Bad form???

[nevergoingtopay]

Hmmm. Ive advised the agent of my current stance and he is now advising that as i have no notice period or Terms of Reference in my contract, that i cannot leave no matter what the ClientCo has tasked me with doing and if i do i will be taken to court for breach and recovery of any lost revenue to the agency. My reply was that i have a jobspec advising me of the job i applied for and agreed to which he didnt like. I know the agent is talking out of his ar*e but these bully boy tactics arent doing him any good. It's making my descision a lot easier.

Sounds like you signed yourself in to slavery...

Go sick until they sort it out, they can not make you work if you are ill!

You will be managing the project next week on the same rate!

[The Agents View]

What is it you want renumbering exactly?

[TykeMerc]

Hmmm. Ive advised the agent of my current stance and he is now advising that as i have no notice period or Terms of Reference in my contract, that i cannot leave no matter what the ClientCo has tasked me with doing and if i do i will be taken to court for breach and recovery of any lost revenue to the agency. My reply was that i have a jobspec advising me of the job i applied for and agreed to which he didnt like. I know the agent is talking out of his ar*e but these bully boy tactics arent doing him any good. It's making my descision a lot easier.

As you are very clearly aware they're trying to bully you and haven't got close to a leg to stand on. Tell them that you're more than happy to take it to court where you will test if the role discussed, agreed, contracted and paid for is the role that the client has tasked you with.
I assume you have at least some kind of email trail to show that you've been tasked with managing teams which is way more than engineering or being asked to lead one team.

If you're ok with leaving which in your position I would be then call their bluff, but make damn sure that you get paid for work done to this point and that you have good copies of signed timesheets to date as you might have to fight for any money they currently owe.

[rsingh]

Double your rate and insist it take affect in 4 weeks. State that non-acceptance by a particular date of the new rate will be considered as notice.

All the banks are doing it (with rate cuts) - why can't you?

[Epiphone]

No one is bullying anyone. The client is better at negotiating than this contractor, that's all. If they can get him at a rate then pile the work on and not have to pay of course they'll do it. Think like a business. Would CC or EDS agree to a contract then do loads of work for free?

[Mailman_1]

No one is bullying anyone. The client is better at negotiating than this contractor, that's all. If they can get him at a rate then pile the work on and not have to pay of course they'll do it. Think like a business. Would CC or EDS agree to a contract then do loads of work for free?

Errr, that will be the reason i have secured an alternate role prior to handing in notice. I am thinking like a business. The agent is using bully tactics by saying they will take this contractor to court to try and force him to stay when they dont have a leg to stand on.