant dismissal. Giving notice on the contract is one thing, doing work and getting paid is something else.
        It's a T&M contract. You only get paid for the work you do.
        Yes I understand that. The point is I have worked as a contractor for 25 years. Whilst I have given notice very few times I know many people who have done so. Not once have I ever seen anyone been terminated cos of it. It's pathetic but yes I will suck it up.

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          #14
          Originally posted by BolshieBastard View Post
          Good grief. I cannot believe someone has been contracting for 25 years, had a 'few' terminations yet thinks serving and getting paid during the notice period is the norm. Unless that is, they are a permietractor
          Yep, as I said the few times I have given notice I was always paid my notice. Everybody I know who has given notice has also been paid. It's not a biggie. Just I will never give notice again. If I am in a crap gig I will either stay till the end or just quit without notice and jump to another gig. Not good for the client but then you can't have it both ways.

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            #15
            Originally posted by avonleigh View Post

            Yes I understand that. The point is I have worked as a contractor for 25 years. Whilst I have given notice very few times I know many people who have done so. Not once have I ever seen anyone been terminated cos of it. It's pathetic but yes I will suck it up.
            It's not pathetic. Many firms will ship permies straight out the door when they resign or are made redundant so why would you expect different treatment as a contingent worker?

            From a redundancy perspective I think phone call, sign this and **** off is much more humane than being placed at risk etc. If it were happening to me I would just rather receive the call at 6am to avoid the trip into the office.

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              #16
              Originally posted by avonleigh View Post

              Yes I understand that. The point is I have worked as a contractor for 25 years. Whilst I have given notice very few times I know many people who have done so. Not once have I ever seen anyone been terminated cos of it. It's pathetic but yes I will suck it up.
              Did you actually check with the company the amount of notice that your agency put in your contract matches what is in their contract? And it covers all circumstances?
              "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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                #17
                Originally posted by avonleigh View Post
                I was six weeks into a three month contract which I hated. Didn't like the ways of working at all. Decided to give notice, I had a four week notice period so it would shorten the contract by two weeks.
                Just out of curiosity, why did you give notice? I can understand leaving early on, if you hate the work. However, if you're planning to stick with it for 10 weeks out of 12, it seems like you might as well see it through to the end.

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by hobnob View Post

                  Just out of curiosity, why did you give notice? I can understand leaving early on, if you hate the work. However, if you're planning to stick with it for 10 weeks out of 12, it seems like you might as well see it through to the end.
                  Because I didn't agree with how they were testing things there. Very unstructured, wing and a prayer. Nobody really knew what they were doing.

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by avonleigh View Post

                    Because I didn't agree with how they were testing things there. Very unstructured, wing and a prayer. Nobody really knew what they were doing.
                    I might be going out on a limb here, but maybe they know they’re not very good at testing so they brought in an expensive contractor to help them….and they got the wrong guy.

                    See You Next Tuesday

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