Contract Teminated with immediate effect - HELP!

[Turion]

That sounds like giving them a blank cheque to end your contract. I wouldnt dream of giving one of my clients such an open ended clause.

Yes, but who cares about the reason given, as long as they honour the contractual notice period.

[NotAllThere]

When the clients know that I won't just hang around billing if there's no work to do, they tend to keep renewing, and they don't object to my above average rates. Sometimes I've just taken a week off, or worked three day weeks for a while, or got another part-time or short term contract. It keeps things interesting, and it builds an excellent reputation.

If I wanted just to sit in an office wasting time, I'd have remained a permie.

If you can negotiate a notice clause, all well and good. If you insist on one, then go back to the slavery of permiedom where you belong.

[BolshieBastard]

Yes, but who cares about the reason given, as long as they honour the contractual notice period.

That's incredibly short sighted given the original poster's comments! In effect, you are giving them freedom to withold the money for 4 weeks notice for a start. Second, you are allowing them to effectively give a bad reference on you to the agent whom, you may want to apply for a particular role in the future.

Im saying I wouldnt give any client of mine that freedom but others can do so if they chose.

[Turion]

That's incredibly short sighted given the original poster's comments! In effect, you are giving them freedom to withold the money for 4 weeks notice for a start. Second, you are allowing them to effectively give a bad reference on you to the agent whom, you may want to apply for a particular role in the future.

Im saying I wouldnt give any client of mine that freedom but others can do so if they chose.

You have mis-interpreted . I said that I do not really care what the client tells me as a reason for contract termination. If it has been decided then that is it. I move on. BUT I want any notice period honoured. If they withheld money for any unjustified reason I would of course fight it. If they give me the money they can say what they like. I'm thick skinned - you need to be in this business to be successful

[BolshieBastard]

You have mis-interpreted . I said that I do not really care what the client tells me as a reason for contract termination. If it has been decided then that is it. I move on. BUT I want any notice period honoured. If they withheld money for any unjustified reason I would of course fight it. If they give me the money they can say what they like. I'm thick skinned - you need to be in this business to be successful

Fair enough if you dont mind your clients saying what they want about your professionalism \ work etc so long as you get the money.

I wouldnt because I believe what they may say could have far greater consequences than receiving 4 weeks money could justify.

Im thick skinned but I wont have anyone saying anything unfounded even if I got the money.

[max]

Hi
My contract was terminated today due to 'performance and behaviour issues'. I know this because i finally managed to speak to my agent after trying allday yesterday and all this morning. I had been having conversations with the client about not delivering as planned, so I had half-expected the contract ending early. What i did not expect is the very long email being sent to the Agency spelling out some very serious allegations concerning breach of confidence, behaviour toward women and others. Only part of the email is about performance. The agent will not send a copy to me - they are 'protecting the interests of the client', they even accused me of blackmail because I asked for a rate increase during renewal.
I am genuinely shocked at the allegations made in this email and obviously want to know exactly what was said because it appears to be, at best over-egging a couple of things and at worst, untrue and libelous, not to mention hurtful and very very annoying. I am not bothered about the contract but I am bothered about what has been alleged by the client. I have not been given a notice period because of these allegations.
Any and all help and advice is welcomed. Sensible advice that is.

Doddy

Some say there is no smoke without fire.

" at best over-egging a couple of things"

What were they? Small things?

[BrilloPad]

Some say there is no smoke without fire.

" at best over-egging a couple of things"

What were they? Small things?

WHS

[Turion]

Fair enough if you dont mind your clients saying what they want about your professionalism \ work etc so long as you get the money.

I wouldnt because I believe what they may say could have far greater consequences than receiving 4 weeks money could justify.

Im thick skinned but I wont have anyone saying anything unfounded even if I got the money.

If someone directly says something that is not true I will counter it. Whether at the client site or after. Of course I do not take things lying down. But many things we have no control over and if someone does not like me for any reason I will not try to be their friend. I do my job successfully and only have very occasional issues like this. If you're good at what you do you do not need to be a boot licker.

[NotAllThere]

Some say there is no smoke without fire.

Some people will say anything. This saying isn't even true when talking literally. However, as it has taken hold in the mind of the hard of thinking, it has often been successfully used by the unscrupulous to cover many immoral and illegal actions.

It's on a par with "the innocent have nothing to fear".

But I'd still like to know what the "small things" were.

[tim123]

Fair enough if you dont mind your clients saying what they want about your professionalism \ work etc so long as you get the money.

I wouldnt because I believe what they may say could have far greater consequences than receiving 4 weeks money could justify.

Im thick skinned but I wont have anyone saying anything unfounded even if I got the money.

I think the point is that clients don't come up with contentious reasons unless they are using that reason to avoid paying the notice period.

If they are terminating with notice, they just use something neutral like a project reorganisation or if they know that this is obviously false will say something like "didn't fit in".

Trumped up reasons are just asking to be challenged, so why use them if you are honouring the contract?


tim