Client enforcing time away without notice period

[psychocandy]

Might I pose a hypothetical (for me at least, I am sure it has happened to someone)?

If a month into a three month contract you are told to take a month off due to lack of work then come back, is there a legal mechanism for getting out of the contract if you haven't got a notice period?

Couldnt you then under your same rights given by MOO then decline to come back to do the work? And then get a contract somewhere else?

Two contracts running concurrently - one of which you decline to work on and let expire naturally?

[d000hg]

A big hug from D000hg would be nice though

I don't think I'm being more bitchy than you... just a bit of a balance so they don't all run away

[NotAllThere]

Play nicely people, please.

If you want to discuss who said what, or how to behave in the professional forums, take it to General.

[SussexSeagull]

She signed it and almost completely worked it. No agent is going to change it retrospectively now. This is a must at the beginning of the next one though. The contract isn't the only flag, it is also the working conditions so she could be ok if the changes QDOS suggest are also evident in the workplace. The client has demonstrated there is no MOO by giving this notice so she isn't sunk if the contract says otherwise but deffo needs checking over.

I hunk we might be talking at cross purposes now!

[portseven]

Not Barclays but another bank is enacting this, shooting themselves in the foot though as some of the major projects are full of contractors with deliverables due end of this year.

Expect there will be escalations and exceptions....

[cojak]

Or just book your 2 week ski holiday and bugger off....

Looking forward to it.

[Crack Addick]

Not Barclays but another bank is enacting this, shooting themselves in the foot though as some of the major projects are full of contractors with deliverables due end of this year.
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Which is why I'll deliberately be taking my 10 days off immediately before&after the Y/E change freeze next month. Let see how much quickness they get, when our small army of Bobs do the needful and feck it all up.

[Wanderer]

Couldnt you then under your same rights given by MOO then decline to come back to do the work? And then get a contract somewhere else?

Sure, why not. It cuts both ways doesn't it. If you get another offer then just tell them that you are unavailable for the next 2 months, you are giving notice to terminate the contract and you won't be back onsite. They have to learn that cutting rates and forcing people to take time off when they are contracted to do a 5 day week isn't going to make for a good business relationship.