Agent still awaiting formal extension confirmation with 3 days to go!!

[northernladuk]

Really???

0430 to 1530 - 11 hours
1530 to 0430 - 13 hours

Haa haa!! You fell in to my trap!!! <cough>

[mudskipper]

Same here. Agreed with client, not a dickie bird from agent.

Been accepting meeting invites for next week, and haven't done any sort of handover, so will see what happens...

[jatinder]

Hi Scraggy,

I wouldn't worry about it -- it's happened to me a number of times when I was contracting. Normally, the clientco/agent would send me the paperwork a week or two after the renewal date, whilst I continued working on-site.

Once, however, I didn't mention the renewal to the client/agent at all, as I had no intention of continuing - and a month after the end of the initial contract period, I sent in my final invoice, let them know I wouldn't be signing an extension, gave them a few weeks notice and left.

Probably just an admin balls-up as your client's purchasing & HR depts are pretty busy at the moment.

--Jatinder

I formally accepted the verbal extension offer with the agent yesterday, and they said that they are still awaiting formal confirmation from ClientCo.

They wait until 2 weeks before contract end to offer it and then no communication with the agent to confirm it.

Edit
Question.
If I have formally accepted but the ClientCo has not formally approved by the time that the contract ends, how do I stand contractually if I then decide not to bother and move on somewhere else? I presume I am safe to leave for another client if that is available.

[oscarose]

Never understood why this happens all the time.

[Support Monkey]

There are 9 hours between 4:30 and 15:30...

DOH!!!! obviously i meant 16:30, thats what it said on my school report "must try Harder"

[psychocandy]

Hi Scraggy,

I wouldn't worry about it -- it's happened to me a number of times when I was contracting. Normally, the clientco/agent would send me the paperwork a week or two after the renewal date, whilst I continued working on-site.

Once, however, I didn't mention the renewal to the client/agent at all, as I had no intention of continuing - and a month after the end of the initial contract period, I sent in my final invoice, let them know I wouldn't be signing an extension, gave them a few weeks notice and left.

Probably just an admin balls-up as your client's purchasing & HR depts are pretty busy at the moment.

--Jatinder

Nah. Thats well dodgy just turning up and working as normal....

Got a contractor here who does the same. Whereas I've been insisting on at least an email from the agent to confirm its being extended. Makes me look like an awkward tulipe but I cant see why the agent/client cant be bothered to sort it when I give them 3/4 weeks notice to remind them!

What happens if you work there for a month and then client decides they aint got no money? Dont know where you'd stand then.

Also, contractually speaking in terms of things like insurance you're on dodgy ground there.

[jatinder]

Yes, there is always a risk -- however, I was contracting with IBs at the time so the client-risk aspect was very low IMO.

I wouldn't have done that with smaller clients.

--Jatinder

Nah. Thats well dodgy just turning up and working as normal....

Got a contractor here who does the same. Whereas I've been insisting on at least an email from the agent to confirm its being extended. Makes me look like an awkward tulipe but I cant see why the agent/client cant be bothered to sort it when I give them 3/4 weeks notice to remind them!

What happens if you work there for a month and then client decides they aint got no money? Dont know where you'd stand then.

Also, contractually speaking in terms of things like insurance you're on dodgy ground there.

[Scrag Meister]

Yes, there is always a risk -- however, I was contracting with IBs at the time so the client-risk aspect was very low IMO.

I wouldn't have done that with smaller clients.

--Jatinder

Lets face it you wouldn't even get in the building if you weren't in some way approved.

[jmo21]

One thing I'll say for all the agents I've used, they've ALWAYS been on the ball regarding chasing renewals.

It's in their interests too of course.

[mudskipper]

Just been cc'ed in on an email from client to agent saying they're extending my PO till end of May. Still not a word from agent, and he's not answering his mobile.