Termination of Contract

[DodgyAgent]

Actually...I think Denny is one of the few people who has offered constructive advice...or is this more because you are the agent involved Dodgy?

Mailman

You know me mailman I never admit to doing anything Dodgy

[Mailman]

How many contractors have you done a fast one with Dodgy?

Mailman

[MarillionFan]

Well Well Well

Well. Solicitor has stated that my contract was unlawfully terminated, and that to conclude I would require a copy of the agent/client contract.

As my contract was terminated, but they tried to say the work was sub-standard, when in fact further emails refuted this, they are technically in breach.

So what next?

[ratewhore]

Get your solicitor to fire a letter off to the agency...

[datestamp]

http://www.john.antell.name/

MF - you must remember John Antell that has posted on CUK in the dim and distant past?

[AtW]

He is a Barrister.

[MarillionFan]

Well its John I spoke to, he reckons I should hit them with a letter.

The argument concerns whether the agent/client contract covers them.

Actually, there is an article already written there. So I could have saved myself a fee checking it.LOL

[SantaClaus]

Surely it's your contract with the agency that matters. The agency/client contract is the agency's problem. Sue the agent.

I was once terminated because there was no work to do at the client. Luckily there was a 1 month notice period (something very rare these days). Got my solicitor to write a letter and had the money in a few weeks.

Your dilemma did remind me to copy emails from my latest contract that commended my good work. Could be quite useful as the manager who is there now is a bit of a bastard and known for giving bad references.

[expat]

I'm inclined to think that in this case Dodgy is right.

It's not the Agent's fault here, but they are the people that MF will have to sue as they are the people that he has a contract with.

Can't see any overall benefit to the world in his doing this. It might personally gain him a few hundred, but he isn't that short, is he?

Tim

I'm sympathetic to the agent who is only trying to earn a crust too, and is the only one certain not to be a guilty party here!

But he does take the money when it goes well, so he's due a share of the sheeit when it doesn't. And he is the principal in the contractor's contract, so he can either get out of the way or decide which side he's on.

Or to put it another way, if the agent insists, as they all do, on being a contractor with MF as subcontractor, rather than being a real agent for a contract between MF and client, then the client hasn't fired MF, he's fired the agent. No surprise then if he is involved whether he likes it or not. He should pay MF and then sue the client if he likes.

[AlfredJPruffock]

MF

Thanks for that most interesting link to John Antells site which I have been browsing for the past few hours.

I read that John had previously worked in the IT industry for 20 years and spent nine years as an IT contractor, uncanny as this fits my profile,save Ive been in the IT Industry overall for 22 years now.

There was an interesting article concerning dismissal notice periods etc which seems to be germane to your case MF, as always with these affairs your contract will be pivotal in assessing the case.

Finally well done to John for creating such a worthy site, I have bookmarked it for future reference.

Good Luck MF