Got "tricked" into this contracting business

[Platypus]

Feck me just don't turn up, nothing will happen.

Move on.

Yes, my thoughts too. Slavery is illegal! No one can make you do anything. Walk away.

[BlasterBates]

Norfolk, you are probably a temporary employee, in fact almost certainly. You'd know if you were a business. The agency probably will tell you are a contractor, and try to treat you as a "business". As a temporary employee they can't. Read your contract carefully, i.e. with whatever Umbrella co you've gone with. If necessary go and pay a visit to a lawyer.

I think you could probably just hand in 4 weeks notice and there's probably not a lot they can do.

The other thing is this is a UK agency, so they're going to chase you through the Swedish legal system....pull the other one, absolutely not.

You probably do need professional advice on this but I suspect you could get out of your contract fairly easily.

[norfolk]

Norfolk, you are probably a temporary employee, in fact almost certainly. You'd know if you were a business. The agency probably will tell you are a contractor, and try to treat you as a "business". As a temporary employee they can't. Read your contract carefully, i.e. with whatever Umbrella co you've gone with. If necessary go and pay a visit to a lawyer.

That's correct, the whole "business"-thing they're pulling is very familiar. I'm not employed by anyone and the contract looks designed as if I had a company in place providing the services I do.

I think you could probably just hand in 4 weeks notice and there's probably not a lot they can do.

The other thing is this is a UK agency, so they're going to chase you through the Swedish legal system....pull the other one, absolutely not.

You probably do need professional advice on this but I suspect you could get out of your contract fairly easily.

Yes, I've actually spoken to a lawyer who said similar things as you do. Hopefully I can get out of this without committing any breach of contract.

Thanks!