Got The Sack

[Buffoon]

As always, get proper advice.

I personally would go for the legal slapping to teach them a lesson.

In all cases of abuse, if you let them get away with it they will do it again and it will be worse for the next person. Contractors are far too often treated like cheap crack-head whores. A good smacking is called for here.

[MarillionFan]

"Zam was not treated right and he needs to follow this up on principal"

Principals cost money Sandy. As I said, this happened to me at the beginning of last year. It knocks your confidence, it costs money and time and makes you lose sleep.

My principals cost about two weeks money. I say take the money, Sandydown says Open the Box - So hey waste shedloads of time doing something which in all purposes you'll probably land up with what you would have got but you can yourself in a right state, spend loads of time on it and feel like you've been through the treadmill.

Good offer. Two weeks.

[Ardesco]

I would say it all depends on how much money, If only accepting 2 weeks drops your payout from £10,000 to £5,000 then screw em. Go for the full 4 weeks notice. They haven't got a leg to stand on and they know it. They have offered a compromise because they know they are going to have to pay out and they are trying to pay out less than they have to and attempting to look nice at the same time.

If you dig in and tell them you want 4 weeks they will probably cave after a couple of letters/phone calls. Definetly get legal advice though.

[SandyDown]

zxczddf

[lilelvis2000]

Forget it, leave and get something else. If there is a lot of money involved wait 60 days then go to court.

[MarillionFan]

"zxczddf"

Been drinking Sandy?

[Lucifer Box]

You may find the client has offered the agency the full four weeks and the agency are pulling a fast one.

[MarillionFan]

"Get the full four weeks back. Chances are that if you accept just two weeks it will be in full and final settlement and you will have lost the right to screw them through the courts for the rest of the two weeks outstanding. "

As I said, unless you have taken someone to court you're talking out your arse.

Take the money.

[zamzummim]

Been reading my contract again, it says my notice is 28 days, does this mean 28 working days, or 28 days from given the notice.
Which takes me to the second point; I’ve never received the termination in writing, its all been verbal up to now.

I am a bit unsure now who is doing the screwing and who is lying, e.g. firstly they wont pay me any money for last week, then the agency says they’ll pay me for 2 days but not notice, then the last one is that they'll pay me 2 weeks including last week, which makes it only 8 working days notice – not 28 as agreed in the contract.

What makes me a bit suspicious is that all this happened so quick, e.g. I just got the IT director's email (late Friday evening around 5:30pm) saying he never complained about me, I forward it to the agent then within a few minutes the agency calls saying well done for gathering the evidence, and then within 30 minutes I get the 2 weeks settlement? Do you believe that they actually managed to get hold of the client, explain my new evidence, and renegotiate a new 2 week deal in max 30 minutes i.e. 6pm on the Friday? not sure if anyone was in the office at that time.


Am getting all paranoid now

I suppose no way round it, will need a profesional legal advice ! need someone to have a look at the contract and let me know where I stand

[wendigo100]

The IT director loves you, your old boss loves you, the agency loves you. So who trumped up the misconduct charge?