No get out

[bikeman]

Is it usual for contracts to include a clause preventing the contrator giving notice? My last did (it only allowed the client to give notice) and it's made me wary of anything longer than a rolling month.

[TheFaQQer]

Is it usual for contracts to include a clause preventing the contrator giving notice?

Yes.

[malvolio]

A rolling contract is a bad idea anyway. No deliverables, just turn up for work and see what we've got until we don't need you any more. So there went your IR35 defence; it's basically why the JLJ case was lost.

[northernladuk]

Is it usual for contracts to include a clause preventing the contrator giving notice? My last did (it only allowed the client to give notice) and it's made me wary of anything longer than a rolling month.

How many contracts have you had? Your initial posts are making me think you still have a permie head on so need a re-think WRT agents attitude and uses, contract notice/lengths, IR35 etc...

If you are pretty new then there is plenty of reading to the right. IR35 a good start. If you are an old head then.. well.. oh dear..

[bikeman]

How many contracts have you had? Your initial posts are making me think you still have a permie head on so need a re-think WRT agents attitude and uses, contract notice/lengths, IR35 etc...

If you are pretty new then there is plenty of reading to the right. IR35 a good start. If you are an old head then.. well.. oh dear..

Yep you guessed a newbie - if that's any better than being an old hand who knows zip?

I'm not really bothered about IR35 - I accept that I am always caught by it as the contracts I have had expect me to be on site and don't allow any for delegation/substitution.

My original Q asked about my rights to resign. My last contract wasn't very enjoyable so I was a bit peeved that I couldn't get out of it. Naturally, I would be wary of a long term cont that I couldn't resign from.

[pmeswani]

Yep you guessed a newbie - if that's any better than being an old hand who knows zip?

I'm not really bothered about IR35 - I accept that I am always caught by it as the contracts I have had expect me to be on site and don't allow any for delegation/substitution.

My original Q asked about my rights to resign. My last contract wasn't very enjoyable so I was a bit peeved that I couldn't get out of it. Naturally, I would be wary of a long term cont that I couldn't resign from.

Firstly, you don't resign from a contract, you terminate a contract. Secondly, you may want to check your contract for Mutuality of Obligation. Are you obliged to accept any work? Is the client obliged to provide you with work? If no, there's your get out clause. :-)