So get the offer at 7pm last night. Plus an email asking me to give in 7 days notice at current client so that I can start in 7 days, plus can I reply to email to accept contract (based on list of rate, client, location and that's it).
So reply saying can I at least see the draft contract before I commit? Just had an agent on now (took them till 1pm today to phone me back mind) a bit aggrieved. I even said once I'd seen the draft contract I would agree in principle pending contract review and hand in notice to client
You can almost guess what he said.
1. Email counts as the contract. (It might do but it means I'm forced into accepting something I haven't even seen. Its like going into Currys and them asking you to cough up for a fridge you've got no details about).
2. Everyone else agrees to it like this. (That old chestnut).
3. No need to get contract reviewed because ours is the best in the business (I'd be a rich man if I had a quid for every time I heard this).
4. If you don't hand in your notice today to start next Thursday client will can it. (Unlikely especially since I know someone who works at client and the team has been told I'm starting week monday).
5. Can't issue any sort of contract even draft until they get compliance docs off me. (Better ask me for them then and then pull your finger out if your that bothered).
Of course, aware that its not in their interests to let me see the contract. They'd rather I handed in my notice, agreed via email then they've got me by the nuts because I pretty much have no leverage to change anything.
Not saying they would shaft me (never know with agencies and this one has a bad rep - starts with a H) but sometimes I get the feeling that they do actually manage to get most contractors to go for this.
Please tell me its not me being awkward here. In the past, I've found some agencies might try it on a tad but most will happily send draft contract out (with start dates, company names etc to be added later) with no problems at all.
So reply saying can I at least see the draft contract before I commit? Just had an agent on now (took them till 1pm today to phone me back mind) a bit aggrieved. I even said once I'd seen the draft contract I would agree in principle pending contract review and hand in notice to client
You can almost guess what he said.
1. Email counts as the contract. (It might do but it means I'm forced into accepting something I haven't even seen. Its like going into Currys and them asking you to cough up for a fridge you've got no details about).
2. Everyone else agrees to it like this. (That old chestnut).
3. No need to get contract reviewed because ours is the best in the business (I'd be a rich man if I had a quid for every time I heard this).
4. If you don't hand in your notice today to start next Thursday client will can it. (Unlikely especially since I know someone who works at client and the team has been told I'm starting week monday).
5. Can't issue any sort of contract even draft until they get compliance docs off me. (Better ask me for them then and then pull your finger out if your that bothered).
Of course, aware that its not in their interests to let me see the contract. They'd rather I handed in my notice, agreed via email then they've got me by the nuts because I pretty much have no leverage to change anything.
Not saying they would shaft me (never know with agencies and this one has a bad rep - starts with a H) but sometimes I get the feeling that they do actually manage to get most contractors to go for this.
Please tell me its not me being awkward here. In the past, I've found some agencies might try it on a tad but most will happily send draft contract out (with start dates, company names etc to be added later) with no problems at all.
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