Rolling contracts question

[curtis]

I was out of work and took a weeks rolling contract not ideal but hey its work but I have never had a rolling contract, how do they work?

I'm nearly at the end of my first week and I assume now they have to confirm whether they want me for next week then the agency will need to send out some kind of paperwork to confirm an extension till the end of next week is this correct?

The thing is I've just asked the agent if they have heard anything regarding next week as the manager here has gone off sick, I got told don't worry your contract won't expire (???) they will want you next week so assume you will be. The contract I signed just said 'weekly rolling' under duration so does that mean I keep turning up till they say stop and I can still submit my timesheets or if I don't hear for definate by the end of tomorrow if they want me next week I wake up monday and stay at home?

I much prefer a contract with a clear end date!!

[eek]

I've often had 1 month rolling contracts all they mean is 1 month notice is required on both sides to escape or get rid of you.

As such until they tell you to go home turn up every day.

[d000hg]

Exactly. It carries on until they say stop. No need to chase each week.

[northernladuk]

If you had a contract to start with you don't really need to renew it. Just get an email confirming you are (were) expected. The fact you are there and client lets you means you have an implied contract. Just make sure you get one signed one and some email evidence they are asking you back every week just to keep your records nice and clean

[curtis]

So let me get this straight in my head....even though I can keep turning up until the say stop I still should have some confirmation that I am needed for the next amount of time (in this case a week)

My notice period in the contract is a week from both sides like EEK explained in their post so does that mean that come tomorrow I could say thats it for me and its over so basically this week I've worked has been my notice period so I'm working my actual notice in each week I'm there or if I wanted it to finish then I would have to say tomorrow I'm not staying but then have to work 1 more week which would be my notice period. Does that make sense?

Normally if I hand my notice in on other contracts I then work my notice so if I have had a months notice I then carry on for another month after I've told them I want out but in a rolling contract am I effectively always working my notice?

Like I said this is new to me and I want to get it right in my head for this contract but more for in the future if I was to get a month rolling I want to know when/if I want to finish when I can go. and when I would have to tell them.

[Zippy]

As I understand it it's a weeks notice either way, so if they want you to leave next Friday they would tell you tomorrow and the same would apply if you wanted to leave next Friday.