30 days notice to agency?

[DodgyAgent]

I would not recommend that, when a contractor has pulled a stunt like that I have seen my companys agressive legal department sue for loss of profit

Yeah, right.

When it comes to suing contractors agencies are all talk, mine included.

[Turion]

When a contractor pulled that stunt at the last (overseas) place that I worked, the response was "no more contractors at all from agents in that country".

I really don't think that he knows how many people he ****ed over because he CBA to sit down with (a very reasonable boss) and arrange a smooth handover.

tim

That's total tosh, even if it's true. The sort of bollox that's said in the pub and then quietly forgotten.

Any contractor from any country could decide to up sticks for any reason (justified or not) and basically there is f-all anyone can do. If clients want guarantees they need to pay the for it by hiring via the big consultancies. A Big Con can easily cope (often by finding another contractor), but then the clients pay big money for this 'guarentee'.

[tim123]

That's total tosh, even if it's true.
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ISM that those two are mutually exclusive.

Any contractor from any country could decide to up sticks for any reason (justified or not) and basically there is f-all anyone can do.

To the individual I agree, but there is lots that they can do to other indiviuduals.

If clients want guarantees they need to pay the for it by hiring via the big consultancies. A Big Con can easily cope (often by finding another contractor), but then the clients pay big money for this 'guarentee'.

This is exactly what they did do, except that they found a source which doesn't cost any extra.

tim