Quitting a contract - implications

[WTFH]

Will never ever give notice in future for that reason.

Do you mean you'll never leave a contract part way through, or that you intend to just breach the contract and walk?

[avonleigh]

Do you mean you'll never leave a contract part way through, or that you intend to just breach the contract and walk?

If I hated a role and had another role to go to I would leave without notice. Otherwise I would just see the contract out.

[dsc]

Why wouldn't a client want you to stick around to finish your tasks / do a handover etc. during your notice period? Surely if you were doing what you were given to do, then it's only beneficial to let you wrap up some stuff, I mean that's why the notice period is there. If they walk you off and are mad that you went, well that's just retarded.

[NotAllThere]

It matters if you are relying on the money you think you will earn during a notice period. The client is not obliged to offer work so there may not be any timesheets to submit/sign.

I'm specifically addressing the situation where the work was done, but the client refuses to sign the timesheet.

[northernladuk]

Notice periods are worthless. I handed my notice in once as didn't agree with their work practices. Planned on working out my 4 week notice. Had my contract terminated straight after. Will never ever give notice in future for that reason.

So you were a problem to the client and you are surprised they walked you on the spot? You are supplier to the client, you don't like what they do so not surprising they didn't want you. You are the problem here and because of that you are prepared to shaft every single client going forward? Knee jerk much?

If I hated a role and had another role to go to I would leave without notice. Otherwise I would just see the contract out.

And if we all did this there would be no notice periods ever, we'd get treated like dirt and the agents would be well versed in legal action to recoup costs. Just because one person can get away with it doesn't make it a good idea.

Paints quite a clear picture of what type of contractor you are in just two posts, but I know you won't agree.

[hungry_hog]

I had an awful gig a few years back with one of the large UK banks. Psycho characters and awful project.

Got to a point where I had to go, asked for early leave date and they were ok with it

TBH I think they were glad to see me go and vice versa...ironically worked there before and it was great but the PM was a nutter who make Prince Jofrey look like Pope John Paul II

[TheDude]

I may be in this position soon.

I have an interview this Friday - £100 a day less than my current contract but 100% remote and afternoons not taken up with hours of agile ceremony meetings.

[Snooky]

I may be in this position soon.

I have an interview this Friday - £100 a day less than my current contract but 100% remote and afternoons not taken up with hours of agile ceremony meetings.

So - less money AND you have to do extra hours of actual work in the afternoons?

What's not to like

[TheDude]

So - less money AND you have to do extra hours of actual work in the afternoons?

What's not to like

I'll be about £1000 a month net worse off but I will not have to deal with a micromanaging scrum master who cannot run a meeting without it going over time by 50%

[TheDude]

So I have another offer on the table at another bank and a guarantee that I will be 100% remote.

I don't want to take a rate cut but I know that every day I wake up in the summer and have to get on a train I will regret not being on my 50 min cross country bike ride to where I hot desk.

The rate offered is exactly what I am on now but inside IR35 rather than agency PAYE.

If I can get another £50 a day I will take the hit and move.