Postponed start date!?

[kevinlam]

The agent just forwarded me the email from the director saying that the account setup is delayed again for another two days,!!!! Should I pull out and look for another one now?

Do I have the right to pull out because they have breached the contract by not starting as stated in the contract?

But what do I say to the other agents? Do I say this contract is in question and that's why I am looking again or should I say nothing and talk to them as if I don't have anything in hand?

As i saw the directors email, i think there is no question about the existence of the contrac but just that I can't wait indefinitely!?

Could someone advise me from their experiences please.

Kev

[northernladuk]

The agent just forwarded me the email from the director saying that the account setup is delayed again for another two days,!!!! Should I pull out and look for another one now?

Do I have the right to pull out because they have breached the contract by not starting as stated in the contract?

But what do I say to the other agents? Do I say this contract is in question and that's why I am looking again or should I say nothing and talk to them as if I don't have anything in hand?

As i saw the directors email, i think there is no question about the existence of the contrac but just that I can't wait indefinitely!?

Could someone advise me from their experiences please.

Kev

It is not a breach of contract. Suck it up, it happens a lot. You shouldn't stop looking for other contracts though. It isn't unheard of for people to turn up on the first day to find out the role has been canned. Until you are sat at your desk at client site with a signed contract don't stop looking for roles.

[JoJoGabor]

[QUOTE=RichardCranium;1332097]Welcome to contracting. Be glad you're not waiting for security clearance; you might have been sat at home watching Wimbledon while waiting for that to get sorted.
/QUOTE]

3 months and waiting for me to get SC. DVA sat on my forms for 2 months and then asked me to resubmit online. Luckily on site and getting paid, some work I can do.

[TykeMerc]

Welcome to contracting. Be glad you're not waiting for security clearance; you might have been sat at home watching Wimbledon while waiting for that to get sorted.

3 months and waiting for me to get SC. DVA sat on my forms for 2 months and then asked me to resubmit online. Luckily on site and getting paid, some work I can do.

Ah you must have been caught up in the Cerberus transition, I can't say I'm surprised this sort of thing happened. The communications I saw from Cabinet and Home Offices about it looked vastly too optimistic.

Kevinlam, it's probably about equal odds that the client is incompetent and has long lead times or that they're genuinely prevaricating because they've not got the budget signed off. Whichever it is it can be irritating.

[kevinlam]

Ah you must have been caught up in the Cerberus transition, I can't say I'm surprised this sort of thing happened. The communications I saw from Cabinet and Home Offices about it looked vastly too optimistic.

Kevinlam, it's probably about equal odds that the client is incompetent and has long lead times or that they're genuinely prevaricating because they've not got the budget signed off. Whichever it is it can be irritating.

While I was trying to call back my agencies, the director of the project called me to reassure me that the budget has been signed off and it's just a case of completing the on boarding process...

[d000hg]

Yes - but if you were a permie you would turn up on the start date in your contract regardless and expect to be paid.

Not if they phone you up and say they need to delay it. Which isn't unknown.

[SueEllen]

Not if they phone you up and say they need to delay it. Which isn't unknown.

WHS


Most companies who write contracts, whether perm, temp or contractor, give you the start date at the last moment there as agencies give you the start date asap. This is because if you don't make any money the agent doesn't either. In lots of cases where there is an agency involved the agency will push the start date to be as early as possible even though client company isn't actually ready.

[kevinlam]

When you guys say keep looking for other contract until you start the one you signed. How do you do that? Suppose you secured several contracts and by what you said, all agents will be asking you to accept the offer and sign the contracts. Surely, you don't want to say yes to all and sign all, then only work for one of them, that will really piss the agents off?

[SueEllen]

When you guys say keep looking for other contract until you start the one you signed. How do you do that? Suppose you secured several contracts and by what you said, all agents will be asking you to accept the offer and sign the contracts. Surely, you don't want to say yes to all and sign all, then only work for one of them, that will really piss the agents off?

1. When you meet the client and asking about the work you ask them how soon they want you to start.
2. If they don't give an indication or say something like the budget isn't signed off, then you delay signing the contract. You are allowed to get the contract reviewed and any amendments have to be agreed by both parties.

[kevinlam]

And what if in my situation when I have signed the contract which states that the start date is two weeks ago but they keep postponing the date, am I allowed to terminate the contract with immediate effect and go for another one on the basis that that the start date is postponed?