Hi all,
Just started a new contract again this week after years of permidom and have hit a few snags so I thought I'd ask for some advice.
Job that I went for a month ago came back to life late last week after the guy the head boss chose after overuling everyone turned out to be rubbish. Verbally accepted on Friday afternoon and started on Monday with the intention of getting the contract signed and sorted this week. Standard 6 months, hours, end date, notice period as yet undefined.
On Tues the agent rings and says they want to change the contract to a "fixed term", though he's not entirely sure what it involved. Thought it might be 6 months with no get out clause but rates, hours etc remain the same. Told him to find out exactly what it meant and get back to me.
Spoke to my boss next day, expressed my concerns, finished for the day and then agent calls back to say contract is back the way it was initally with one months notice. Cool.
Today (Thurs), I call the agent to find out where its all at and he says big boss been in contact again to say he wants it to be a fixed contract again, thinks rate, length etc stays the same but unsure of notice period. The business is going through a bit of turmoil which is why they're hiring contractors instead of perms and apparently a fixed term contract looks better on the books than a standard one. I'd really like to get one months notice cause I quite need the job and one months pay would be great if they let me go early.
So now tommorrow is friday, i've been there for a week and have got nothing on paper!
I dont think they're out to screw me, its more a business thing but ultimately after a week I've got jack! The agent is chasing it up but he's dealing with 2 different people in the business who dont necessarily like each other and I dont think he knows what to do.
I dont want to kick up to much of a stink as I need the job but I'm wondering whether its worth turning up next week until it's all sorted? Where do I stand if it all falls through - can I claim a weeks work? Whatis the standard notice period for a 6 month contract? Has anyone else been in a similar situation and if so how did you deal with it?
Any thoughts/advice greatly appreciated!
Just started a new contract again this week after years of permidom and have hit a few snags so I thought I'd ask for some advice.
Job that I went for a month ago came back to life late last week after the guy the head boss chose after overuling everyone turned out to be rubbish. Verbally accepted on Friday afternoon and started on Monday with the intention of getting the contract signed and sorted this week. Standard 6 months, hours, end date, notice period as yet undefined.
On Tues the agent rings and says they want to change the contract to a "fixed term", though he's not entirely sure what it involved. Thought it might be 6 months with no get out clause but rates, hours etc remain the same. Told him to find out exactly what it meant and get back to me.
Spoke to my boss next day, expressed my concerns, finished for the day and then agent calls back to say contract is back the way it was initally with one months notice. Cool.
Today (Thurs), I call the agent to find out where its all at and he says big boss been in contact again to say he wants it to be a fixed contract again, thinks rate, length etc stays the same but unsure of notice period. The business is going through a bit of turmoil which is why they're hiring contractors instead of perms and apparently a fixed term contract looks better on the books than a standard one. I'd really like to get one months notice cause I quite need the job and one months pay would be great if they let me go early.
So now tommorrow is friday, i've been there for a week and have got nothing on paper!
I dont think they're out to screw me, its more a business thing but ultimately after a week I've got jack! The agent is chasing it up but he's dealing with 2 different people in the business who dont necessarily like each other and I dont think he knows what to do.
I dont want to kick up to much of a stink as I need the job but I'm wondering whether its worth turning up next week until it's all sorted? Where do I stand if it all falls through - can I claim a weeks work? Whatis the standard notice period for a 6 month contract? Has anyone else been in a similar situation and if so how did you deal with it?
Any thoughts/advice greatly appreciated!
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