Deboomed....

[SueEllen]

My only worry is if the agency pays up.

If they don't do a Dunning as it's in your contract.

[pmeswani]

Bugger. Sorry to hear that

But sod 'em, something better'll turn up

I hope so. I don't have an active Plan B at the moment. I'm not making money from my photography, so I need some cashflow soon!

[ChimpMaster]

Sounds very odd that they terminated your contract when you walked on site. Was that the first time they saw you, i.e. they just didn't like the 'look' of you or something?

[missinggreenfields]

The good thing is that I am getting my weeks notice paid. However, I am not sure if that is an IR35 indicator.

On that length of contract, why worry?

Worst case, put it in your pension.

[missinggreenfields]

No it isn't.

Suppliers can negotiate contracts where they receive a compensation payment if the contract is terminated early and there was no issue with the service.

On the other hand clients can also demand compensation if something fundamental to the service changes e.g. if the personnel providing the service changes. This is why enacting your right to substitution can actually be painful if the client fully agrees it can happen as they can penalise the supplier through payment and hand over conditions.

So, did the OP negotiate a contract clause which gave them the right to receive compensation payment in case of early termination, or did they just get some kind of mutuality of obligation?

Because there's a huge difference and without knowing what is in the contract, it's potentially dangerous advice to so boldly tell everyone that getting paid to do no work isn't an IR35 indicator.

[SueEllen]

So, did the OP negotiate a contract clause which gave them the right to receive compensation payment in case of early termination, or did they just get some kind of mutuality of obligation?

Most contracts have multiple termination clauses. It depends on which termination clause was triggered in to whether you get paid compensation.

[missinggreenfields]

Most contracts have multiple termination clauses. It depends on which termination clause was triggered in to whether you get paid compensation.

Which ones are in the OPs contract?