Should I ask for Renwal?

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

I am currently in a pretty good gig but its only 3 months long. ClientCo said Renewal was possible, should I pose the question or wait for them to bring up the topic?

[jmo21]

1 month before contract is up, get your agent to ask, or if you are direct, send your client contact an email.

Nothing wrong with either of those. If you are through an agent, might as well make them do some work.

[Zippy]

1 month before contract is up, get your agent to ask, or if you are direct, send your client contact an email.

Nothing wrong with either of those. If you are through an agent, might as well make them do some work.

WHS but sound out the client even if you are with an agent. Everyone will understand you need to be looking for other work if an extension is not on the cards.

[northernladuk]

I am currently in a pretty good gig but its only 3 months long. ClientCo said Renewal was possible, should I pose the question or wait for them to bring up the topic?

This is a situation where you are happy to be a contractor but not stepping up to the mark and acting like one. You are running a business and are out there on your own so need to start using a bit of nouse and operate like a business
You were quite happy to knock permiedom in a thread in general but you are not working and thinking like a director/contractor.

You need to look at the situation and if you are struggling working it out turn it on it's head. What would you say if you were the client? Is he in a position to extend, can you see enough work to keep you on? How long is the project, any hint of the budget and so on and so on. You need to start looking for opportunities and being very aware of your own situation and how you can change it, grow it or avoid the downsides. Once you are aware of your situation the answer should be clear and you can ask the right question at the right time. Bearing in mind you can't trust a word the agent says you have to have a clue what is happening so you know if you are being spun a yarn.

Once you have done all that the answer would have been to go in 1 month before anyway but at least you worked that out and would be much better prepared to negotiate and change the outcome.

There is more to being a contractor than just turning up everyday and putting your timesheet in.

[norrahe]

WHS but sound out the client even if you are with an agent. Everyone will understand you need to be looking for other work if an extension is not on the cards.

WSS, there's no harm in talking to the client as often the agent forgets to chase regarding renewal unless you've reminded them. If you have a good enough relationship with the client then there shouldn't be a problem.

[TykeMerc]

WSS, there's no harm in talking to the client as often the agent forgets to chase regarding renewal unless you've reminded them. If you have a good enough relationship with the client then there shouldn't be a problem.

WSS.

It's generally fairly easy to sound out the client and find out if they're likely to extend or at least want to assuming you've got a good relationship.

[blacksheep]

WHS but sound out the client even if you are with an agent. Everyone will understand you need to be looking for other work if an extension is not on the cards.

+1

Nothing wrong with asking the client. It's a perfectly reasonable question. Even if the client's answer is a "no", you can always ask for a recommendation.

[nomadd]

There is more to being a contractor than just turning up everyday and putting your timesheet in.

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[Mr.Whippy]

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He's right, there is more to it than just turning up and billing.... he forgot the going home part