Unboomed! No notice period in contract

[psychocandy]

If you really want to leave after, say a month, just phone them tell you've got a serious illness and not go back. What can they do.

Note, not suggesting this is advisable or anything just an option.

[northernladuk]

If you really want to leave after, say a month, just phone them tell you've got a serious illness and not go back. What can they do.

Note, not suggesting this is advisable or anything just an option.

Or you could be professional and not lie to your client. Outcome is same so what is with the tulipty excuse?

[SueEllen]

As it happens, no I don't want it because I'd want a lot more money to insure myself against the scenario that it's a nightmare gig and I'm lumbered with it for the next 6 months.

Either:
1. Tell client management the truth - no company wants suppliers on their premises who don't want to be there, or,
2. Lie and do things like say you are seriously ill, say a relation is seriously ill etc.

In addition if you talk to the client you may find that the contract length is not the same as what the agency has tied you in for. (Though I suggest you try and find this information out at interview.)

[Support Monkey]

Don't see what the issue is here, take the contract do 6 months, if the interview, surroundings, toilets, were that bad you should just turn it down in the first place, if not just sign the contract and start invoicing,

so it might be s**t but or 6 months so what.

and as others say notice periods are not worth the paper there written on

[malvolio]

This is a forum for the discussion of such things , yes?

As it happens, no I don't want it because I'd want a lot more money to insure myself against the scenario that it's a nightmare gig and I'm lumbered with it for the next 6 months.

Well that's easy. Tell them you aren't starting unless you get a nn% increase on the agreed rate immediately. I'm sure that won't be a problem.

The questionnaire I was referring to was the qdos working practices questionnaire.

OK, fair enough; I'm sure QDOS know what they're asking for and why. I prefer my own resources and 12 years practice studying IR35 case law, but that's just me.

[Freaki Li Cuatre]

Don't see what the issue is here, take the contract do 6 months, if the interview, surroundings, toilets, were that bad you should just turn it down in the first place, if not just sign the contract and start invoicing,

so it might be s**t but or 6 months so what.

and as others say notice periods are not worth the paper there written on

6 months is a long time when you are doing a weekly commute and the gig is boring.

If they were paying more than the 400 quid a day on offer I probably could have coped with the crap but, hey, we all have our price.

[DirtyDog]

The questionnaire I was referring to was the qdos working practices questionnaire.

Purely out of interest, how do you complete a working practices questionnaire before you have started?

[DirtyDog]

6 months is a long time when you are doing a weekly commute and the gig is boring.

If they were paying more than the 400 quid a day on offer I probably could have coped with the crap but, hey, we all have our price.

Did you not know the rate and location at the outset? What changed between the start of the process and the end, apart from you having had two face-to-face interviews before deciding that the rate wasn't good enough for that location?

I just find it strange that you wasted your time doing two face-to-face interviews before you decided that you wanted more than the rate on offer to work in that location.

[DodgyAgent]

This is a forum for the discussion of such things , yes?

As it happens, no I don't want it because I'd want a lot more money to insure myself against the scenario that it's a nightmare gig and I'm lumbered with it for the next 6 months.

You are a permie with a permie mentality. You are supposed to be providing a service to the customer.

[Edinburgh BA]

Contract schedule actually states that the supplier is obliged to work the full term of the contract. Client can give 2 weeks notice.

Feck that - contract term is 6 months! I had 2 face to face interviews to nail this as well.

I'd do it for a really good rate but it would have to be double good to make up for the IR35 unfriendliness of the situation and the fact that I've sold my ass for 6 months.

Get used to it, plenty of contracts out there with no notice period. Luckily, my last one was four weeks. Very unusual and if a notice period is given, it'll be maybe a week/two weeks. But they like to rope you in for the period. As said, they can't do this to permies, so you benefit from an IR35 perspective.

This is a hirer's market currently, so the rate you want and the rate you're offered in the local market in which you're working might not be the same thing. You've got a daily commute? Load up your iPod, buy a Kindle / Nexus 7, read a book, whatever. Look on the bright side, put it down to experience if it sucks and of course, after 6 months, you can walk away, been professional, delivered and your client will think way more of you than if you come up with some schtick about not feeling well.