Contract with no notice period

[TheFaQQer]

I have recently started a new contract that has no notice period on either side, but neither does it have an end date. QDOS have approved it as IR35 compliant. I assume that the client can bin me any time he feels like it and I assume that I can walk away when ever I please?

I'd speak to a lawyer.

If you have no right to give notice, and the client has no right to give you notice, and there is no end date - how do you get out of it?

There must be something in there that says how one party can terminate the contract, otherwise you've both just committed to working together permanently, which would be MOO....

[Fred Bloggs]

I'd speak to a lawyer.

If you have no right to give notice, and the client has no right to give you notice, and there is no end date - how do you get out of it?

There must be something in there that says how one party can terminate the contract, otherwise you've both just committed to working together permanently, which would be MOO....

Nope, there's no mention of any terminations at all. The only clauses are if I'm rubbish or if I don't turn up for 10 days they can sack me. It passed QDOS's tests.

[rootsnall]

I'd speak to a lawyer.

If you have no right to give notice, and the client has no right to give you notice, and there is no end date - how do you get out of it?

I think when a contract is lacking detail or is unreasonable then I think 'what is reasonable' takes over, even if it went legal. I'd say 4 weeks notice from your side is plenty !?

[OrangeHopper]

What I want to know is what if you have a heart attack or your child gets put in hospital. Can you then be sued for failing to complete the contract?

[malvolio]

What I want to know is what if you have a heart attack or your child gets put in hospital. Can you then be sued for failing to complete the contract?

That's what sub clauses are for. You're not doing the job personally, are you...?

[sparkymark]

Does it really matter if they don't mention a notice period in the contract.

I doubt it would be difficult to get them to use 'their' notice option if you decided you want to leave. When you want to leave just start wearing bemudas to the office or ask your boss if he would like to take your relationship to the next level.

They'll soon get rid

[rootsnall]

That's what sub clauses are for. You're not doing the job personally, are you...?

It would be interesting in the current market if you did want to bale out of somewhere. I've got a couple of out of work ex colleagues who would ( and technically could ) substitute for me.

[OrangeHopper]

That's what sub clauses are for. You're not doing the job personally, are you...?

For the sack of the originator, would it be useful to indicate what those subclasses might be. Are we simply talking about the right of substitution?

[TheFaQQer]

It would be interesting in the current market if you did want to bale out of somewhere. I've got a couple of out of work ex colleagues who would ( and technically could ) substitute for me.

Why would it be interesting? It's no different from any other time - if you want to substitute, and have that right, and you have a suitable substitute, then you do it. I haven't wanted or needed to do it yet, but I know plenty of people who have.

[rootsnall]

Why would it be interesting? It's no different from any other time - if you want to substitute, and have that right, and you have a suitable substitute, then you do it. I haven't wanted or needed to do it yet, but I know plenty of people who have.

I've not come across anybody doing it yet !