Contract Teminated with immediate effect - HELP!

[Turion]

I've been there myself and with experience through hindsight my advice is to move on. You have a real danger of running up huge legal fees with no gain. Everybody will 'foul up' or be victimised at some stage and as a contractor you cannot expect to always fit in. Accept it, just look for a new contract and in a few months you will have wondered what all the fuss was about.

Here speaks Ken Dodds agent, who having invoiced for the termination period will sneakily trouser the proceeds (BUT only if Ken doesn't make a fuss).

[jlay]

References

Contractors who give references to agents are mugs. You're giving them leads, not refs. Clients, never need references for contractors so it does not matter. Even if they did you just give them the name of a mate who can back you up.

I have had to provide references for my last two contracts (both financial for banks) and I think that many other companies now require references from someone who is still employed by a previous company. have also had CRB checks.

I think that this is because of other contractors who have got into places using that same CV that many have.

[BrilloPad]

I have had to provide references for my last two contracts (both financial for banks) and I think that many other companies now require references from someone who is still employed by a previous company. have also had CRB checks.

I think that this is because of other contractors who have got into places using that same CV that many have.

I have never seen any evidence of this. I have been asked - and my reply "would trhe bank give me a reference if I requested?".

So far everyone has accepted a reference from my previous agent - at the end of each contract I asked the agent for a written reference.

Last written reference I got from a bank was 1992.