Agency removed from preferred supplier list - advice needed

[snaw]

That's ahppened to me me before as well, didn't have the same hassles you had, just transferred to one of the agencies on the preferred supplisers list.

Still grates that the feckers I transferred too (Comsys) creamed a % of my money for doing absolutely nothing beyond billing for my time etc. I had a relationship with my old agency, but the new one was so big they couldn't have cared less and they'd no desire to help me find a new contract somewhere else when my time was up, bunchcunts.

[tim123]

Is it LloydsTSB & CP?

Whatever one may think of CP it hardly meets the definition "being too small to be able to help them fill positions".

tim

[pmetcalfe]

Hello,

Thank you again to all those who've kindly posted replies to my enquiries, I am really grateful to you.

I've had a look at the url links posted. It appears to me that as I signed the contract with the agency in November 2002 and the regulations came in to being afterwards, I am by default 'opted in', as I haven't since signed any 'opt out' document.

This, plus the url info, seems to suggest that the most the agency could demand from me would be a maximum of 14 weeks margin, if I contracted directly with the bank.

1) Is this interpretation correct?
2) If so, does it apply where the agency doesn't have a contract with the bank?
3) If the agency ask me for a one-off payment, what can I do? Negotiate?
4) If I negotiate a payment, what would be reasonable?
5) If the agency demands a commission, can I then ask to see their agency/bank contract to establish their actual margin?

My thanks again in advance for all useful replies.

Regards
PM

PS It's not CP