From my last agency (the original agent left the same week my contract ended - allegedly).
"Client X via Agency Y asked us to extend initially and then with a week to go asked us to serve 7 days notice but give you the option to leave on the Friday your original contract finsihed should you so wish. We couldn't get hold of you on that date as you were off work sick and in the interim the decision was made to rescind the extension meaning Friday was your last day.
To be honest without seeing the info you have I can't comment on the reasons for termination
My understanding, though, is that they will not be paying any notice."
My Response:
"The problem I have with that is that a 6 month contract extension was signed (I have two original copies), no notice was served - either via phone, by email, or by the manager who sat 15 feet away who had been discussing contract extensions with me. The first I heard of it was a phone call from AgentX on the day before the contract expired - and it was simply said that the extension was not going to take place. The day before he had emailed me that he had approval from HR for a 3 month contract (Note: client has threatened to sack me if I didnt accept less money and take a 2 month holiday!). Then on the friday afternoon a termination notice was sent via email with no explanation and the role appeared on Jobserve at a reduced period (they had told me they had funding difficulties). Frankly thats breach of contract and its made the other people there very uneasy."
So who owes me the money? The client for not giving me the contractual weeks notice, or my agency for not informing me of the decision to issue a weeks notice by the client?
"Client X via Agency Y asked us to extend initially and then with a week to go asked us to serve 7 days notice but give you the option to leave on the Friday your original contract finsihed should you so wish. We couldn't get hold of you on that date as you were off work sick and in the interim the decision was made to rescind the extension meaning Friday was your last day.
To be honest without seeing the info you have I can't comment on the reasons for termination
My understanding, though, is that they will not be paying any notice."
My Response:
"The problem I have with that is that a 6 month contract extension was signed (I have two original copies), no notice was served - either via phone, by email, or by the manager who sat 15 feet away who had been discussing contract extensions with me. The first I heard of it was a phone call from AgentX on the day before the contract expired - and it was simply said that the extension was not going to take place. The day before he had emailed me that he had approval from HR for a 3 month contract (Note: client has threatened to sack me if I didnt accept less money and take a 2 month holiday!). Then on the friday afternoon a termination notice was sent via email with no explanation and the role appeared on Jobserve at a reduced period (they had told me they had funding difficulties). Frankly thats breach of contract and its made the other people there very uneasy."
So who owes me the money? The client for not giving me the contractual weeks notice, or my agency for not informing me of the decision to issue a weeks notice by the client?
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