Is this a Breach of Contract?

[Scruff]

You'll be wasting your time & money pursuing a "breach of contract". So far, you haven't performed any billable work, so there is no loss?

Accept it and move on, is my suggestion? I know that roles in Swindon are not that easy to find, but you will land up spending all of your energies chasing the negative, when you could be out there chasing the positive.

[bcks109]

Just to let you all know that I have had a response from the agency who have blatantly lied to me, they have just said that they advised me that there is no confirmed start date until I attend the induction and training, this was never advised to me, anyway, my Umbrella company are in contact with the agency (Scope AT), who I will never use again, not only an unprofessional agency, but will blatantly lie out of their backsides.

[psychocandy]

That is exactly what I said, does this mean that on 23rd and 24th December, I will be asked to spend those days in Edinburgh and then have to travel back from Scotland during Christmas Eve night, meaning that I could possibly miss seeing my young children not open their presents on Christmas morning, when would I be working in the location that I actually have on my contract?

So this is hypothetical?

In theory I guess any client could do this or at least try it on. Just say no I can't make it.

I've done this in the past. Wife was in hospital so it was difficult for me to go anywhere (luckily, contract was local). Client was pretty good but then they asked me to go somewhere for a few days.

I just said sorry but I can't do at the moment. They moaned a little bit but gave up and last I heard about it.

[psychocandy]

Just to let you all know that I have had a response from the agency who have blatantly lied to me, they have just said that they advised me that there is no confirmed start date until I attend the induction and training, this was never advised to me, anyway, my Umbrella company are in contact with the agency (Scope AT), who I will never use again, not only an unprofessional agency, but will blatantly lie out of their backsides.

About normal then.....